Sentences with phrase «from rail transport»

Stopping the Keystone XL pipeline is important not just because it will help stop future leaks that, judging from the track record of TransCanada's first pipeline, Keystone 1, as highlighted above, will be much larger than the spills we've seen from rail transport, but it also prevents a massive piece of essentially permanent fossil fuel infrastructure from being established that will no doubt push global warming past the point of no return, as the «terrifying math of global warming» makes startlingly clear.

It could also mark the shift away from rail transport and negatively impact some firms as well.

Not exact matches

The operation would transfer coal from rail cars to barges, which would then carry it to nearby Texada Island where it would be loaded on ships and transported to Asia.

SpaceX is building a test track for the Hyperloop high - speed rail that could transport passengers from San Francisco to LA in 30 minutes.

A vast increase in oil transport by rail surely has at least something to do with the accident — if the train hadn't been carrying oil, its destruction might have been less catastrophic — but there will inevitably be debate over the conclusion to draw from that observation.

The Ontario government has proposed a high - speed rail link that will rapidly transport workers from Kitchener and London to Toronto's Pearson airport.

«CN Rail has expressed a desire to transport bitumen by rail,» said the memo, sent from Wayne Wouters, the Clerk of the Privy Council Office, the central department in government serving Harper's office and cabiRail has expressed a desire to transport bitumen by rail,» said the memo, sent from Wayne Wouters, the Clerk of the Privy Council Office, the central department in government serving Harper's office and cabirail,» said the memo, sent from Wayne Wouters, the Clerk of the Privy Council Office, the central department in government serving Harper's office and cabinet.

Moving oil from Alberta to the Gulf by pipeline would cost around $ 9 per barrel, or one - third the cost of rail transport.

This first shipment to Asia comprises some 200,000 wet metric tonnes of high - grade iron concentrate, part of the tonnage transported by rail to the port over the last month from QIO's recently -...

Conservatives are railing against dual decisions by the British government to prevent Alfie Evans» parents from transporting him to Italy for further treatment, and to order Alfie's doctors to withdrawal life support from Alfie, which they did, and which soon led to Alfie's death.

Road transport is also facing competition from rail, which is taking over more of the long - distance runs that are not popular with drivers, keeping them away from home for extended periods of time.

International Convention Centre Sydney (ICC Sydney) 14 Darling Drive, Sydney, NSW 2000 Located in the heart of Darling Harbour, the ICC Sydney is easily accessible by public transport, including light rail, ferry and train and is only a 10 minute walk from Central and Town Hall train stations.

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«We don't take enough account of the urban development benefits you get (from trams) and should be looking more favourably at urban rail transport.»

Rail is generally better than other transport options, but HS2 is striking a balance towards speed and away from low emissions.

Work commenced on the 85 km Akosombo - Tema railway line from the Tema Port to link the Volta Lake via the Akosombo Port, as part of a multi-modal transport system to facilitate the transfer of containerized cargo by rail to and from the Tema Port.

High Speed Rail 2 (HS2) has come under fire from the chairman of Britain's first high - speed rail network, in a further setback for officials at the Department for TranspRail 2 (HS2) has come under fire from the chairman of Britain's first high - speed rail network, in a further setback for officials at the Department for Transprail network, in a further setback for officials at the Department for Transport.

However, I would have been obliged to resign from the commission at this point anyway because of the transport secretary's indefensible decision to bail out the Stagecoach / Virgin East Coast rail franchise.

As you know, I raised these concerns with the chancellor and the transport secretary as soon as the bailout became apparent from the small print of an odd policy statement on 29 November majoring on reversing Beeching rail closures of the 1960s.

The transport secretary announced the 23 - month deal with Virgin Rail involves a deal to secure an hourly service from London to Glasgow and new services to Blackpool and Shrewsbury, which will begin by December 2013.

Encouragement should be given for representatives from other relevant bodies to be involved such as; district councils, the Highways Agency, Network Rail, local Chambers of Commerce and other key transport groups.

In London, the transport system simply wouldn't function, a representative from TfL told the room, without the contribution of EU members of the workforce, from rail engineers to the people who clean buses.

With the shift from rail to truck transport, use of the facility declined until it was closed in the early 1960s.

In the third quarter, the bureau will release 46 data ranging from socio - economic survey, social statistics, road transport, rail transportation data, and solid minerals and mining sector survey.

In light of the March 7 CSX train derailment in Newburgh, state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli wrote to U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao requesting that she consider additional safety measures to reduce risks and protect New Yorkers from the transport of crude oil and any hazardous materials by rail.

And while rail transport typically falls under federal purview, the decision by the Cuomo administration reflects an increasing state interest in rail cargo, as the number of oil trains has grown from 10,000 a year to more than 400,000 carloads transported last year.

Eluned Parrott, Welsh Liberal Democrat Shadow Transport Minister, has noted that there are significant gaps in rail electrification projects with five lines missing from Welsh Government's National Transport Finance Plan 2015.

«Last week the Transport Secretary confirmed a number of commitments around rail in the South West, most notably around improvements to the line at Dawlish, while passengers on the Great Western route can look forward to the introduction of new high - speed trains from this summer, with extra capacity at peak times.

