Riverkeeper: 1. They say it’s about safety. But it’s really about oil. In its request to the Coast Guard, the shipping industry made very clear what’s driving this: “For several years the United States of America has developed as a major energy producing nation and the great port of Albany as a leading export for … trade of American Bakken Crude Oil … Read More
Fact-check: Industry’s false claims about Hudson River anchorages
Riverkeeper: Riverkeeper, elected officials and the general public are dismayed that some of the arguments being offered by the industry are blatant falsehoods – statements that are easily disputed by the facts. CLAIM: This is nothing new. Vessel operators have been anchoring informally at these sites for years. Since Henry Hudson, actually. RESPONSE: Not to this degree, not by a long shot. … Read More
Riverkeeper: Proposed new Hudson River anchorage grounds: Critical issues and what you can do
Riverkeeper: In June, the U.S. Coast Guard announced that it was soliciting comments and concerns from the public on a proposal to establish a large number of anchorage grounds for commercial vessels in the Hudson River – 30 berths in 10 locations from Yonkers to Kingston – at the request of industry. This action, which caught many communities off guard, … Read More
Riverkeeper: Crude Oil Transport
Riverkeeper: With very little public awareness and no study of environmental impacts, the oil industry has made the Hudson Valley into one arm of a dangerous “virtual pipeline” for crude oil that snakes thousands of miles by rail, barge and ship from oil fields in North Dakota, Canada and elsewhere, to refineries on both coasts. The New York State segment … Read More
New Crude Oil Shipments on the Hudson – via Tanker, Barge & Train
Riverkeeper: In the last 12 months, a new industry has started on the Hudson River, as shipments of crude oil from the Bakken fields of North Dakota have arrived by rail in Albany, for shipment by rail and barge to refineries in New Jersey and the east coast, and by tanker as far away as New Brunswick, Canada. These shipments … Read More
Webinar: Crude Oil Transport on the Hudson- Riverkeeper & Scenic Hudson
For more information about the slides, see Crude Oil Transport on the Hudson- Riverkeeper & Scenic Hudson from Jeremy Cherson.