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Chevron Energy and Hydrogen Renewal Project
Please submit written opinions if possible and please forward to other potential interested parties!
Thanks,
Jason
______________________________
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Subject: Chevron CUP
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2008 09:02:05 -0700
From: tom.butt@intres.com (Senior Richmond City Councilmember)
Folks, it's crunch time. This is where the rubber hits the road. The
Chevron Energy and Hydrogen Renewal project will go before the
Richmond Planning Commission in just nine days. They will be looking
for at least one credible attorney or academic to step forward and
tell them that it is okay to impose millions of dollars of mitigations
as described below. Click here for a list of $100 million of
"Community Impact Projects". Although the Brown Act prohibits me from
confirming it, I believe that this list of projects will ultimately
have the support of the Richmond City Council.
See the message below entitled "TOM BUTT E-FORUM: Leadership and
Responsibility in the Chevron CUP" for more information.
Who, among you, will rise to the occasion and provide either oral
testimony at the hearing or a written opinion that can be read and
entered into the record? Without such testimony, the Planning
Commission will probably take the easy way out and adopt only what
staff puts before them.
Please contact me if you wish to discuss.
Tom Butt
235 East Scenic Avenue
Point Richmond, CA 94801
Phone: (Day) 510.236.7435
(Evenings and Weekends) 510/237-2084
Cell 510/220-1577
Fax: 510.232.5325
E-mail: tom.butt@intres.com
Tom Butt Political Website: http://www.tombutt.com
East Brother Light Station website: www.ebls.org
Rosie the Riveter Trust website: www.rosietheriveter.org
________________________________
From: Butt, Tom
Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 8:19 AM
Subject: TOM BUTT E-FORUM: Leadership and Responsibility in the Chevron CUP
This may be the most important E-FORUM you have ever received.
California Attorney General Jerry Brown has sent each Richmond City
Council member a letter criticizing the direction that Richmond City
staff appears to be heading in the approval process for the Chevron
Energy and Hydrogen Renewal Project. The letter (Click here for a
copy) concludes with the following admonition:
While the FEIR indicates that the GHG [greenhouse gas] mitigation plan
must be approved by the City, it would be better at the outset to set
forth the conditions the City wants. Otherwise, the City would be left
with the choice of either accepting the proposed plan it does not want
or starting all over again, wasting valuable time and money.
We urge the City Council to address these issues by requiring specific
and enforceable mitigation and ensuring a full discussion of impacts
in the FEIR. There is a way that the City can conform to Jerry Brown's
advice. The Planning Commission can adopt a set of Conditional Use
Permit (CUP) conditions that require Chevron to invest prescribed
amounts of money IN RICHMOND RIGHT NOW to mitigate greenhouse gases
and to protect the health, safety and welfare of the people of
Richmond, as allowed by CEQA and the Conditional Use Permit process.
Although Brown was addressing the CEQA process, the City has even more
latitude in the CUP process. The legal test is whether the conditions
protect the public's health, safety or welfare and whether they have a
reasonable public purpose, which would include a connection to the
project.
The Planning Commission will hold a public hearing to receive public
comments and make a decision on the project's Design Review permit,
Conditional Use Permit and adequacy of the Environmental Impact report
(including a Draft and Final EIR) only nine days from now, on March
20, 2008. Click here for the full agenda announcement.
The Chevron Energy and Hydrogen Renewal Project is exactly the type of
equitable development and social justice issue we talked about in New
Orleans, and with your help, we can do something about it to improve
the quality of life in Richmond's downwind and fenceline communities,
which are also Richmond's most challenged communities.
This project will result in more pollution in Richmond and more
greenhouse gas emissions. If approved, it must be mitigated by
measures that will offset its negative impacts. I didn't make this up.
This is what California Attorney General Jerry Brown is telling us.
