Archive for the 'Spills' Category

Train Derailments Not Good News in Canada

• January 2, 2015 • Comments Off on Train Derailments Not Good News in Canada

Canadian National Railway Train Spills Load Near Niton Junction

• December 30, 2014 • Comments Off on Canadian National Railway Train Spills Load Near Niton Junction

Five More Canadian National Railway Derailments Reported in Past Four Weeks

• November 18, 2014 • Comments Off on Five More Canadian National Railway Derailments Reported in Past Four Weeks

Oil Train Accidents on Rise as U.S. Proposes New Safety Rules

• July 24, 2014 • Comments Off on Oil Train Accidents on Rise as U.S. Proposes New Safety Rules

Canadian National Railway Train Derails and Spills Fuel

• July 21, 2014 • Comments Off on Canadian National Railway Train Derails and Spills Fuel

“Stop Oil by Rail” Call to Action, July 6-13

• July 6, 2014 • Comments Off on “Stop Oil by Rail” Call to Action, July 6-13

Canadian National Railway Derailment and Spill Near Whitecourt, Alberta

• July 4, 2014 • Comments Off on Canadian National Railway Derailment and Spill Near Whitecourt, Alberta

Reckless Expansion of Crude-by-Rail in North America

• July 3, 2014 • Comments Off on Reckless Expansion of Crude-by-Rail in North America

Two More Canadian National Railway Derailments

• June 5, 2014 • Comments Off on Two More Canadian National Railway Derailments

Criminal Negligence Charges Laid in Lac-Megantic Rail Disaster

• May 13, 2014 • Comments Off on Criminal Negligence Charges Laid in Lac-Megantic Rail Disaster

Two Oil Train Derailments and Spills Only Eight Days Apart

• May 12, 2014 • Comments Off on Two Oil Train Derailments and Spills Only Eight Days Apart

More Canadian National Railway Accidents

• May 11, 2014 • Comments Off on More Canadian National Railway Accidents

More Environmental Problems for Imperial Oil Ltd.

• April 23, 2014 • Comments Off on More Environmental Problems for Imperial Oil Ltd.

Canadian National Railway Report on Coal Spill “Deficient”, “Unsatisfactory” – Update

• April 20, 2014 • Comments Off on Canadian National Railway Report on Coal Spill “Deficient”, “Unsatisfactory” – Update

Increase in Rail Accidents, Fatalities and Spills Over Previous Year

• March 29, 2014 • Comments Off on Increase in Rail Accidents, Fatalities and Spills Over Previous Year

Spate of Canadian National Railway Derailments

• February 25, 2014 • Comments Off on Spate of Canadian National Railway Derailments

Transport Canada has Ignored Repeated Warnings about Rail Safety

• December 14, 2013 • Comments Off on Transport Canada has Ignored Repeated Warnings about Rail Safety

Canadian National Railway Accidents and Incidents in Northern B.C.

• December 7, 2013 • Comments Off on Canadian National Railway Accidents and Incidents in Northern B.C.

CN Profits Soar While Derailment Impacts Escalate

• October 31, 2013 • Comments Off on CN Profits Soar While Derailment Impacts Escalate

Pipelines Safer Than Railways – New Study

• October 15, 2013 • Comments Off on Pipelines Safer Than Railways – New Study

More Canadian National Railway Derailments and Spills

• September 25, 2013 • Comments Off on More Canadian National Railway Derailments and Spills

Update on Lac-Megantic Crude Oil Derailment, Spill, Explosion and Fires

• July 30, 2013 • Comments Off on Update on Lac-Megantic Crude Oil Derailment, Spill, Explosion and Fires

Death Toll from Crude Oil Derailment and Explosion Climbs to 38

• July 16, 2013 • Comments Off on Death Toll from Crude Oil Derailment and Explosion Climbs to 38

Shipping Oil by Rail is Disastrous

• July 10, 2013 • Comments Off on Shipping Oil by Rail is Disastrous

Train Derailment Causes Massive Crude Oil Explosion and Fires

• July 7, 2013 • Comments Off on Train Derailment Causes Massive Crude Oil Explosion and Fires

Two Railway Crude Oil Spills Within a Week

• April 10, 2013 • Comments Off on Two Railway Crude Oil Spills Within a Week

A String of CN Derailments in March

• April 9, 2013 • Comments Off on A String of CN Derailments in March

Rail Transport of Oil is Dirtier and More Dangerous

• March 18, 2013 • Comments Off on Rail Transport of Oil is Dirtier and More Dangerous

CN Railway Derailments, Other Accidents and Incidents

• March 7, 2013 • Comments Off on CN Railway Derailments, Other Accidents and Incidents

Several More CN Derailments and Spills

• February 10, 2013 • Comments Off on Several More CN Derailments and Spills

Short Notice Provided on Proposed Crude Oil Rail Loading Facility

• January 4, 2013 • Comments Off on Short Notice Provided on Proposed Crude Oil Rail Loading Facility

