Monthly Archives: December 2009

ConocoPhillips fined for toxic bay discharges

Posted on December 23, 2009 by admin

Kelly Zito, Chronicle Staff Writer Regional water regulators have slapped the ConocoPhillips oil company with a $490,000 fine for dumping toxic chemicals into San Pablo Bay from its Rodeo refinery over a five-month period last year, releases that killed… Read … Continue reading →

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Letter From CBE to COP

Posted on December 23, 2009 by admin

From Citizens for a Better Environment to ConocoPhillips 12/21/09 Rand H. Swenson, Refinery Manager ConocoPhillips Company San Francisco Refinery 1380 San Pablo Avenue Rodeo, California 94572 Dear Mr. Swenson: As a signatory to the Good Neighbor Agreement (GNA) and one … Continue reading →

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Contra Costa Times: West Contra Costa communities worried about fate of ‘Good Neighbor Agreement’

Posted on December 12, 2009 by admin

A $300,000-a-year “Good Neighbor Agreement” that has funded various community projects for 15 years is “chump change” to ConocoPhillips, a Crockett civic leader said as he blasted the global oil company for not committing to renew the pact when it lapses at year’s end. Continue reading →

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Slide Presentation From Town Meeting

Posted on December 10, 2009 by admin

See a PDF slide presentation from our town meeting  here. The turnout was tremendous for Crockett… about 140 citizens!  Thanks!

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The State of Our Schools

Posted on December 8, 2009 by David Black

A February 2005 article authored by Sherry Posnick-Goodwin of California Educator is crucial to an understanding of the problems facing our schools. Continue reading →

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U.S. State Revenue Decline Will Go On, Report Says

Posted on December 6, 2009 by David Black

By Darrell Preston “U.S. states, which are closing $250 billion of budget deficits, will be forced to grapple with diminished revenue until at least 2012…’These are the worst numbers we’ve ever seen,’ said Scott Pattison, executive director of the budget … Continue reading →

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Unlike a Good Neighbor…

Posted on December 6, 2009 by David Black

ConocoPhillips Ain’t There Yet Special to the Crockett Signal, Revised Dec. 5, 2009 Dave Black I’ve found a new hometown, essentially my first hometown, in Crockett. My family has been welcomed into the community with open arms unconditionally and without … Continue reading →

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Refinery, neighbors drifting apart? – ContraCostaTimes.com

Posted on December 6, 2009 by admin

Click this for a Contra Costa Times article… Refinery, neighbors drifting apart? – ContraCostaTimes.com.

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Environmental impact analysis report from UC – Davis (repost)

Posted on December 1, 2009 by James Labinski

Conoco-Philips Refinery Clean Fuel Expansion Project (CFEP) [reposted from http://ice.ucdavis.edu/education/esp179/?q=node/573] Added by: Libia Diaz Organization: Contra Costa County Summary: The Conoco-Phillips refinery proposed a 30% expansion of their San Francisco refinery located in Rodeo, California. The objective of the project … Continue reading →

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