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Crude By Rail, Export of North American crude, Fossil fuels, Local Regulation

Emergency Moratorium Stops All Unrefined Oil, Coal, and LNG Export Infrastructure Projects in Whatcom County, WA

Repost from the Bellingham Herald [Editor: Here is the Whatcom County ordinance.  See also Eddie Scher’s statement from STAND.  – RS] Whatcom County puts new unrefined fossil fuel exports on hold By Samantha Wohlfeil, August 10, 2016 [NOTE from your Benicia Independent Editor: The Bellingham Herald story inserts a video here, which amounts to a 2-minute public relations piece … Continue reading Emergency Moratorium Stops All Unrefined Oil, Coal, and LNG Export Infrastructure Projects in Whatcom County, WA →

Bakken Crude, Bridge inspection, Bridge safety, Crude By Rail, Derailment, Mosier OR, Oil spill, Oil trains, Take Action

Petition: Ban Oil Trains For Good

Repost from Huffington Post Ban Oil Trains For Good By Marc Yaggi, Executive Director, Waterkeeper Alliance, 08/11/2016 03:30 pm ET Just a little over two months ago, a disastrous oil train derailment occurred in Mosier, Oregon, spilling 47,000 gallons of Bakken crude oil from North Dakota. The fallout from that accident has seen the entire region debating whether transporting … Continue reading Petition: Ban Oil Trains For Good →

Climate change denial, Fossil fuels, Paris Climate Agreement, Republican Party

Trump energy policy: more fossil fuels, less regulation

Repost from ThinkProgress Trump ‘Completely Rethinks’ U.S. Energy Policy By Doubling Down On Fossil Fuels By Ryan Koronowski, August 8, 2016 On Monday in Detroit, Donald Trump sought to reset his campaign again with a speech about the economy to begin “a great conversation about economic renewal for America,” portraying Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton as “a nominee … Continue reading Trump energy policy: more fossil fuels, less regulation →

Bakken Crude, Crude By Rail, Derailment, Emergency Readiness & Response, Explosion, Hazardous cargo transparency, Rail industry lobby, Spill, State regulation, Tar sands crude

SACRAMENTO BEE: State seeks fee on dangerous chemicals crisscrossing California

Repost from the Sacramento Bee State seeks fee on dangerous chemicals crisscrossing California By Tony Bizjak, July 22, 2016 6:00AM HIGHLIGHTS • California officials say the state isn’t prepared to handle hazardous materials spills • A new $45 fee on every rail car carrying dangerous substances will help beef up spill response Day and night, … Continue reading SACRAMENTO BEE: State seeks fee on dangerous chemicals crisscrossing California →