No Public Accountability When Crude Oil is Shipped by Rail

• January 2, 2013 • Comments Off on No Public Accountability When Crude Oil is Shipped by Rail

Rail Transport of Crude Oil Far More Risky than Pipelines

• December 31, 2012 • Comments Off on Rail Transport of Crude Oil Far More Risky than Pipelines

Sale of B.C. Rail in News Again

• November 8, 2012 • Comments Off on Sale of B.C. Rail in News Again

CN’s Crude by Rail

• October 29, 2012 • Comments Off on CN’s Crude by Rail

Rail Transport of Oil a Worry

• October 27, 2012 • Comments Off on Rail Transport of Oil a Worry

Flawed Rail Caused CN Derailment

• September 29, 2012 • Comments Off on Flawed Rail Caused CN Derailment

Cando Contracting Ltd. Not Truthful

• August 12, 2012 • Comments Off on Cando Contracting Ltd. Not Truthful

More Reasons Not to Ship Oil by Rail

• August 11, 2012 • Comments Off on More Reasons Not to Ship Oil by Rail

CN Rail Profits Increase at What Expense?

• July 30, 2012 • Comments Off on CN Rail Profits Increase at What Expense?

CN Rail Responsible for Major Fish Kill

• July 15, 2012 • Comments Off on CN Rail Responsible for Major Fish Kill

Number of CN Derailments Grows

• July 10, 2012 • Comments Off on Number of CN Derailments Grows

Move Oil by Tanker Rail Cars or Pipelines?

• July 4, 2012 • Comments Off on Move Oil by Tanker Rail Cars or Pipelines?

Canadians have Reason to Fear Train Safety

• March 13, 2012 • Comments Off on Canadians have Reason to Fear Train Safety

Another CN Rail Derailment – New Brunswick

• March 6, 2012 • Comments Off on Another CN Rail Derailment – New Brunswick

More on 46-Car CN Derailment

• March 3, 2012 • Comments Off on More on 46-Car CN Derailment

Another CN Derailment Near Smithers, B.C.

• March 1, 2012 • Comments Off on Another CN Derailment Near Smithers, B.C.

CN Rail Blamed for Fatal Train Derailment

• February 27, 2012 • Comments Off on CN Rail Blamed for Fatal Train Derailment

More CN Derailments

• January 23, 2012 • Comments Off on More CN Derailments

More on Hazardous Rail Yards

• October 3, 2011 • Comments Off on More on Hazardous Rail Yards

Hazardous Rail Yards

• September 17, 2011 • Comments Off on Hazardous Rail Yards

Imperial Oil Fined for Polluting River

• September 17, 2011 • Comments Off on Imperial Oil Fined for Polluting River

CN Petroleum Distillate Leak

• August 30, 2011 • Comments Off on CN Petroleum Distillate Leak

Don’t Ship Oil by Rail

• August 24, 2011 • Comments Off on Don’t Ship Oil by Rail

Rail Yard Oil Spills – Danger

• July 22, 2011 • Comments Off on Rail Yard Oil Spills – Danger

CN Should Fix Existing Rail Lines

• June 24, 2011 • Comments Off on CN Should Fix Existing Rail Lines

Petition to Shut Down Bretona Rail Yard

• May 24, 2011 • Comments Off on Petition to Shut Down Bretona Rail Yard

CN Wildfire Burns Conservation Area

• May 18, 2011 • Comments Off on CN Wildfire Burns Conservation Area

Breach of Environmental Legislation – CN, Cando Contracting Ltd. and Imperial Oil

• April 26, 2011 • Comments Off on Breach of Environmental Legislation – CN, Cando Contracting Ltd. and Imperial Oil

More CN Derailments

• March 28, 2011 • Comments Off on More CN Derailments

Canadian National in Court Again

• March 16, 2011 • Comments Off on Canadian National in Court Again

Another CN Environmental Infraction

• March 14, 2011 • Comments Off on Another CN Environmental Infraction

More CN Railway Derailments

• January 7, 2011 • Comments Off on More CN Railway Derailments

Railway Risky Way to Move Oil

• December 3, 2010 • Comments Off on Railway Risky Way to Move Oil

Railways Not Safer than Pipelines

• December 1, 2010 • Comments Off on Railways Not Safer than Pipelines

A String of CN Derailments

• November 26, 2010 • Comments Off on A String of CN Derailments

First Petroleum Tank Cars Stored

• November 7, 2010 • Comments Off on First Petroleum Tank Cars Stored

Rail Yard Site and Its Use

• July 28, 2010 • Comments Off on Rail Yard Site and Its Use

Rail Yard Construction Standards

• July 28, 2010 • Comments Off on Rail Yard Construction Standards

No Environmental Assessment

• July 28, 2010 • Comments Off on No Environmental Assessment