New York Won't Keep Oil Train Details Secret
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York's homeland security agency is refusing requests from freight railroads to further restrict public information about their crude oil shipments, concluding it's not sensitive security information and will be given to local emergency planners.
Federal officials reached a similar conclusion in June, ordering railroads to give state officials details about oil-train routes and volumes so emergency responders can be better prepared for their duties.
Railroads sought to keep the information secret, arguing that information on oil train routes and volumes are security sensitive. The issue followed a string of fiery accidents. A derailment and explosion in Quebec last July killed 47 people.
Jerome Hauer, Homeland Security and Emergency Services commissioner, told CSX Transportation and Canadian Pacific Railway that New York won't adopt special non-disclosure agreements.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/12/new-york-oil-trains-secret_n_5579391.html
In this April 15, 2014 file photo, an oil-tank train with crude oil from the Bakken shale fields of North Dakota travels near Staples, Minn. (AP Photo/Mike Cronin,File) | ASSOCIATED PRESS
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And I'm thinking I should have posted this as an update to your previous thread: 
Oil train shipment data kept secret
http://www.democraticunderground.com/106814220
And not much of it is passenger travel. Public transportation is not readily available up here in the boonies. 
Two of the victims of the Schoharie Creek Bridge Collapse were distant relatives of mine and three of them worked for my father. That's one of Aaron Woolf's signature issues, repairing the infrastructure.
http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/25-years-ago-the-bridge-was-gone-3460076.php
(And it doesn't help that bridges freak me out, anyway... 
). But now it's gone from the front pages, so I was glad to hear Aaron Woolf bring it up. And the roads around here rattle your teeth, let alone what they do to cars. Bad roads are a main reason for car repairs.
Reminds me of the rash of mass shootings. They are the top news and everyone's freaked out and then the issue just disappears. 
But I'm not complaining when I look at other governors, like Walker and Scott and Perry and Christie. 
And Hillary Clinton's not exactly a liberal, but I voted for her, too. It's also worse up here since this is a heavily Republican area. I really believe that most people are just not paying attention.
Though despite being largely Republican, this area seems pretty opposed to fracking. But then there's the gun issue. Everywhere I see signs saying to repeal the New York Safe Act. I guess there are also a lot of gun owners around here, talked to some of them when I worked for Scott Murphy.
How's the weather down there? The weather in the City and Northern NJ is severe enough that it rated a segment on the local (Albany) news here!
And it looked to be even worse where you are.
And on a daily basis. Apparently, we're expecting more storms here tomorrow into Wednesday...
It totally baffles me that these guys can say such blatantly nonsensical things and still keep a straight face... 
I remember when on the eve of the 2000 election he said something to the effect of does gore thing Social Security is some sort of a government program.
The poor man could barely open his mouth without being unintentionally funny. I can remember watching a speech of his and laughing, thinking that no presidential impersonator could be funnier than the real thing... 
Have you seen John Oliver's new show? That has been consistently off the charts funny!
I thought he did a superlative job when he took over for Jon Stewart last year... 
Of course, we know what ths climate deniers will make of this... 
Autumnlike Chill to Expand From Midwest to South, East
http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/midwest-to-feel-septemberlike/30357926
Technically, I should have served last term and have been off for this one, but my computer had issues, so I skipped last term...
But at least it's not a presidential election. 2004 was brutal...
I think we've had a very good team this term, hope that the next shift is as active here as this one has been...
I was just watching MSNBC and they had a lineup of all the likely Republican presidential candidates. Yikes! There isn't one that I could even stand! They said that Christie currently has the most support and my housemate said that's because Christie is the least extreme of the bunch...
And now they're talking about running Mittens again!!! Don't know about you, but I just couldn't take it...
She certainly has the experience and the reputation when it comes to foreign policy.
CNN was advertising some sort of hard hitting political special about her which asked if she was "too liberal and too angry." Huh?! I'd have to say no to both... 
Wolf Blitzer was still reporting about that missing plane! I kid you not!
John Kerry was speaking live on the Senate floor and they switched to archived footage of some RWer, "for balance," they said. I wrote them an irate e-mail and have avoided them ever since. If I really need news, Al Jazeera is now available here, certainly better than CNN.
BTW, MSNBC has stopped showing the second repeat of Chris Hayes and Rachel Maddow, are now airing an episode of "Caught on Camera" and the dreaded "Lockup" late at night instead.
It's hard to tell now, since I just turned it on, is giving a report on the Middle East (Iraq and Syria), but it doesn't say LIVE anywhere. 
It's not exactly breaking news...
Everytime you think that it couldn't possibly get any worse there, it somehow does.
I used to post in I/P, but it was somewhat stressful, since what's going on - and on - is so heartbreaking.
But then what use would we be? 
One of the advantages of living in a blue state.
