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SF Bay Area Environmental Timeline, Year 2005


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Event of the Year:

Aug. 18 2005  SAN JOSE.  Huge Chemical Spill on I-101

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SUMMARY:

Feb. 6   OAKLAND.  13 birds rescued in small oil spill
Feb. 9   OAKLAND.  Slow Progress in Estuary Oil Spill
Feb. 12  WEST OAKLAND.  Source of leak into estuary found
Mar. 6   PITTSBURG.  Spill dumped fuel into roadway
Mar. 13  SOUTH SF.  3,000 gallons spilled from tanker truck
Apr. 21  APPLE.  Protesters upset with Apple over e-waste
May. 20  SOUTH SAN JOSE.  Water Tested After Meth Lab Discovery
Jun. 5   SF DOWNTOWN.  Al Gore: Global Warming a Real Threat
Jun. 28  CASTRO VALLEY.  CHP issues sig-alert after oil spill
Jul. 25  SAN PABLO.  Big-rig leak impacted traffic for 9 hours
Aug. 18  SAN JOSE.  Huge Chemical Spill on I-101
Nov. 10  MARTINEZ.  Residents warned of oil residue
Dec. 20  SAN FRANCISCO.  Gasoline spill of about 20 gallons 


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DETAILS:
(See more at SF Bay Area Environmental Timeline: 
http://www.mapreport.com/na/west/ba/news/subtopics/d/1.html)

Feb. 6
     OAKLAND.  13 birds rescued in small oil spill
Workers mopped up a small oil spill in the Inner Harbor. The brown sheen 
that had covered  1,500 feet of water

Feb. 9
     OAKLAND.  Slow Progress in Estuary Oil Spill
The source of a fuel leak has been narrowed down to about 1300 feet of 
underground pipe:
http://www2.cbs5.com/localnews/local_story_040210239.html

Feb. 12
     WEST OAKLAND.  Source of leak into estuary found
The breach was the result of a 50-inch-long scrape along a pipe 
belonging to Kinder Morgan Energy Partners:
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/02/12/BAEBDIGEST2.DTL

Mar. 6
     PITTSBURG.  Spill dumped fuel into roadway
The spill dumped 3,500 gallons of diesel into storm drains and onto some 
railroad tracks:
http://www2.cbs5.com/localwire/localfsnews/bcn/2005/03/06/n/HeadlineNews/CLEANUP/resources_bcn_html

Mar. 13
     SOUTH SF.  3,000 gallons spilled from tanker truck
The intersection is closed in all directions while crews remove the gas 
from an overturned truck

Apr. 21
     APPLE.  Protesters upset with Apple over e-waste
Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition claims iPod battery is a toxic time 
bomb, and since Apple charges $99 for a new battery:
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/news/042105_nw_apple.html

May. 20
     SOUTH SAN JOSE.  Water Tested After Meth Lab Discovery
Health officials are testing soil samples to see if an illegal lab may 
have polluted the drinking water:
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/news/052005_nw_sj_meth_lab.html

Jun. 5
     SF DOWNTOWN.  Al Gore: Global Warming a Real Threat
At the United Nation's environmental conference former Vice President 
gave an impassioned speech:
http://cbs5.com/localnews/local_story_156012218.html

Jun. 28
     CASTRO VALLEY.  CHP issues sig-alert after oil spill
2 lanes on I-580 are closed just south of Redwood Road

Jul. 25
     SAN PABLO.  Big-rig leak impacted traffic for 9 hours
The big-rig hit an abandoned vehicle on the side of the road, and the 
shingles spewed into the roadway

Aug. 18
     SAN JOSE.  Huge Chemical Spill on I-101
A big-rig that leaked hazardous material. The spill shut down the 
roadway in both directions for most of the day:
http://www2.cbs5.com/localwire/localfsnews/bcn/2005/08/18/n/HeadlineNews/HAZARDOUS-SPILL/resources_bcn_html

Nov. 10
     MARTINEZ.  Residents warned of oil residue
In the wake of an oil release at the Shell refinery, outdoor play 
equipment recommended be washed:
http://www2.cbs5.com/localwire/localfsnews/bcn/2005/11/10/n/HeadlineNews/C_O_N_T_R_A_-_C_O_S_T_A_-_W_A_R_N_I_N_G/resources_bcn_html

Dec. 20
     SAN FRANCISCO.  Gasoline spill of about 20 gallons
Between Alcatraz Island and the Golden Gate Bridge

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Mikhail Sidorin
See links to more details at SF Bay Area Environmental Timeline: 
http://www.mapreport.com/na/west/ba/news/subtopics/d/1.html