Click here for a list of $100 million of "Community Impact Projects"
to mitigate greenhouse gases and protect the health, safety and
welfare of Richmond residents. I am challenging you to help make
equitable development, social justice and smart growth work right here
in Richmond right now by organizing grass roots support for this $100
million of "Community Impact Projects."
You can support the $100 million "Proposed CUP Conditions to Protect
the Public Health, Safety and Welfare" by letting your Planning
Commissioners know that you support the $100 million CUP Conditions.
With your help, I believe our Planning Commission and City Council
will do the right thing.
Do not expect that City staff or the City Attorney's Office will be
sympathetic or supportive. They are faint of heart and have neither
the chutzpah nor cojones that Jerry Brown has. They are afraid of
making a mistake and always take the most conservative position. They
will equivocate, parse and prevaricate rather than take an aggressive
stand for the people of Richmond. Like the apostle Paul in 2 Timothy
(also see 1 Corinthians 16:13), as he summoned Timothy in an
admonition about leadership and responsibility, our Planning
Commission and City Council must be "strong, brave and steadfast," and
must strike out on their own to do what is right, even in the face of
timid bureaucrats and hypercautious lawyers.
Planning Commissioners and their contact information is listed below:
Stephen A. Williams, steve_a_williams@dot.ca.gov, 510-286-6195
Jeff Lee, JeffLee3@sbcglobal.net, 510) 932-3520
Nagarajah Rao, nagarajarao@sbcglobal.net, (510) 235-1184
Virginia G. Finlay, v.finlay@sbcglobal.net, (510) 236-0494
Background on the project can be found in the sources listed below:
Jerry Brown Remains Skeptical of Chevron EIR, March 8, 2008
Who is Telling the Truth?, March 6, 2008
Richmond on the Precipice?, March 2, 2008
Mitigating Greenhouse Gases from the Chevron Energy and Hydrogen
Renewal Project, February 23, 2008
AT 1.2 Million Pounds, Chevron is Region's Third Largest Polluter,
February 22, 2008
Design Review Board Scolds Chevron, February 6, 2008
Chevron Reaps Massive Record Profits in 2007, February 2, 2008
One Hand Giveth; the Other Taketh Away, February 2, 2008
Chevron Energy and Hydrogen Renewal Project and Solar Energy, January 27, 2008
Trees and the Chevron Energy and Hydrogen Renewal Project, January 27, 2008
Whitewashing and Greenwashing the Chevron Energy and Hydrogen Renewal
Project, January 26, 2008
Chevron Project Goes to Design Review Board Without Final EIR, January
24, 2008 Project Description
The proposed Energy and Hydrogen Renewal Project consists of a number
of component projects, including Hydrogen Plant Replacement, Power
Plant Replacement, Reformer Replacement, and Hydrogen Purity
Improvements. In general, the project would modify, replace and
install typical refining equipment such as piping, heat exchangers,
instrumentation, catalytic reactors, fractionation equipment, pumps,
compressors, furnaces, tanks, hydrogen sulfide absorption capacity,
hydrogen generation capacity and their associated facilities,
including steam and electrical generation as well as some refinery
buildings and infrastructure. These changes would include construction
and installation of new facilities as well as replacement of or
modifications to existing facilities. The project would not increase
refinery use of crude oil beyond currently permitted levels, although
process upgrades would allow the refinery to use a wider range of
crude oils. Included in the project components are upgrades to
increase energy efficiency, reduce air emissions, and increase
equipment reliability.
Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) The FEIR for this project is
now available. The FEIR consists of the Response to Comments and the
Response to Comments Appendices in combination with the Draft EIR and
the Draft EIR Appendices.
An electronic copy of the FEIR is available for review below:
Notice of Availability (File Size: 81 KB)
Volume 1: Draft EIR (File Size: 9 MB)
Volume 2: Draft EIR Appendices (File Size: 16 MB)
Volume 3: Responses to Comments (File Size: 16 MB)
Volume 4: Technical Appendices (File Size: 4 MB)
Volume 5: Attachments to Comment Letters (File Size: 25 MB)
Hard copies of the FEIR are also available at the following locations:
Richmond Public Library - Main Branch
325 Civic Center Avenue
Richmond, CA. 94804
Richmond Planning and Building Services Department
1401 Marina Way South
Richmond, CA. 94804.
