Richest nations fail to agree on deadline to phase out fossil fuel subsidies

Repost from the Washington Post, via Bowling Green News Richest nations fail to agree on deadline to phase out fossil fuel subsidies By Simon Denyer Washington Post, Jul 1, 2016 BEIJING – Energy ministers from the world’s major economies have failed to reach agreement on a deadline to phase out hundreds of billions of dollars in … Continue reading Richest nations fail to agree on deadline to phase out fossil fuel subsidies

Mosier OR after the crash: Sheared screws blamed in train derailment

Repost from Hood River News [Editor:  A well-written account, lots of detail not found elsewhere.  – RS] Sheared screws blamed in train derailment By Neita Cecil, The Dalles Chronicle, June 14, 2016 The Mosier train derailment was caused when an unknown number of large screws, used to provide extra stabilization to rail ties on curves, sheared … Continue reading Mosier OR after the crash: Sheared screws blamed in train derailment

LATEST DERAILMENT: Baltimore MD hazardous materials train, no spill, no explosion

Repost from the Baltimore Sun Work begins to clear derailed Howard Tunnel train; expected to take more than 24 hours By Colin Campbell & Michael Dresser, June 13, 2016, 8:00PM EDT CSX crews began uncoupling and removing train cars Monday evening from the Howard Street Tunnel in Baltimore, starting the process of clearing a derailment that shut … Continue reading LATEST DERAILMENT: Baltimore MD hazardous materials train, no spill, no explosion

PETITION: Stop Dangerous Oil Trains Today!

Repost from Columbia Riverkeeper [Editor: The following comes from our friends in Oregon and Washington State.  All of us from the 50 United States and 10 Canadian Provinces can show solidarity with the people in Mosier, Oregon by signing the petition today.  – RS] Stop Dangerous Oil Trains Today! Leadership requires action. Now is the … Continue reading PETITION: Stop Dangerous Oil Trains Today!