The Chevron Renery

Project is about choices

Will we make the right choices?
Richmond Environmental Justice Coalition
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We have the power to make Chevron choose clean air and
safety for Richmond residents and renery workers.
Make your voice heard!
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Chevron is making the wrong choices
n Chevrons claim that their project is cleaner is not true and is based on buying
pollution licenses. Greenhouse gases would go up 16%, carbon monoxide by 9%,
and volatile organic compounds by 3%
n Chevron proposes to increase the 15 toxic air contaminants that most contribute to
cancer, asthma and other chronic health conditions by 58%. We already have too
much high risk pollution
n Chevron is still not committing to a safer refnery with an aggressive program to
upgrade all of the old carbon steel pipes carrying oil at over 450 degrees
Its time for Chevron
to make a better proposal
STEPHANIE HERVEY,
CBE MEMBER:
I have young children, so I am
deeply concerned that Richmond
make the right choice and require
Chevron to actually reduce harmful
emissions here in Richmond.
Nickel 1035%
Arsenic 676%
Chlorine 53%
Cadmium 1250%
Mercury 133%
Manganese 49%
Ethylene 59%
1,3 butadiene 9%
Diethanolamine 4197%
Silicon 25%
DPM 1%
Naphthalene 3270%
Formaldehyde 126%
Hydrogen Sulde 863%
Selenium 58%
Chevrons proposed
emission increases
for the Top 15
chronic health risks
in order of toxicity:
INN VILAYNGEUN,
APEN MEMBER:
Ive lived and worked next to the
Richmond refnery for 16 years
and have gotten sick all of the
time. Chevron must replace all of
the old equipment and pipes in
all of their operating units with
best available technology for our
health and safety.
ANDRS SOTO,
RPA MEMBER & EX-PLANNING COMMISSIONER:
My family grew up in the shadow of Chevron. One sister and two
brothers have had cancer, including one who died as a three year
old. Richmond can choose to make Chevron truly clean up its act.
We owe it to our families.
What has the State Attorney General said about the project?
Chevrons proposed
project is unacceptable
n An alternative scenario with no increase in greenhouse
gases would be acceptable because it would not interfere
with reaching Californias goal of signifcant greenhouse
gas reductions by 2050, would not increase local toxic
emissions in a community with high pollution rates, and
would improve safety
State Attorney General Harris
The Richmond community has
choices to protect our health and
safety. Together we can ght for:
n HEALTH: Chevron can commit to a substantial emissions
reduction program
n SAFETY: Chevron can replace all the old pipes working
under high temperatures with safer technology that wont
corrode and explode, and replace all clamps at the frst
reasonable opportunity
n JOBS: Chevron can fund a signifcant renewable energy jobs
program that will reduce local greenhouse gases
Chevron also has choices. They can dramatically improve our
health and safety by modernizing more of the refnery and
limiting the dirtier oil being processed OR they can focus
primarily on their profts.
Planning Commission Hearing & Recommendations
July 9 & July 10
City Council Review: July 22, 29 and 30
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Write or call our City Council members & attend the hearings!
Get involved with one of the Richmond Environmental Justice Coalitions member organizations
Its proposed project is not cleaner, nor as safe as it could be