LAURANCE SHINDERMAN
Rail spur impacts outweigh any benefits
Written on 11 Aug, 2015 | 43 comments
OPINION By LAURANCE SHINDERMAN and TOM RYAN Who doesn’t like the sound of a train whistle in the distance, or standing by and waving to an engineer as a freight train rumbles through town. So when Phillips 66 proposed a rail spur, this sounded like just a little addition to the Union Pacific (UPRR) mainline. […]... (Continue Reading)
Phillips 66 rail spur project is wrong for SLO County
Written on 29 Oct, 2014 | 44 comments
OPINION By LAURANCE SHINDERMAN A little over two weeks ago, Phillips 66 released a re-circulated draft environmental impact report (DREIR) for the Phillips 66 Company rail spur extension project. The report addresses the proposed rail spur extension projects impacts on land use and recreation, traffic, air quality and green house gases, noise and vibration, water […]... (Continue Reading)
