Good evening and welcome to kqed newsroom. Im thuy vu. Many proportionals to france port crude oil on the railroad is proposing health and safety concerns. A train derailed in virginia sparking a fire and forcing hundreds to be evacuated. In 2014, 1. 3 million gallons of oil were spilled nationally more than the combined total of every year since 1975. Many officials and residents are opposing planning to increase crude oil shipments, proposed storage and transfer facility in pittsburgh raised further controversy. How much of a danger does crude by rail pose and are there any alternatives . Joining me now for a look at the issue are tom, consumer editor with ktuv. Yvonne with the California Office of spill prevention and response and molly samuel. Why is there so much concern . There are two on the table in the bay area. The pittsburgh one you mentioned, the west pack oil terminal that would wring in crude by rail, ship and pipeline and there is another, the valero refinery wants to bu
Im David Shuster in for ali velshi, and this is real money. This is real money, and you are the most important part of the show. Tell us what is on your road by tweeting us and facebook. The north American Oil Boom is putting more pressure than ever on u. S. And canadian roads and railways. It is coming as we mark the one Year Anniversary of a rail accident in lacmegantic, quebec. 47 were killed and 30 buildings destroyed when the oil cargo on a train ignited. It was carrying fuel oil, which is more flammable than from conventional fields. Shale Oil Production increased and Canadas Oil Sands expants, pipeline construction is not keeping pace, naption in part to pub thanks in part to public opposition and a lengthy process. We have to rely on other ways to move the oil. And north americas rail system is chosen. The transport of oil by rail jumped 13 come paired to last year. They transport 10 of americas oil output, or 8 hunds,000 barrels per day. All of that extra traffic has increased
Im David Shuster in for ali velshi, and this is real money. This is real money, and you are the most important part of the show. Tell us what is on your road by tweeting us and facebook. The north American Oil Boom is putting more pressure than ever on u. S. And canadian roads and railways. It is coming as we mark the one Year Anniversary of a rail accident in lacmegantic, quebec. 47 were killed and 30 buildings destroyed when the oil cargo on a train ignited. It was carrying fuel oil, which is more flammable than from conventional fields. Shale Oil Production increased and Canadas Oil Sands expants, pipeline construction is not keeping pace, naption in part to pub thanks in part to public process. We have to rely on other ways to move the oil. And north americas rail system is chosen. The transport of oil by rail jumped 13 come paired to last year. They transport 10 of americas oil output, or 8 hunds,000 barrels per day. All of that extra traffic has increased the likelihood of rail a
Im David Shuster in for ali velshi, and this is real money. This is real money, and you are the most important part of the show. Tell us what is on your road by tweeting us and facebook. The north American Oil Boom is putting more pressure than ever on u. S. And canadian roads and railways. It is coming as we mark the one Year Anniversary of a rail accident in lacmegantic, quebec. 47 were killed and 30 buildings destroyed when the oil cargo on a train ignited. It was carrying fuel oil, which is more flammable than from conventional fields. Shale Oil Production increased and Canadas Oil Sands expants, pipeline construction is not keeping pace, naption in part to pub thanks in part to public process. We have to rely on other ways to move the oil. And north americas rail system is chosen. The transport of oil by rail jumped 13 come paired to last year. They transport 10 of americas oil output, or 8 hunds,000 barrels per day. All of that extra traffic has increased the likelihood of rail a
Struck, so we are still monitoring conditions on that. That is a serious crash, with seriousdy lays you can see just sitting still, that back up is just like a parking lot. We also have a crash working and we are going to show you another camera shot there. And that is that same crash i was just talking about at rout 50. So again, this is a little bit closer up. You can see the two right lanes are closed. New accident, after rout 28, that has the right lane closed coming in through centerville. Cleared that construction, that we have picked up, not too bad on 95, coming in through dale city and wood bridge. Heavy and steady in patches and then the inner as well as the outer loop, as well as the maryland side, moving right along right now this morning. I will send it back to jummy and scott. All right, thank you. Our top story at 6 02 this morning another guilty plea expected. Connecting can campaign schedule. A long time advise store vern then hawkins was indicted on charges of trying