The Planning Commission will determine the adequacy of the FEIR and,
if adequate, will certify that the FEIR was prepared in compliance
with the California Environmental Quality Act. The FEIR will be
considered by the Planning Commission at a noticed public hearing. If
the Final EIR is certified and after the City takes final action on
the proposed project, the City will file a Notice of Determination.
After the Notice of Determination is filed, a 30-day statute of
limitations for court challenges begins to run.
WANT TO RECEIVE TOM BUTT E-FORUM AND OTHER ACTION ALERTS ON RICHMOND
POLITICAL AND COMMUNITY ISSUES DELIVERED TO YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS? EMAIL
YOUR NAME AND EMAIL ADDRESS AND/OR THE NAMES AND EMAIL ADDRESSES OF
OTHERS WHO WOULD LIKE TO BE PLACED ON THE MAILING LIST AND THE MESSAGE
"SUBSCRIBE" TO tom.butt@intres.com. COMMENTS, ARGUMENTS AND
CORRECTIONS ARE WELCOME. TOM BUTT IS A MEMBER OF THE RICHMOND CITY
COUNCIL WHEN OPINIONS AND VIEWS EXPRESSED, WITHOUT OTHER
ATTRIBUTION, IN TOM BUTT E-FORUM, THEY ARE THOSE OF TOM BUTT AND DO
NOT REFLECT OFFICIAL VIEWS OR POSITIONS OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND OR THE
RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. VISIT THE TOM BUTT
WEBSITE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT TOM BUTT'S ACTIVITIES ON THE
RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL: http://www.tombutt.com. PHONE 510/236-7435 OR
510/237-2084. SUBSCRIPTION TO THIS SERVICE IS AT THE PERSONAL
DISCRETION OF THE RECIPIENT AND MAY BE TERMINATED BY RESPONDING WITH
"UNSUBSCRIBE." IT MAY TAKE A FEW DAYS TO REMOVE ADDRESSES FROM THE
DISTRIBUTION LIST
Link to the Final EIR
http://www.ci.richmond.ca.us/index.as...
Links to the Stories Mentioned in Forwarded E-mail
Jerry Brown Remains Skeptical of Chevron EIR
http://www.tombutt.com/forum/2008/080...
Who is Telling the Truth?
http://www.tombutt.com/forum/2008/080...
Richmond on the Precipice?
http://www.tombutt.com/forum/2008/080...
Mitigating Greenhouse Gases from the Chevron Energy and Hydrogen Renewal Project
http://www.tombutt.com/forum/2008/080...
At 1.2 Million Pounds, Chevron is Region's Third Largest Polluter
http://www.tombutt.com/forum/2008/080...
Design Review Board Scolds Chevron
http://www.tombutt.com/forum/2008/080...
Chevron Reaps Massive Record Profits in 2007
http://www.tombutt.com/forum/2008/080...
One Hand Giveth; the Other Taketh Away
http://www.tombutt.com/forum/2008/080...
Chevron Energy and Hydrogen Renewal Project and Solar Energy
http://www.tombutt.com/forum/2008/080...
Trees and the Chevron Energy and Hydrogen Renewal Project
http://www.tombutt.com/forum/2008/080...
Whitewashing and Greenwashing the Chevron Energy and Hydrogen Renewal Project
http://www.tombutt.com/forum/2008/080...
Chevron Project Goes to Design Review Board Without Final EIR
http://www.tombutt.com/forum/2008/080...
Chevron Energy and Hydrogen Renewal Project
Please submit written opinions if possible and please forward to other potential interested parties!
