Chevron Campaign

CBE & our allies have only just begun our work to stop Chevron's Refinery Expansion. For more information on the current status of the Chevron Campaign, contact Jessica Tovar, Contra Costa County Community Organizer (510) 302-0430 x 24.

Listen to an interview with CBE staff about our fight to "Cap the Crude": Jun 20, 2008 - KPFA Interview

The Chevron Refinery expansion project in Richmond will build the capacity to
refine much dirtier crude oil, which means more pollution, increased risk of
explosions, fires, spills and releases of poisons into our air, our bay and our land.
It's a matter of life and death for refinery workers & residents in Richmond and
the Bay Area.The City of Richmond has a choice. Will Richmond continue to be a
global hub for pollution? Or will it define a new path with
solutions that protect our health and the environment?

A vote to certify the flawed EIR = A vote for complicity in Chevron's cover
up. A vote for secretly negotiated community benefits in exchange for a comprehensive crude cap = A vote for selling our health down the river.

OUR DEMANDS:
* Recirculation of the EIR, and
* Comprehensive oil quality condition (crude cap) that would prevent pollution by limiting the type of crude coming into the refinery, and
* Funds for the city to be community controlled in an open process = a vote for the well being of the community and future generations!