[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
SF Chronicle, by Danielle Echeverria, February 24, 2024 Cleanup operations paused Saturday night after a work on a mechanical problem at Benicia’s Valero Refinery that caused flaring and emitted an odor in the area, the city announced. The source of the odor was a refined hydrocarbon that was being moved between two tanks at the … Continue reading Cleanup operations paused at Bay Area refinery after flaring, odor
By Stephen Golub, first published in the Benicia Herald on February 18, 2024 Before I get into the main point of this column, PLEASE PUT MARCH 5 ON YOUR CALENDAR TO ATTEND OR ZOOM INTO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON A BENICIA INDUSTRIAL SAFETY ORDINANCE (ISO). On December 19, the Council unanimously voted to back … Continue reading Benicia resident Steve Golub: Christopher Cabaldon Deserves Our Votes for State Senate
[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