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Restore the Delta Public Meeting Tours: The Road Map to Stopping the Delta Tunnels
West Coast Deals Four Major Blows to Big Oil
Shell Martinez Refinery: “Large maintenance project” scheduled until mid-June
Air Pollution in the Bay Area’s Refinery Corridor
Twin Tunnels on Trial! BARoNA Tribunal in Antioch, April 30th
Category Archives: Refineries
Supreme Court upholds rules curbing greenhouse gases from power plants
By David G. Savage LA Times June 23, 2014 “…requires new or rebuilt factories and power plants to use the “best available technology” to limit their emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.” http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-supreme-court-power-plants-20140610-story.html#page=1
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Our Power National Convening – August 6-9, 2014 – Richmond, CA
Register now! http://www.ourpowercampaign.org/richmond2014/
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Report on Healing Walk #3 – Benicia to Rodeo
Our third Connect the Dots Healing walk was a big success! Idle No More led the way as 50-60 concerned citizens walked over 14 miles from Benicia all the way to Rodeo. Composed of walkers both young and old, bicyclists, … Continue reading
Martinez Environmental Group: Schools, pipelines & trains
By James Neu Martinez Gazette June 12, 2014 http://martinezgazette.com/archives/15306
The California Nurses Association is sponsoring a third town hall meeting to discuss the proposed closure of Doctor’s Hospital in Richmond. This is the emergency facility that treated the bulk of the 15,000 citizens adversely effected by the Chevron explosion and … Continue reading
Lawsuit Filed – Chevron Refinery Permit to Pollute Exposed
Today Communities for a Better Environment (CBE) filed suit against the Bay Area Air Quality Management District for the District’s illegal permitting of the Chevron (“Modernization”) Expansion Project. CBE had previously requested the District to revoke the permit that allowed Chevron to … Continue reading
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Washington City Rejects Massive Oil Train Project, Citing ‘Unacceptable Risks’
By Emily Atkin June 4, 2014 (reposted from the Benicia Independent) http://beniciaindependent.com/wp/breaking-vancouver-city-council- votes-to-oppose-crude-oil-train-terminal-unacceptable-risks/
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State denies Martinez plans for new school
” unacceptable because it is transected by two gas pipelines, one water line and three oil pipelines. That means the existing school cannot be improved and no new public school may be built there.” By Dana Guzzetti 05/27/2014 http://www.contracostatimes.com/martinez/ci_25843846/state-denies-martinez-plans-new-school
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The 1 percenters
Guy Cooper, Martinez Environmental Group May 8, 2014 The Martinez Gazette “U.S. rail is reported to have spilled more oil in 2013 than in the previous 37 years combined, 1.15 million gallons.” http://martinezgazette.com/archives/14360
BP Pipeline Sprays Oil-Gas Mixture on 33 Acres of Alaskan Tundra
By Brandon Baker May 2, 2014 http://ecowatch.com/2014/05/02/bp-pipeline-oil-gas-alaskan-tundra/
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