Thanks,
Jason
______________________________
__
Subject: Chevron CUP
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2008 09:02:05 -0700
From: tom.butt@intres.com (Senior Richmond City Councilmember)
Folks, it's crunch time. This is where the rubber hits the road. The
Chevron Energy and Hydrogen Renewal project will go before the
Richmond Planning Commission in just nine days. They will be looking
for at least one credible attorney or academic to step forward and
tell them that it is okay to impose millions of dollars of mitigations
as described below. Click here for a list of $100 million of
"Community Impact Projects". Although the Brown Act prohibits me from
confirming it, I believe that this list of projects will ultimately
have the support of the Richmond City Council.
See the message below entitled "TOM BUTT E-FORUM: Leadership and
Responsibility in the Chevron CUP" for more information.
Who, among you, will rise to the occasion and provide either oral
testimony at the hearing or a written opinion that can be read and
entered into the record? Without such testimony, the Planning
Commission will probably take the easy way out and adopt only what
staff puts before them.
Please contact me if you wish to discuss.
Tom Butt
235 East Scenic Avenue
Point Richmond, CA 94801
Phone: (Day) 510.236.7435
(Evenings and Weekends) 510/237-2084
Cell 510/220-1577
Fax: 510.232.5325
E-mail: tom.butt@intres.com
Tom Butt Political Website: http://www.tombutt.com
East Brother Light Station website: www.ebls.org
Rosie the Riveter Trust website: www.rosietheriveter.org
________________________________
From: Butt, Tom
Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 8:19 AM
Subject: TOM BUTT E-FORUM: Leadership and Responsibility in the Chevron CUP
This may be the most important E-FORUM you have ever received.
California Attorney General Jerry Brown has sent each Richmond City
Council member a letter criticizing the direction that Richmond City
staff appears to be heading in the approval process for the Chevron
Energy and Hydrogen Renewal Project. The letter (Click here for a
copy) concludes with the following admonition:
While the FEIR indicates that the GHG [greenhouse gas] mitigation plan
must be approved by the City, it would be better at the outset to set
forth the conditions the City wants. Otherwise, the City would be left
with the choice of either accepting the proposed plan it does not want
or starting all over again, wasting valuable time and money.
We urge the City Council to address these issues by requiring specific
and enforceable mitigation and ensuring a full discussion of impacts
in the FEIR. There is a way that the City can conform to Jerry Brown's
advice. The Planning Commission can adopt a set of Conditional Use
Permit (CUP) conditions that require Chevron to invest prescribed
amounts of money IN RICHMOND RIGHT NOW to mitigate greenhouse gases
and to protect the health, safety and welfare of the people of
Richmond, as allowed by CEQA and the Conditional Use Permit process.
Although Brown was addressing the CEQA process, the City has even more
latitude in the CUP process. The legal test is whether the conditions
protect the public's health, safety or welfare and whether they have a
reasonable public purpose, which would include a connection to the
project.
The Planning Commission will hold a public hearing to receive public
comments and make a decision on the project's Design Review permit,
Conditional Use Permit and adequacy of the Environmental Impact report
(including a Draft and Final EIR) only nine days from now, on March
20, 2008. Click here for the full agenda announcement.
The Chevron Energy and Hydrogen Renewal Project is exactly the type of
equitable development and social justice issue we talked about in New
Orleans, and with your help, we can do something about it to improve
the quality of life in Richmond's downwind and fenceline communities,
which are also Richmond's most challenged communities.
This project will result in more pollution in Richmond and more
greenhouse gas emissions. If approved, it must be mitigated by
measures that will offset its negative impacts. I didn't make this up.
This is what California Attorney General Jerry Brown is telling us.
Click here for a list of $100 million of "Community Impact Projects"
to mitigate greenhouse gases and protect the health, safety and
welfare of Richmond residents. I am challenging you to help make
equitable development, social justice and smart growth work right here
in Richmond right now by organizing grass roots support for this $100
million of "Community Impact Projects."
