Marilyn Bardet: Will Valero decide to fix the furnace – or permanently idle the facility now?

Email letter, by Marilyn Bardet, May 9, 2025 Today, May 9, I read in the Mercury News the article headlined, “Is Gavin Newsom changing his tune with the oil industry?”  It happens that yesterday I’d been discussing this possibility with Matthew Green (at KQED News). In his April 26th article, Matthew had conjured that Valero … Continue reading Marilyn Bardet: Will Valero decide to fix the furnace – or permanently idle the facility now?

Marilyn Bardet: Tough Development Issues

Kari Birdseye and Terry Scott, both proven community leaders By Marilyn Bardet, October 23, 2022 Over my 35 years as a resident in Benicia, I’ve addressed many city councils on tough development issues, and I know it’s time for real change. For Benicia, persistent issues of sustainability haunt my thoughts about the future and fate … Continue reading Marilyn Bardet: Tough Development Issues

Marilyn Bardet: Petcoke pollution in Benicia, photos going back to 1995

[See also: Baykeeper notice of intent to sue Amports; Video and photos at Port of Benicia show fossil fuel polluter in the act; Cracking Down on Refinery Emissions – all about “cat crackers”] Email from Benicia activist Marilyn Bardet, October 7, 2021 On the Baykeeper article with drone video and photos of petcoke pollution at … Continue reading Marilyn Bardet: Petcoke pollution in Benicia, photos going back to 1995

Letter from Benicia’s Marilyn Bardet to BAAQMD: Must enforce refinery air monitor requirements

Copy of Marilyn Bardet’s letter, forcefully asking the Bay Area Air Quality Management District to follow through on promised enforcement of refinery air monitoring standards… From: Marilyn Bardet <email> Subject: BAAQMD oversight/enforcement of Reg 12 – Rule 15, the Petroleum Refining Emissions Tracking Rule. Date: October 21, 2020 at 3:37:37 PM PDT To: Marcy Hiratzka <email@baaqmd.gov> October 21, 2020 … Continue reading Letter from Benicia’s Marilyn Bardet to BAAQMD: Must enforce refinery air monitor requirements