Today caps off the #StopOilTrains week of action to raise awareness of spill-prone trains that transport crude oil and coal in the United States and Canada. The hashtag first dominated Twitter July 6, the second anniversary of an oil train derailment and explosion in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, that killed 47 people. The Pacific Northwest has dominated headlines about the so-called "bomb trains," but they run all across the United States, including through Houston, Chicago’s South Side and Philadelphia, where people of color are the majority. The #StopOilTrains campaign calls attention to North American routes. Here, 10 #StopOilTrains tweets that capture some of the action.
#NoMoreToxicTrains #StopOilTrains @tejasbarrios @PublicCitizenTX @The_MFN pic.twitter.com/y3zN8Yhyq0
— Air Alliance Houston (@airallianceHOU) July 11, 2016
Inspiring #stopoiltrains rally in Grays Harbor. Leadership from #Quinault and local biz https://t.co/fPRDiuXbzE pic.twitter.com/dQGAh17azK
— Climate Solutions (@climatesolution) July 11, 2016
Theres no emergency response. Thats why oil trains burn 4days after a derailment #stopoiltrains @The_MFN @BridgeTheGulf @UCSUSA @SciNetUCS
— t.e.j.a.s. (@tejasbarrios) July 11, 2016
#StopOilTrains cake: the tastiest hashtag pic.twitter.com/QYZr2dASmF
— Matt Krogh (@MattKrogh) July 9, 2016
Thousands march across Monongahela River as environmental activists float #StopOilTrains banner #PeoplesConvention pic.twitter.com/Vm020Hlujd
— Michael Kink (@mkink) July 8, 2016
Bomb Trains in Chicago: They could not look more ominous. The long coal-black tubes announce themselves by th… https://t.co/NB4n7VfsLO
— P.E.R.R.O. (@PilsenPERRO) July 7, 2016
Rev. Caldwell: We are trying to prevent death & save lives. That’s what’s important. #StopOilTrains @airallianceHOU pic.twitter.com/D0uDCjKsdn
— stephanie (@theHouston13) July 6, 2016
Baltimore residents in Blast-Zone petition city to #StopOilTrains https://t.co/l6jzkE0ymX via @GeorgeSolisWJZ pic.twitter.com/pH4Da5WGOj
— Ross Hammond (@RossHammondSF) July 7, 2016
#StopOilTrains pic.twitter.com/QPjJVhG7v0
— SAFE (@ShawneeSentinel) July 7, 2016