Comments on: Coal Train Derailments Lead to Tragedy

By: Tanker Accident at Vancouver Coal Terminal – A Sign of Things to Come? : Wildlife Promise

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 21:13:50 +0000

[...] have accidents like the one in Vancouver, or traffic jams caused by malfunctioning coal trains, or deadly derailments. Orcas and other marine life in Puget Sound are at particular risk, and we need your help to keep [...]

By: Coal Train Tracker : Wildlife Promise

Coal Train Tracker : Wildlife Promise — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 18:32:58 +0000

[...] Coal Train Derailments Lead to Tragedy [...]

By: Two More Coal Train Wrecks — The Epidemic Continues : Wildlife Promise

Two More Coal Train Wrecks — The Epidemic Continues : Wildlife Promise — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 16:17:06 +0000

[...] the 31-car derailment on the 4th of July in a Chicago suburb, that involved a bridge collapse that killed two motorists driving underneath. But even though the magnitude of damage from each one differs, they all lead [...]

By: Dianne Dillon-Ridgley

Dianne Dillon-Ridgley — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 21:42:00 +0000

Thanks Peter for putting these three events together, keeping “the people” informed and showing how dangerous and how much of an impact this transport has as it goes through so many communities across America. The transport is NOT without risk and adds to the reasons we as a society should switch as soon as possible to non-fossil energy choices, while we still have some CHOICE in the matter. These”accidents” serve to underscore that all of us are vunerable to the impacts of continued mining, transport and buring of coal for our electricity…and it is ANYTHING but “cheap”, the “costs” are comprimising our health, especially the health of our children and the elders who nutured and cared for us. We as a country and society KNOW better, we must now ACT better.

Dianne Dillon-Ridgley, Founding Chair, Emerita–PLAINS JUSTICE