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2008-06-07 | |
No new refineries. Importing refined products hurts the economy. But expanding existing refineries is bad too. Any other answers? Richmond's Planning Commission agreed early today to limit the amount of a new type of crude oil that Chevron wants to process at its refinery in the city, and the panel's decision drew cheers from environmental groups concerned that a planned plant expansion would increase air pollution. Chevron officials want to expand their 3,000-acre refinery on Richmond's waterfront to add a new power plant and crude oil processing facility. The material processed at the new facility would have higher contents of sulfur and other impurities, city officials said. But planning commissioners said three years of review of the project was adequate. The city commissioned a highly detailed environmental impact report, which concluded that the expansion would increase air pollution in a "less than significant" way. Chevron officials and the independent firm that produced the environmental impact report said the plan is a modernization project that will reduce toxic emissions and will not increase greenhouse gases. They also say the project meets or exceeds state and federal regulations.
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Posted by:Glenmore |
#14 Ima thinking a refined petro products export fee imposed by refinery rich states would fix this problem. An Organization of Petroleum Refining States if you will. Why should the good folks in Texas, Louisiana and other forward looking have to suffer for the shortsightedness of the coasters? |
Posted by: ed 2008-06-07 19:35 |
#13 Oh: the word from On High (a city councilman, name of Butt):"My overarching concern is that this project is going to result in increased emissions from a refinery that already has substantial toxic emissions," Butt said in an interview Thursday. "Those need to be reduced. You add one more molecule and it's significant."Maybe it could be arranged that none of the gas stations in town get their shipments. |
Posted by: eLarson 2008-06-07 19:27 |
#12 It's the Bay Area, and they sure love them some civil disobedience. What about a park in at the offices of "Communities for a Better Environment" or the "the Asian Pacific Environmental Network"? |
Posted by: eLarson 2008-06-07 19:26 |
#11 We are heading for a torches and pitchfork moment. |
Posted by: SR-71 2008-06-07 17:33 |
#10 Chevron should have some immediate unplanned maintenance that shuts the refinery down for two weeks. For safety reasons. |
Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2008-06-07 17:21 |
#9 All those opposing new refineries should volunteer to sail to the jungle or the location of their choice to live "naturally" without any evil modern conveniences that are destroying the earth. They are using up my ozone. |
Posted by: Thealing Borgia6122 2008-06-07 16:30 |
#8 So how are we supposed to make heat in the winter time? Migrate? Global warming could eliminate that... No wood, no coal, no nukes ... natural gas? Is that natural? But, no! It makes CO2, too. |
Posted by: Bobby 2008-06-07 15:04 |
#7 Unfortunately, the asteroid strike glass forms droplets, not rods. Poor, poor, unthinking environmentalists. |
Posted by: trailing wife 2008-06-07 14:04 |
#6 Balloons are made from petroleum. Maybe glass rods on cats? None of that man-made heated by petroleum glass either. The natural, asteroid strike stuff. |
Posted by: Hellfish 2008-06-07 12:19 |
#5 Forget refining gasoline. We should all be driving pollution-free electric cars that run on pollution-free electricity which is made from...I don't know, rubbing balloons on cats or something. |
Posted by: SteveS 2008-06-07 11:19 |
#4 Any bets the eco-nuts drove there in SUV's? Ban them from buying gas - or use any sort of petro-based transportation (or transported goods) for 6 years. |
Posted by: CrazyFool 2008-06-07 10:57 |
#3 Insanity. |
Posted by: OldSpook 2008-06-07 10:13 |
#2 Refinery capacity won't be a problem after Maxine Waters nationalizes the oil companies. :-) |
Posted by: DMFD 2008-06-07 08:54 |
#1 I agree - no gas for the eco-nuts. |
Posted by: 3dc 2008-06-07 03:00 |