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Tag Archives: Chevron
Video: How Chevron Richmond Fire Happened: Feds Release Blow-by-Blow Animation
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If you live downwind of Chevron's Richmond refinery, you don't need to be reminded of what happened there last Aug. 6: A huge fire started in a crude-oil processing unit at the facility, sending an immense plume of thick black … Continue reading
A.M. Splash: Chevron Pays $10 Million for Aug. 6 Fire; Consumer Group Files to Block PG&E Rate Hike; SJ Plans Wildlife Protection
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Chevron pays $10 million, announces inspection and training reforms after Aug. 6 fire (Contra Costa Times) Chevron Corp. has paid about $10 million and begun "corrective actions" in the aftermath of last summer's refinery fire, sparked when a corroded pipe … Continue reading
A.M. Splash: Climate Change Threatens Tahoe Clarity; Firefighters May Have Gouged Chevron Pipe; Court Summons Romo in Altercation
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Climate change threatens Tahoe's snow levels, lake clarity (Santa Cruz Sentinel) Lake Tahoe is "the fairest picture the whole earth affords," Mark Twain once wrote. Its crystal blue waters, surrounded by stunning snowy mountains, define one of California's crown jewels … Continue reading
A.M. Splash: Governor Plans School Funding Reform; River Otter Surfaces in SF; Thieves Hit Recycling Bins; Retirees Can Sue Livermore Lab
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Gov. Jerry Brown to revisit sweeping plan to alter school funding (Bay Area News Group) In what promises to be one of his most significant policy moves this year, Gov. Jerry Brown will pursue a sweeping overhaul of the way … Continue reading
A.M. Splash: Calif. Cap-and-Trade Start Called a Success; HP Blames Aquisition for Huge Writedown; Dispute Could Slow Chevron Restart
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California's first cap-and-trade auction sells out, declared 'a success' (SJ Mercury News) State regulators on Monday celebrated the results of last week's first-ever auction of California greenhouse gas emission permits, declaring the long-awaited kickoff to the nation's first effort to … Continue reading
A.M. Splash: Stanford Economist Wins Nobel; Chevron Workers Warned of Pipe Weakness; Court to Review Marijuana Classification
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Guest Stanford prof wins economic Nobel (SF Chronicle) A visiting Stanford University professor was awarded the Nobel economics prize Monday for research that helped improve the performance of markets. Alvin Roth, 60, is a professor at Harvard University but is … Continue reading
A.M. Splash: PG&E Hearing Delayed; Feds Warn of Chinese Firms in Silicon Valley; Chevron Funds Richmond Candidates; SpaceX Rocket Launched
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Assemblyman cries foul over regulators' motion to suspend PG&E pipeline hearings (SJ Mercury News) A San Mateo legislator is crying foul over a last-minute motion filed by the California Public Utilities Commission to suspend hearings over PG&E's penalties and pipeline … Continue reading
A.M. Splash: Tesla Plans Electric Car Charger Network; 11 Arrested in Hayward Police Shooting Protest; SJ Solar Plant Gets US Funds
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Tesla Motors unveils 'Superchargers' at event near Los Angeles (SJ Mercury News) Addressing a key concern consumers have about electric cars — their range between charges — Tesla Motors (TSLA) on Monday unveiled an aggressive plan to build a nationwide … Continue reading
Chevron Disputes Chron Report on Bypass of Monitoring Equipment
Posted by Laird Harrison and Jon Brooks Chevron on Monday took issue with a San Francisco Chronicle report that the company routed a pipe around monitoring equipment so that some emissions at its Richmond oil refinery would escape detection. Chevron … Continue reading
Chevron Flare on Tuesday Called 'No Threat'
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Smoke briefly poured into the air at the Chevron refinery on Tuesday, recalling the Aug. 6 fire that damaged a crude oil facility and caused 18,000 Bay Area residents to file medical claims with the oil company. But a Chevron … Continue reading
