Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Vancouver firefighters oppose oil terminal at port- media links

 
 The Port of Vancouver, looking east from Terminal 5

Incredible testimony from the firefighter union at the Port of Vancouver. The ILWU president also testified against oil in front of a packed house opposed to oil.

Vancouver firefighters oppose oil terminal at port

KOIN-  Port of Vancouver terminal would be nation's largest oil-by-rail terminal


Firefighters: Oil train terminal would put too many lives at risk KGW - video

Vancouver firefighters union opposes oil terminal at port

The Columbian- It cites threats to public safety posed by project proposed at Port of  Vancouver


All stories mentioned the impending release of the DEIS on the 24th of November.
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  1. laudymsOctober 14, 2015 at 5:08 PM

    Seen by Don Steinke on FB:
    Even the City of Los Angeles doesn't have a fire department capable of dealing with an oil train fire.

    Their City Council voted 15-0 to oppose a crude by rail terminal that would involve only 5 oil trains per week. Tesoro Savage plans 28 per week.

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