#NoOilTrains Live anywhere near railroad tracks? You will want to read this about potentially explosive oil trains near you: U.S. cargoes have risen more than 50-fold since 2008, to around 1 million barrels a day. Volumes may reach 3 million barrels a day in 2016 -- more oil than OPEC member Venezuela pumps daily -- unless pipeline construction speeds up, Matt Rogers, a director at business consultancy McKinsey, told an energy conference last week. (For a map of operating and planned U.S. oil-train terminals and a timeline of derailments, click: link.reuters/zyt59v ) California may receive 25 percent of its oil by rail in 2016, up from 1 percent now, according to the states Energy Commission. About 60 oil-train terminals already exist along the 140,000 miles of U.S. rail tracks, and at least 30 more are planned, including eight in California. Phyllis Fox, a well known U.S. air quality expert, said many hubs won quick approval in towns or cities that did not recognize potential hazards. They get the district to rubber stamp it, Fox said. The shipping trend drew little public scrutiny until a runaway oil train killed 47 people in Lac Megantic, Quebec last July. huffingtonpost/2014/05/25/rail-town-oil-train_n_5388607.html
Posted on: Tue, 27 May 2014 00:24:36 +0000
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