CCST Report: Fracking pollution poses major risks

[Editor:  Contrasting reports on a recent California Council on Science and Technology report.  – RS]  

The Bomb Train Next Door: Part II

Repost from Nyack News & Views [Editor:  An excellent guide for those living in or near a bomb train blast zone.  See also The Bomb Train Next Door, Part I, with helpful bullet-points summarizing five primary crude-by-rail issues.  – RS] The Bomb Train Next Door: Part II By Susan Hellauer, July 6, 2015 Just before … Continue reading The Bomb Train Next Door: Part II

Two months since Amtrak 188 derailed, what’s changed and why big problems remain: ‘It’s actually cheaper to kill people’

Repost from BillyPenn.com Two months since Amtrak 188 derailed, what’s changed and why big problems remain: ‘It’s actually cheaper to kill people’ By Anna Orso, July 7, 2015, 9:00 am In the two months since Amtrak 188 derailed in Philadelphia, killing eight people and injuring hundreds, the train giant has said that it’s making a … Continue reading Two months since Amtrak 188 derailed, what’s changed and why big problems remain: ‘It’s actually cheaper to kill people’

Blocking the Bomb Trains: Nationwide Protests On Lac-Megantic Anniversary

Repost from DeSmogBlog [Editor:  See also video coverage of the Portland vigil on WMTW8 ABC TV.  – RS] Blocking the Bomb Trains: Nationwide Protests On Lac-Megantic Anniversary By Justin Mikulka, July 6, 2015 – 16:35 “It’s corporate greed versus the common good, whether it’s rail safety or climate change.” Those were the words of Lowen Berman, … Continue reading Blocking the Bomb Trains: Nationwide Protests On Lac-Megantic Anniversary