Posts Tagged ‘crude oil’

Climate Crisis and Community: Mobilizing for a Safe Future

Riverkeeper’s Jeremy Cherson will lead a teach-in on Crude Oil Transport in the Hudson Valley- Local Threats and Activism. With very little public awareness and no study of environmental impacts… Read More

Citizen Action Needed: Pilgrim Pipelines

A proposal has been made by Pilgrim Pipeline Holdings, LLC for two parallel pipelines each up to 20 inches in diameter that would run from Albany, NY to Linden, NJ. One pipeline would transport crude … Read More

Oil-on-Hudson: The Explosive Risks of Oil Transport in the Hudson Valley

On Tuesday, September 29, Paul Gallay, President of Riverkeeper, will present new information about the huge increase in crude oil transport in and along the Hudson River. The talk will include a brie… Read More

On patrol: Portable toilet installed at crumbling CSX crude oil rail bridge near Storm King

The installation of a portable toilet is the first sign of activity at the failing rail bridge we documented in the fall of 2014. In spite of public appeals by Senator Schumer, Riverkeeper and others… Read More

Trains, Pipelines, and Barges: Public Forum on Crude Oil Transport in the Hudson Valley

On July 9th at 6:30pm, join the Coalition Against Pilgrim Pipeline New York (CAPP-NY) at Kingston City Hall for an public forum on crude oil transportation in the Hudson Valley! Join us at 5:00pm-6:00… Read More

Rally for Safe Clean Energy- Coalition to Stop the Pilgrim Pipeline- New York

Movement Gains Momentum: Over Fifty Resolutions Opposing Crude Oil Pipelines Passed to Protect Health, Safety, Climate, Water What: Rally for Safe Clean Energy When: 4:30 – 5:30 PM Monday, May 18… Read More

Riverkeeper and the Sierra Club Present: An Update on Crude Oil Transportation in the Hudson Valley

Description: Join Riverkeeper and the Sierra Club for a webinar panel addressing the latest risks facing New York through the vast transport of crude oil within the state. Also learn about what you ca… Read More

DOT delivers industry wish list on bomb trains

The final rule from the U.S. Department of Transportation on crude oil trains— more than two years in the making — fails to address critical safety risks associated with the crude oil crisis. This… Read More

Citizens Climate Education Presents: Hudson River Crude Oil Transportation Risks and Solutions

Join Riverkeeper’s Jeremy Cherson for a presentation addressing the latest risks facing New York through the vast transport of crude oil within the state. Also learn about what you can do to pro… Read More

Side by side on the Hudson River: oil barge, bald eagle

In May 2014, a kayaker sent this image of a tug/barge carrying North Dakota crude oil and a Bald Eagle fishing. The contrast is stunning and poignant. Both are users of the River. One is sustainable,… Read More

Tell Gov. Hochul to block invasive species at the Erie and Champlain canals
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