You can support the $100 million "Proposed CUP Conditions to Protect
the Public Health, Safety and Welfare" by letting your Planning
Commissioners know that you support the $100 million CUP Conditions.
With your help, I believe our Planning Commission and City Council
will do the right thing.
Do not expect that City staff or the City Attorney's Office will be
sympathetic or supportive. They are faint of heart and have neither
the chutzpah nor cojones that Jerry Brown has. They are afraid of
making a mistake and always take the most conservative position. They
will equivocate, parse and prevaricate rather than take an aggressive
stand for the people of Richmond. Like the apostle Paul in 2 Timothy
(also see 1 Corinthians 16:13), as he summoned Timothy in an
admonition about leadership and responsibility, our Planning
Commission and City Council must be "strong, brave and steadfast," and
must strike out on their own to do what is right, even in the face of
timid bureaucrats and hypercautious lawyers.
Planning Commissioners and their contact information is listed below:
Stephen A. Williams, steve_a_williams@dot.ca.gov, 510-286-6195
Jeff Lee, JeffLee3@sbcglobal.net, 510) 932-3520
Nagarajah Rao, nagarajarao@sbcglobal.net, (510) 235-1184
Virginia G. Finlay, v.finlay@sbcglobal.net, (510) 236-0494
Background on the project can be found in the sources listed below:
Jerry Brown Remains Skeptical of Chevron EIR, March 8, 2008
Who is Telling the Truth?, March 6, 2008
Richmond on the Precipice?, March 2, 2008
Mitigating Greenhouse Gases from the Chevron Energy and Hydrogen
Renewal Project, February 23, 2008
AT 1.2 Million Pounds, Chevron is Region's Third Largest Polluter,
February 22, 2008
Design Review Board Scolds Chevron, February 6, 2008
Chevron Reaps Massive Record Profits in 2007, February 2, 2008
One Hand Giveth; the Other Taketh Away, February 2, 2008
Chevron Energy and Hydrogen Renewal Project and Solar Energy, January 27, 2008
Trees and the Chevron Energy and Hydrogen Renewal Project, January 27, 2008
Whitewashing and Greenwashing the Chevron Energy and Hydrogen Renewal
Project, January 26, 2008
Chevron Project Goes to Design Review Board Without Final EIR, January
24, 2008 Project Description
The proposed Energy and Hydrogen Renewal Project consists of a number
of component projects, including Hydrogen Plant Replacement, Power
Plant Replacement, Reformer Replacement, and Hydrogen Purity
Improvements. In general, the project would modify, replace and
install typical refining equipment such as piping, heat exchangers,
instrumentation, catalytic reactors, fractionation equipment, pumps,
compressors, furnaces, tanks, hydrogen sulfide absorption capacity,
hydrogen generation capacity and their associated facilities,
including steam and electrical generation as well as some refinery
buildings and infrastructure. These changes would include construction
and installation of new facilities as well as replacement of or
modifications to existing facilities. The project would not increase
refinery use of crude oil beyond currently permitted levels, although
process upgrades would allow the refinery to use a wider range of
crude oils. Included in the project components are upgrades to
increase energy efficiency, reduce air emissions, and increase
equipment reliability.
Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) The FEIR for this project is
now available. The FEIR consists of the Response to Comments and the
Response to Comments Appendices in combination with the Draft EIR and
the Draft EIR Appendices.
An electronic copy of the FEIR is available for review below:
Notice of Availability (File Size: 81 KB)
Volume 1: Draft EIR (File Size: 9 MB)
Volume 2: Draft EIR Appendices (File Size: 16 MB)
Volume 3: Responses to Comments (File Size: 16 MB)
Volume 4: Technical Appendices (File Size: 4 MB)
Volume 5: Attachments to Comment Letters (File Size: 25 MB)
Hard copies of the FEIR are also available at the following locations:
Richmond Public Library - Main Branch
325 Civic Center Avenue
Richmond, CA. 94804
Richmond Planning and Building Services Department
1401 Marina Way South
Richmond, CA. 94804.
