Scientists’ Climate Accountability Scorecard – Insufficient Progress from Major Fossil Fuel Companies

Repost from Union of Concerned Scientists [Editor: This detailed 24-page Union of Concerned Scientists report should be required reading for every oil executive, refinery employee and oil industry supporter.  It would have been VERY interesting to see Valero included in the industry sample.  Our neighbors in Richmond (Chevron) and Rodeo/Hercules (Phillips66) will be especially interested … Continue reading Scientists’ Climate Accountability Scorecard – Insufficient Progress from Major Fossil Fuel Companies

City of Benicia Press Release-Solano County Releases Incident Report on Flue Gas Scrubber Incident

Repost of a City of Benicia press release, including downloadable Incident Response Inspection Report Monday, April 1, 2019 at 5:10 PM Press Release – Solano County Valero Flue Scrubber Report Benicia, CA (April 1, 2019) – The City of Benicia has received an Incident Response Inspection Report from the Solano County Department of Resource Management … Continue reading City of Benicia Press Release-Solano County Releases Incident Report on Flue Gas Scrubber Incident

SF Chronicle editorial: On Benicia Refinery Safety

Repost from the San Francisco Chronicle Clear the air Chronicle Editorial Board, March 25, 2019 6:37 p.m. Benicia residents with respiratory ailments were warned to stay indoors for five hours Sunday because the Valero Refinery was filling the air with heavy smoke. The warning was lifted when Valero announced it was temporarily shutting down the … Continue reading SF Chronicle editorial: On Benicia Refinery Safety

Chevron’s Richmond Refinery Flaring Incidents at Highest Level in More Than a Decade

Repost from KQED News [Editor: Southwest winds bring the Richmond refinery’s pollution right over Benicia.  – R.S.] Chevron’s Richmond Refinery Flaring Incidents at Highest Level in More Than a Decade By Ted Goldberg, Mar 18, 2019 The number of flaring incidents in 2018 at Chevron’s Richmond refinery was at its highest level in 12 years, … Continue reading Chevron’s Richmond Refinery Flaring Incidents at Highest Level in More Than a Decade