[Note from BenIndy: You may be wondering why we’ve been slow to report on this incident at the Valero Benicia Refinery when usually we’d be all over it, and well ahead of the game at that. In this case there was a need elsewhere, in the form of helping the good folks in the Benicia … Continue reading Weekend odor in Benicia caused by mechanical issue at refinery
[Note from BenIndy Contributor Kathy Kerridge: Here’s a great editorial that sums up the Montezuma Carbon Capture and Dumping project. It proposes to link up to Valero in its second phase so we really need to keep an eye on this one in our own backyard. Please share.] Collect 1 million tons of Bay Area … Continue reading Opinion: Carbon capture in Montezuma Wetlands is a dangerous plan
[Note from BenIndy: Remember the article alleging exactly why Valero commanded higher profits in California compared to other regions, and how Senate Bill X1-2 sought to shield Californians from gasoline price spikes? Tai Milder, director of the new Division of Petroleum Market Oversight, issued a letter with a few potential reforms that could decrease the … Continue reading New gas industry watchdog’s suggested anti-price-gouging reforms generate some hope, but also skepticism and impatience
[Note from BenIndy: This article from Slate benefits from a special introduction. Mary Susan Gast’s “Criminal,” plucked from the 229th volume of “Going the Distance…Not There Yet,” does this tough job very nicely. Together, they paint a damning picture…and promise a dire future.] CRIMINAL With vicious intent, With malice aforethought, Personhood, self-preservation, Commitment to duty, … Continue reading “Life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness / Are invalidated, kicked aside” – Slate and Mary Susan Gast reflect on Dobbs