Benicia Valero Crude-by-Rail comment period closes with a landslide of criticism

By Roger Straw The Benicia Independent makes it easier for you to read comments of INDIVIDUAL state and regional agencies and organizations. See our updated Project Review page (or just see below). Something UNUSUAL happened in Benicia on September 15, the final day of the public comment period on the Draft EIR on Valero’s Crude … Continue reading Benicia Valero Crude-by-Rail comment period closes with a landslide of criticism

Diane Bailey: Valero’s Promise to Benicia: We’ll only have an environmental disaster once every 111 years

Repost rom NRDC Switchboard, Diane Bailey’s Blog September 17, 2014 Valero’s Promise to Benicia: We’ll only have an environmental disaster once every 111 years. Actually, that’s kind of worrisome, especially considering that if you don’t experience that disaster yourself, your kids probably will.  This is one of the many absurd elements showing Valero’s cavalier attitude … Continue reading Diane Bailey: Valero’s Promise to Benicia: We’ll only have an environmental disaster once every 111 years

Cool Davis: a final landslide of important letters on Valero DEIR

Repost from Cool Davis Valero DEIR Comments are Successful By Lynne Nittler The DEIR comments for the Valero Crude-by-Rail Project in Benicia closed on September 15, with a final landslide of important letters critical of the project arriving on the last day. Attorneys and others who have looked at the quality and quantity of the … Continue reading Cool Davis: a final landslide of important letters on Valero DEIR

Highly critical reviews at close of public comment period: Valero DEIR fatally flawed

Check out these AMAZING critiques of Valero’s Draft EIR. Here in Benicia on Friday, September 15, the final day of the public comment period, we congratulated Benicians For a Safe and Healthy Community’s DEIR subcommittee for their extraordinary effort – it’s long, but you have to at least scan through it a bit.  Incredible detail … Continue reading Highly critical reviews at close of public comment period: Valero DEIR fatally flawed