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California Governor Jerry Brown, Cap-and-trade, Clean energy, Climate action, Communities For A Better Environment (CBE), Greenhouse gas emissions, Oil exports, Oil imports, Oil refineries, Tar sands crude

Until California curbs its oil refineries, it won’t meet its climate goals (Benicia & others are heroes)

Repost from the Los Angeles Times [Editor: Significant quote, Benicia in final paragraph – “In the absence of action at the state level, it has fallen to localities to prevent refineries from at least increasing crude oil imports to their facilities. Over the last decade elected officials in half-a-dozen communities from Benicia to San Luis … Continue reading Until California curbs its oil refineries, it won’t meet its climate goals (Benicia & others are heroes) →

Andrew Wheeler, Coal industry, Environmental protection, Scott Pruitt, US Environmental Protection Agency

Pruitt resigns, but replacement Wheeler ‘should scare anyone who breathes’

Repost from The Energy Mix, Full story: POLITICO Pruitt resigns, but replacement Wheeler ‘should scare anyone who breathes’ July 6, 2018, By Eric Wolff U.S. environmental groups declared victory yesterday with the resignation of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt, following months of unremitting scandal. But they’re already gearing up for a fight against his … Continue reading Pruitt resigns, but replacement Wheeler ‘should scare anyone who breathes’ →

Air Monitoring, Air pollution, Asthma, Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD), Benicia CA, Good Neighbor Steering Committee, Industrial Safety Ordinance (ISO)

ISO Working Group: The rest of the story on air monitoring in Benicia (Part 2)

Repost from the Benicia Herald June 17, 2018 In Part 1 of this series, we explored the many health risks and costs of air pollution in Benicia, including premature deaths, hospitalizations and respiratory symptoms including asthma in adults and children.  Today we will take a look at air monitoring – and the lack of it … Continue reading ISO Working Group: The rest of the story on air monitoring in Benicia (Part 2) →

Amazon Watch, Chevron Refinery, Climate Change, Communities For A Better Environment (CBE), Fossil fuels, Idle No More Bay Area, Keep it in the ground, Oil and gas industry

Local and Ecuador leaders protest at Chevron in Richmond

Press Release from AmazonWatch Bay Area environmental and indigenous organizations join protest to call attention to Chevron’s key role in causing destruction to people and planet MAY 17, 2018, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Gloria Ushigua and Manari Ushigua, leaders of the Sapara people, called attention to the impacts that the fossil fuel economy – including Chevron’s key … Continue reading Local and Ecuador leaders protest at Chevron in Richmond →