In April workers from the Rail Maritime and Transport (RMT) union successfully challenged plans to deny Metronet staff the same benefits as those already employed by TfL.

Norman Baker, Liberal Democrat transport spokesman, said the late running engineering works amounted to a «fiasco» from Network Rail, with services still cancelled on the West Coast mainline.

Public advocate Bill de Blasio and city comptroller John Liu, who are running for mayor this year, are campaigning in part on the promise of building a rail tunnel to transport cargo beneath New York Harbor from New Jersey to Brooklyn and Queens and on to Long Island.

The Keene town board adopted a resolution of the board last Monday evening calling on the U.S. Department of Transportation, the US Environmental Protection Agency, the NY DOT and the NY DEC to impose a moratorium on transport of Bakken Crude Oil by rail from Montreal to Albany, until a comprehensive study determines the public health, safety, economic and environmental impacts of a derailment.

«The cap on regulated rail fares will rise to RPI +3 per cent for the three years from 2012... The Secretary of State will set out how more of the transport money will be allocated next week.

Conspiracy theories have no role when such important projects are being discussed but between May 2010 and late summer 2010 the Department for Transport and the company set up to deliver HS2; HS2 Ltd, managed to pull the new Government away from its preferred route as announced in the Conservative Rail Review in 2009.

As politicians scramble to expedite laws addressing crude oil transport by rail, citizens gathered in Albany today to demand the trains be banned from rolling on New York tracks.

The main route out of the Bakken is via rail tank cars, but concerns about the safety of rail transport abound, ignited by July's fatal tank car disaster in Lac - Megantic, Quebec, that killed 47 and by a December crash in North Dakota that forced almost 2,400 people from their homes.

Can you put the rail versus pipeline transport comparisons into perspective for us from a Canadian operating perspective?

Specifically, a pattern of releases and fires involving petroleum crude oil shipments originating from the Bakken and being transported by rail constitute an imminent hazard under 49 U.S.C. 5121 (d).

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They employed a famous driver, «Scotty» Allan as a trainier and dogs were shipped from Nome to Quebec by rail car, where they were trained in keeping quiet whilst on the ship so that they wouldn't attract the attention of the German submarines whilst being transported in crates chained to the deck.

With an array of exciting destinations to choose from, a Great Rail Journeys tour takes inspiration from the «Golden Age» of travel, transporting you by rail for a leisurely experience where the travelling becomes just the start of the adventRail Journeys tour takes inspiration from the «Golden Age» of travel, transporting you by rail for a leisurely experience where the travelling becomes just the start of the adventrail for a leisurely experience where the travelling becomes just the start of the adventure.

For transport from the Airport or Rail Station please request the service by using the airport courtesy phones provided (dialing: 3090).

At busy times, please allow extra time for transport to and from Manchester Airport Terminal building or Manchester Rail Station.

From the world's largest chocolate festival - «EuroChocolate» held each October in Perugia, Italy - to the flamboyant and historic Carnival of Venice (February), with such an impressive selection of rail holidays to choose from Great Rail Journeys will transport you in comfort and style to places that you've always dreamed of visiting whilst also ensuring that you don't miss some of the world's most unmissable carnivals and festivFrom the world's largest chocolate festival - «EuroChocolate» held each October in Perugia, Italy - to the flamboyant and historic Carnival of Venice (February), with such an impressive selection of rail holidays to choose from Great Rail Journeys will transport you in comfort and style to places that you've always dreamed of visiting whilst also ensuring that you don't miss some of the world's most unmissable carnivals and festivrail holidays to choose from Great Rail Journeys will transport you in comfort and style to places that you've always dreamed of visiting whilst also ensuring that you don't miss some of the world's most unmissable carnivals and festivfrom Great Rail Journeys will transport you in comfort and style to places that you've always dreamed of visiting whilst also ensuring that you don't miss some of the world's most unmissable carnivals and festivRail Journeys will transport you in comfort and style to places that you've always dreamed of visiting whilst also ensuring that you don't miss some of the world's most unmissable carnivals and festivals.

From the warm welcome at the station, to the gourmet dining, travellers as transported back to the golden age of rail travel.

The apartments are situated in a quiet street, 50 metres from a safe protected swimming beach and 250 metres to rail and bus transport to Perth's central buisiness district (12 km) and the Port of Fremantle (4 km).

As part of the government's commitment to ensure local passengers are at the heart of the rail network and devolve power to those that know their economies and customers best, the franchises will be jointly managed from Leeds by the Department for Transport and Rail North Limited - which represents 29 local authorities across the norail network and devolve power to those that know their economies and customers best, the franchises will be jointly managed from Leeds by the Department for Transport and Rail North Limited - which represents 29 local authorities across the noRail North Limited - which represents 29 local authorities across the north.

«At the Spending Review we committed to the biggest rise in transport spending in a generation, with the north benefitting from major new investment, and now these new franchises are set to transform the connectivity, speed and capacity of rail services for families and businesses across the entire region.»

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