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Kayaktivists Vern Witherbee and Joseph Babbie hold the Ban The Bomb Trains Banner on the Saranac River below the train tressel in Downtown Plattsburgh, New York during the Break Free Rally in Plattsburgh New York. More Photos to come! 

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DOE: Department of Evasiveness? More Government Delay Tactics as Bomb Trains Roll On

The oil industry and the government regulators in charge of regulating the industry don’t understand the basic science of oil. This is the core of the argument used to justify why they continue to run dangerous trains filled with Bakken oil through communities across North America. Do you believe

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Minority, Low-Income Communities Bear Disproportionate Share Of Risk From Oil Trains In California

People of color and low-income communities are bearing a disproportionate burden of risk from dangerous oil trains rolling through California, according to a new report by ForestEthics and Communities for a Better Environment.

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Here’s why the new oil train rules won’t stop the explosions

Next stop on the oil spill express, your town?

#OilTrains #OilSpills #BombTrains

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North Dakota Town Evacuated After Oil Train Derailment, Explosion

An oil train derailment and subsequent fire early this morning near Heimdal, a rural town in central North Dakota, has led to the evacuation of nearby residents. The Associated Press reports that the accident occurred at 7:30am and that ten tanker cars of a BNSF Railway train were burning, “creating

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Elmwood, Louisiana Derailment Stokes Fears About Oil Train Blast Zone