Submit your public comment today: What is the most important reason to you why Governor Inslee and EFSEC should reject the oil-by-rail proposal in Vancouver, WA?
Tesoro-Savage Oil Terminal Public Hearings
- WHEN: Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016, at 1:00-11:00PM (Rally at 5pm)
WHERE: Clark County Event Center at the Fairgrounds, Hall B located at 17402 NE Delfel Road Ridgefield, WA 98642.
HOW: RSVP for the hearing HERE. - WHEN: Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016, 5:00-11PM or last speaker
WHERE: Clark County Event Center at the Fairgournds Hall B located at 17402 NE Delfel Road Ridgefield, WA 98642
HOW: RSVP for the hearing HERE. - WHEN: Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016, 5:00-11:00PM (Rally at 4:30pm)
WHERE: Centerplace Regional Event Center located at 2426 N. Discovery Place
Spokane Valley, WA 99216
HOW: RSVP for the hearing HERE.
The oil terminal proposed by Tesoro and Savage companies is unprecedented and reckless. At 360,000 barrels per day, the project would ship almost half as much crude oil as the Keystone XL Pipeline. This “pipeline on rails” would bring four or more mile-long trains carrying explosive crude oil through Spokane, the Columbia River Gorge, and Vancouver. When oil trains derail, they often spill, explode, and ignite. Over a dozen oil train derailments since 2013 have fouled rivers, sickened neighbors, and prompted evacuations. Most tragically, an oil train derailment in Lac Megantic, Quebec killed 47 people in July 2013.
You can add your voice to the growing consensus against the Tesoro-Savage oil terminal. Tesoro’s proposal has drawn opposition from Columbia River tribes, local longshoremen, firefighters, business leaders, health professionals, climate activists, neighborhood associations, faith leaders, the City of Portland, the City of Vancouver, and a clear majority of Vancouver’s voters.
Now, Washington’s Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council (EFSEC) has released its draft review, and we need your help to make sure that Governor Inslee and EFSEC reject the largest proposed oil-by-rail terminal in North America.
We are at a critical moment in the fight to protect Vancouver and the State of Washington from exploding oil trains – and we need you to join us on January 5 & 14, 2016!
Sign the petition to Stop Big Oil Today: What is your #1 reason Washington should reject the oil-by-rail proposal in Vancouver?
RSVP: Join Us For an Oil Train Workshop on December 3rd in Vancouver
To learn more about the Tesoro-Savage project and to prepare for the upcoming hearing, you are invited to join us for an Oil Train Workshop on Thursday, December 3rd. We will provide background on the proposal, help you develop your own testimony, and make plans to pack the house for the hearing in January.
- WHAT: Oil Train Workshop: See you on December 3rd to build towards the big hearing!
- WHEN: Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015 at 6:30PM.
- WHERE: International Longshore and Warehouse Union Hall located at 1205 Ingalls St. Vancouver, WA 98660.
- HOW: RSVP for the workshop HERE.
