K2 Radio » Sinclair refinery http://k2radio.com Wyoming's Radio Station Tue, 21 May 2013 21:43:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Sinclair Refinery Issued Safety Citations http://k2radio.com/sinclair-refinery-issued-safety-citations/ http://k2radio.com/sinclair-refinery-issued-safety-citations/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 17:41:01 +0000 Associated Press http://k2radio.com/?p=258111 RAWLINS, Wyo. (AP) — The Sinclair Oil refinery east of Rawlins is facing more safety violation citations and nearly $260,000 a fines.

The Wyoming Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued citations to the refinery at Sinclair in January for three incidents occurring last August

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]]> http://k2radio.com/sinclair-refinery-issued-safety-citations/feed/ 0 Damage Reported At Sinclair Refinery Near Rawlins http://k2radio.com/damage-reported-at-sinclair-refinery-near-rawlins/ http://k2radio.com/damage-reported-at-sinclair-refinery-near-rawlins/#comments Thu, 01 Nov 2012 11:41:31 +0000 Associated Press http://k2radio.com/?p=214135 CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — Sinclair police are investigating a report of damage to valves at the Sinclair Oil Corp. refinery near Rawlins.

Company spokesman Clint Ensign tells the Associated Press the damage was an intentional act and could've eventually caused a compressor unit to shut down

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]]> http://k2radio.com/damage-reported-at-sinclair-refinery-near-rawlins/feed/ 0 Sinclair Plant Sees Another Fire http://k2radio.com/sinclair-plant-sees-another-fire/ http://k2radio.com/sinclair-plant-sees-another-fire/#comments Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:29:04 +0000 Associated Press http://k2radio.com/?p=117948 An investigation is underway into the fourth fire this year at the refinery near Rawlins

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]]> http://k2radio.com/sinclair-plant-sees-another-fire/feed/ 0 Jeremy Buckingham MLC, flickr Man Hospitalized After Sinclair Refinery Emergency http://k2radio.com/man-hospitalized-after-sinclair-refinery-emergency/ http://k2radio.com/man-hospitalized-after-sinclair-refinery-emergency/#comments Wed, 08 Aug 2012 15:11:06 +0000 Associated Press http://k2radio.com/?p=113544 RAWLINS, Wyo. (AP) — Another person has been injured after an emergency at the Sinclair Oil Corp.'s refinery near Rawlins.

The Associated Press reported that a man was taken to the hospital after an alarm went off at the plant on Sunday

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]]> http://k2radio.com/man-hospitalized-after-sinclair-refinery-emergency/feed/ 0 David McNew/Getty Images 2 Workers Injured In Rawlins Refinery Fire http://k2radio.com/2-workers-injured-in-rawlins-refinery-fire/ http://k2radio.com/2-workers-injured-in-rawlins-refinery-fire/#comments Wed, 30 May 2012 11:30:41 +0000 Associated Press http://k2radio.com/?p=95437 RAWLINS, Wyo. (AP) — Two workers were injured during a brief fire at the same refinery near Rawlins where four workers were injured in another blaze last month.

Sinclair Oil. Corp. spokesman Clint Ensign tells the Associated Press in an email Tuesday  that the fired happened Friday night

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]]> http://k2radio.com/2-workers-injured-in-rawlins-refinery-fire/feed/ 0 A Possible Lesson From the Japan Nuclear Crisis [AUDIO] http://k2radio.com/a-possible-lesson-from-the-japan-nuclear-crisis/ http://k2radio.com/a-possible-lesson-from-the-japan-nuclear-crisis/#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2011 13:48:53 +0000 Karen Snyder http://k2radio.com/?p=7459 Wyoming has no nuclear power plants but a loss of electricity to other power related industrial facilities could pose risks to human health and livelihoods; That from Steve Jones of the Wyoming Outdoor Council who says Japan's ongoing crisis underscores the need for robust backup power systems in Wyoming.

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