BACKGROUND: Valero Crude By Rail and Opposition Efforts By Roger Straw, UPDATED Apr 14, 2016 (This background is ordered from most distant past to more recent events. Click here to jump to the end. For MOST recent news, see Events.) Valero Benicia Refinery has proposed a project to transport crude oil for processing by rail cars rather than ships. … Continue reading Valero CBR Background
See video below from Constance Beutel on YouTube Benicia Videographer Constance Beutel covers Workshop sponsored by Benicians For a Safe & Healthy Community On Saturday, June 28, Benicians For a Safe and Healthy Community (BSHC) offered a free public workshop on “How to Read and Comment on Valero’s Draft EIR.” The event, attended by over 60, … Continue reading Video coverage of BSHC Workshop on Valero DEIR
Repost from FOX40 News, Sacramento / Stockton / Modesto [Editor: Video coverage of Valero’s meeting, including background footage of crude by rail explosions and an interview with Andrés Soto, spokesperson for Benicians For a Safe & Healthy Community. – RS] Valero Tries to Sway Public Opinion at Crude by Rail Meeting By Doug Johnson, 6/30/14 … Continue reading FOX40 News: Valero Tries to Sway Public Opinion at Crude by Rail Meeting
From Benicia Independent reader Judi Sullivan of Benicia [Editor: Note that the City Council was definitely NOT unanimous in its approval of the money grab by Valero. Councilmember Schwartzman proposed the deal. He, along with Councilmembers Hughes and Strawbridge voted in favor; Mayor Patterson and Councilmember Campbell opposed. – RS] Letter to the Editor By … Continue reading Valero slurps up grant money that was recommended for smaller non-profits; City Council approves