Showing posts with label Oil Trains. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Oil Trains. Show all posts

Saturday, June 25, 2016

Oil Trains Will Start Rolling Again in Oregon Just Weeks After Major Derailment

ClimateProgress
Less than three weeks after a fiery oil train derailment in Oregon spilled 42,000 gallons of crude into the Columbia River and forced the evacuation of hundreds,  the company behind the derailment announced that it would resume sending oil trains through the area. Story here.

The Arctic may be sea-ice-free in summer by the 2030s

  Nature Communications                                                 Photo by Patrick Kelley   The Arctic could be sea-ice-free during th...