The Journal News | LoHud.comMinneapolis has 21 oil train safety demandsKMSP-TVMINNEAPOLIS (KMSP) - Three members of the Minneapolis City Council introduced a resolution Tuesday that calls for railroads to improve communications and develop emergency plans …

Wall Street JournalHow to Transport Oil More SafelyWall Street JournalIn the early days of the petroleum industry, transporting oil meant horse-drawn wagons carrying leaky wooden barrels over bumpy dirt roads—and lots of accidents. Things have changed a lo …

Business InsiderAnti-oil protesters flash mob British MuseumBusiness InsiderLondon (AFP) - A flash mob invaded the British Museum in London to protest its sponsorship by oil and gas giant BP on Sunday. Dressed in black and carrying black umbrellas, the pro …

Big cities scramble to be prepared for an oil train disasternwitimes.comSome have plans specifically for oil trains; others do not. Some fire departments have trained for an oil train disaster; others say they're planning on it. Some cities are sitting …

OilPrice.comThe Multi-Trillion Dollar Oil Market SwindleOilPrice.comPutting numbers behind it, with worldwide production running some 95 million barrels per day, and assuming $55 per barrel for oil, the market for crude oil is about $5.2 billion per day. E …

The Bellingham HeraldWhatcom County environmentalists want to monitor oil trainsThe Bellingham HeraldAll the details of the project are not hammered out yet, but the basic premise is to gather proof of oil trains coming and going through Whatcom County and …

Baltimore SunCity Council holds hearing on crude oil transportBaltimore SunThe Maryland Department of the Environment recently denied an application by a Houston-based company to ship crude oil through Baltimore's port terminal near Fairfield. A Connec …

Wall Street Journal (blog)Oil Turnaround Punishes Investors — Energy JournalWall Street Journal (blog)Investors in financial markets who had bet oil prices would keep falling and the U.S. dollar would keep climbing saw their trades backfire in April, Tommy …

Wall Street JournalRegulators Urge Railroads to Make Changes to Improve Oil-Train SafetyWall Street JournalU.S. regulators are urging railroads to make dramatic operating changes, including how they deal with wheel defects, saying a wheel problem may have …

Wall Street JournalFewer Oil Trains Ply America's RailsWall Street JournalThe growth in oil-train shipments fueled by the U.S. energy boom has stalled in recent months, dampened by safety problems and low crude prices. The number of train cars carrying …