News > Events > Riverkeeper Events > Beacon Sloop Club Lecture Series: Crude Oil Transport on the Hudson River

When:

April 9, 2015: 7:00PM to 8:30PM

Where:

Beacon Sloop Club, 2 Red Flynn Drive, Beacon map

To Attend:

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Join Riverkeeper’s Jeremy Cherson, Riverkeeper Fellow for a presentation about the risks of crude oil transportation in the Hudson Valley on April 9, 2015 at 7:00pm. This presentation is made possible by our partners at the Beacon Sloop Club as part of their environmental lecture series.

The event is free, and the public is encouraged to attend.

Background:
Until recently, there was little or no crude oil transported in the Hudson Valley. The growth of oil production in North Dakota and elsewhere has spurred industry to make the Hudson Valley into an international conduit for crude oil. Up to 5 billion gallons of crude oil is being transported through the Hudson Valley annually by train, barge and ship. All three transportation methods – what is being called by industry a “virtual pipeline” – could affect our communities and environmental resources. Spills, explosions and fires—some resulting in the catastrophic loss of life—have occurred elsewhere on this virtual pipeline.

Learn more at www.riverkeeper.org/crude.