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Federal official compares pipeline blunders to mistakes that led to railway…

For almost three years, managers and executives at Canadian pipeline companies have been under a microscope. Their industry watchdog has been examining whether they make it easy enough for employees to report and fix anything that might lead to spills, explosions or other serious incidents.

Depending on who's talking, the results of this examination have either shown that there is encouraging progress in cleaning up the industry, or, a frightening disaster in the making

#Canada #NEB #Oiltrains #Pipelines #cdnpoli

http://www.nationalobserver.com/2016/04/15/news/federal-official-compares-pipeline-blunders-mistakes-led-railway-disaster

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FBI Advisory: Oil Trains At Risk of "Extremist" Attack, But Lacks "Specific Information" to Verify

FBI Advisory: Oil Trains At Risk of “Extremist” Attack, But Lacks “Specific Information” to Verify

by Steve Horn / DeSmog Blog An oil train derailment and subsequent explosion in Lac Megantic, Quebec, killed 47 people in July of 2013. A document* marked “Confidential” and published a year ago today, on July 18, 2014, by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) concluded that “environmental extremists” could target oil-by-rail routes, as first reported on by McClatchy. But the Bureau also…

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35,000 Gallons of Oil Spills After Montana Train Derailment

35,000 Gallons of Oil Spills After Montana Train Derailment

By Matthew Brown and Matt Volz / AP Crews with cranes attempt to raise derailed oil tanker cars near Culbertson, Mont., Friday, July 17, 2015. The tank cars were hauling fuel from North Dakota and derailed Thursday in rural northeastern Montana, authorities said. (AP Photo/Richard Peterson) BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Four tank cars leaked an estimated 35,000 gallons of oil after a train hauling fuel…

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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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Roundup of Actions Against Fossil Fuel Infrastructure in Vermont and NY (PHOTOS)

Roundup of Actions Against Fossil Fuel Infrastructure in Vermont and NY (PHOTOS)

from Rising Tide Vermont * 150+ w/dozens occupying the tracks in Ticonderoga to ‪#‎StopOilTrains‬. * Four arrested blockading VT fracked gas pipeline construction. * TWAC still locked down to CNG truck on way to IP mill. Disrupting Vermont Gas Systems from Burlington Free Press About 30 protesters disrupted work at a Vermont Gas Systems construction site in Williston on Tuesday morning. Four…

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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

http://bit.ly/1dT4OT2

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Yet Another Oil Bomb Train Explosion Proves New Regulations Fail to Protect Us…

Last week, the DOT released new oil-by-train safety standards, but many environmental groups believe the standards are not strong enough and “leave communities at risk of catastrophe.”  Larissa Liebmann, staff attorney at Waterkeeper Alliance said. “The rule finalized by the DOT clearly caters to the oil industry by creating a watered-down, drawn-out process for implementing even the most minimal of safety measures

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