A New Era of Crude Oil Transport: Risks and Impacts in the Great Lakes Basin by Susan Christopherson and Kushan Davea

December 5, 2014

A New Era of Crude Oil Transport:

Risks and Impacts in the Great Lakes Basin

by Susan Christopherson and Kushan Davea

 

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Bakken Crude, Rolling Through Albany – NYTimes.com

February 28, 2014

Bakken Crude, Rolling Through Albany – NYTimes.com.

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Why Nothing Is Being Done to Improve Oil by Rail Safety | DeSmogBlog

February 26, 2014

Why Nothing Is Being Done to Improve Oil by Rail Safety | DeSmogBlog.

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DEC’s Public Meeting on Crude & Tar Sand (transport thru Port of Albany)

February 6, 2014

Urgent! Attend the DEC’s Public Information Meeting on Crude and Tar Sands Oil Transport.
Most New Yorkers are unaware that the Hudson River is already the country’s largest Superfund site. The last thing we need is to be threatened with another toxic spill. Yet New York State’s Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is throwing caution to the wind by allowing Global Terminal, LP to transport crude oil and possibly tar sand oil via rail and by ship on the Hudson River. 
You are cordially invited to join a working group, including members of Hudson Riverkeeper, NRDC, Sierra Club Atlantic Chapter, Environmental Advocates and PAUSE (People in Albany United for Safe Energy) to Flip the Switch from toxic combustible crude and tar sands oil to truly safe and sustainable energy.
Speak out against the DEC’s outrageous conduct. The DEC is violating our due process rights and ignoring the precautionary principle that is vital to pubic safety. 
More info here:
 1.24.14
Save the date – Wednesday, February, 12, 2014 @ 6pm.
Please attend DEC’s public information meeting on Global Terminal’s expansion project. The meeting will be held at Giffen Memorial Elementary School: 274 South Pearl Street, Albany, NY 12202. 
NYS DEC has extended the comment period to April, 2, 2014. Mail or email comments to: 
Karen M. Gaidasz, 1130 N. Westcott Road, Schenectady, NY 12306, or r4dep@gw.dec.state.ny.us.

Thanks for taking action on this critical issue.
 

 

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The Dangers Of Shipping Crude Oil By Rail And Calls For New Safety Rules | The Diane Rehm Show from WAMU and NPR

January 29, 2014

The Dangers Of Shipping Crude Oil By Rail And Calls For New Safety Rules | The Diane Rehm Show from WAMU and NPR.

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Alabama derailment reignites oil transport concerns – The Globe and Mail

November 9, 2013

Alabama derailment reignites oil transport concerns – The Globe and Mail.

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Looking for a Way Around Keystone XL, Canadian Oil Hits the Rails – NYTimes.com

October 31, 2013

Looking for a Way Around Keystone XL, Canadian Oil Hits the Rails – NYTimes.com.

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