Smoke and flames rise as three tanker cars carrying Bakken crude slide into the James River on Wednesday. (Photo: Waterkeeper Alliance Inc./cc/via flickr)The fiery train derailment that struck the town of Lynchburg, Virginia should serve as a wake-up call for the dangers of transporting crude by rail as well as for the need for a renewable transformation, environmental groups charge.
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Latest Oil Train Derailment a ‘Wake-up Call’ for Renewable Energy
andrea
Thu, 01 May 2014 16:43:57 GMT