Train tank cars carrying LPG derail near Shell refinery in Martinez

Repost from KTVU.com Fox News 2, Oakland, CA [Editor: This derailment of tank cars carrying Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) could have resulted in extreme hazardous consequences.  See my analysis here. – RS] Freight train derails near Shell refinery in Martinez [Editor: apologies for the advertisement at start of this video… – RS] By: Leigh Martinez, MAY … Continue reading Train tank cars carrying LPG derail near Shell refinery in Martinez

GOP Tax Law Bails Out Fracking Companies Buried in Debt

Repost from DeSmogBlog [Editor: See also the Pacific Standard report, Inside The Tax Bill’s $25 Billion Oil Company Bonanza.  – RS] GOP Tax Law Bails Out Fracking Companies Buried in Debt By Justin Mikulka • Thursday, April 26, 2018 – 08:44 EOG Resources is one of the top companies in the fracking industry, and thanks to the new tax bill passed by … Continue reading GOP Tax Law Bails Out Fracking Companies Buried in Debt

US Senate Resolution Calling for the Resignation of EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt

Repost from Scribd [Editor: Below you will find the title, then the downloadable 5-page Resolution.  – RS] Resolution Calling on Resignation of EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt 115TH CONGRESS, 2nd SESSION Expressing no confidence in the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and calling for the immediate resignation of the Administrator. Resolution Calling on Resignation of EPA … Continue reading US Senate Resolution Calling for the Resignation of EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt

INSIDE THE TAX BILL’S $25 BILLION OIL COMPANY BONANZA

Repost from Pacific Standard [Editor: Valero Energy’s windfall of DIRECT ONE-TIME 2017 TAX SAVINGS from the Trump tax law was $1.9 BILLION, according to Valero’s 4th quarter 2017 SEC filing .  See chart below. See also Valero’s Feb 2018 press release and Valero’s detailed SEC 2017 Year End Fiscal Report.  – RS] A Pacific Standard analysis shows … Continue reading INSIDE THE TAX BILL’S $25 BILLION OIL COMPANY BONANZA