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California getting more of its oil by rail
2013-09-27 22:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: Oil extracted from massive new fields in North Dakota and other states is rolling into California in growing quantities aboard long-haul freight trains, paralleling a surge in crude moving on rail across North America. More than 200,000 barrels of crude per month were imported into California this summer, a fourfold increase from early 2012, according to data compiled by the California Energy Commission. Though the total amount is still small, it marks a little-noticed departure from the state's...
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Category:Electronics and Electrical