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By Staff Report / Friday, November 30th, 2018 / Latest news / Comments Off on Aera releases report on environmental impact for East Cat Canyon project
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By Staff Report / Tuesday, March 14th, 2017 / Central Coast, Energy, Latest news / Comments Off on SLO County supervisors deny Phillips 66 rail spur project appeal
After more than a full day of listening to public comments, the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors voted March 14 to deny the Phillips 66 rail spur project. The board voted 3-1 to uphold the SLO County Planning Commission’s decision in October to deny a permit application for the project, which called for Read More →
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By Alex Kacik / Friday, December 2nd, 2016 / Energy, Top Stories, Top Story / Comments Off on Tri-county energy companies investing in oil projects
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By Alex Kacik / Thursday, October 20th, 2016 / Energy, Latest news / Comments Off on Phillips 66 appeals denial of crude-by-rail expansion project
In a move many expected, Phillips 66 appealed the San Luis Obispo County Planning Commission’s denial of its proposed crude-by-rail expansion project at its Santa Maria Refinery. The commission narrowly voted down the proposal 3-2 after months of discussion and public comment, ultimately siding with staff’s recommendation. The potential harm of a derailment and the Read More →
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, October 14th, 2016 / Editorials, Energy, Latest news, Opinion / Comments Off on Tri-Counties shedding fossil fuels industries
The Tri-Counties is moving away from its legacy of fossil fuels industries. The pace of that move and managing the cost of leaving oil and gas operations behind will say a lot about the region’s future prosperity. The Tri-Counties edged further away from fossil fuels on Oct. 5 when the San Luis Obispo County Planning Read More →
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By Staff Report / Thursday, October 6th, 2016 / Energy, Latest news / Comments Off on Phillips 66’s crude-by-rail proposal denied
The San Luis Obispo County Planning Commission denied Phillips 66’s proposal to expand its crude-by-rail operations on the Nipomo Mesa. The commissioners voted 3-2 against the project, which involves building a rail spur that would connect its refinery to Union Pacific’s major interstate railroad so it can import tar sands crude from Canada and other Read More →
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By Alex Kacik / Thursday, September 22nd, 2016 / Energy, Latest news / Comments Off on Commission calls for more comment on Phillips 66 crude-by-rail plan
Updated Sept. 22 at 5 p.m.: The San Luis Obispo County Planning Commission has elected to hear more public comment on the Phillips 66 crude-by-rail proposal in light of new findings from the U.S. Surface Transportation Board regarding preemption and a revised proposal. The Surface Transportation Board recently commented on a similar project being deliberated Read More →
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