The Planning Commission will determine the adequacy of the FEIR and,
if adequate, will certify that the FEIR was prepared in compliance
with the California Environmental Quality Act. The FEIR will be
considered by the Planning Commission at a noticed public hearing. If
the Final EIR is certified and after the City takes final action on
the proposed project, the City will file a Notice of Determination.
After the Notice of Determination is filed, a 30-day statute of
limitations for court challenges begins to run.
WANT TO RECEIVE TOM BUTT E-FORUM AND OTHER ACTION ALERTS ON RICHMOND
POLITICAL AND COMMUNITY ISSUES DELIVERED TO YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS? EMAIL
YOUR NAME AND EMAIL ADDRESS AND/OR THE NAMES AND EMAIL ADDRESSES OF
OTHERS WHO WOULD LIKE TO BE PLACED ON THE MAILING LIST AND THE MESSAGE
"SUBSCRIBE" TO tom.butt@intres.com. COMMENTS, ARGUMENTS AND
CORRECTIONS ARE WELCOME. TOM BUTT IS A MEMBER OF THE RICHMOND CITY
COUNCIL WHEN OPINIONS AND VIEWS EXPRESSED, WITHOUT OTHER
ATTRIBUTION, IN TOM BUTT E-FORUM, THEY ARE THOSE OF TOM BUTT AND DO
NOT REFLECT OFFICIAL VIEWS OR POSITIONS OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND OR THE
RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. VISIT THE TOM BUTT
WEBSITE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT TOM BUTT'S ACTIVITIES ON THE
RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL: http://www.tombutt.com. PHONE 510/236-7435 OR
510/237-2084. SUBSCRIPTION TO THIS SERVICE IS AT THE PERSONAL
DISCRETION OF THE RECIPIENT AND MAY BE TERMINATED BY RESPONDING WITH
"UNSUBSCRIBE." IT MAY TAKE A FEW DAYS TO REMOVE ADDRESSES FROM THE
DISTRIBUTION LIST
Link to the Final EIR
http://www.ci.richmond.ca.us/index.as...
Links to the Stories Mentioned in Forwarded E-mail
Jerry Brown Remains Skeptical of Chevron EIR
http://www.tombutt.com/forum/2008/080...
Who is Telling the Truth?
http://www.tombutt.com/forum/2008/080...
Richmond on the Precipice?
http://www.tombutt.com/forum/2008/080...
Mitigating Greenhouse Gases from the Chevron Energy and Hydrogen Renewal Project
http://www.tombutt.com/forum/2008/080...
At 1.2 Million Pounds, Chevron is Region's Third Largest Polluter
http://www.tombutt.com/forum/2008/080...
Design Review Board Scolds Chevron
http://www.tombutt.com/forum/2008/080...
Chevron Reaps Massive Record Profits in 2007
http://www.tombutt.com/forum/2008/080...
One Hand Giveth; the Other Taketh Away
http://www.tombutt.com/forum/2008/080...
Chevron Energy and Hydrogen Renewal Project and Solar Energy
http://www.tombutt.com/forum/2008/080...
Trees and the Chevron Energy and Hydrogen Renewal Project
http://www.tombutt.com/forum/2008/080...
Whitewashing and Greenwashing the Chevron Energy and Hydrogen Renewal Project
http://www.tombutt.com/forum/2008/080...
Chevron Project Goes to Design Review Board Without Final EIR
http://www.tombutt.com/forum/2008/080...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency welcomes the nominations for the Achievement in Environmental Justice Awards. Nominations must be postmarked by January 11, 2008. National awards for achievements in environmental justice will be given to organizations in 5 categories:
academic institutions,
community-based organizations,
non-governmental and environmental organizations,
State and local government organizations, and
Tribal government and indigenous organizations.
Organizations should be nominated for their achievement in addressing environmental justice issues or achieving the goals of environmental justice in a manner that results in positive impacts to a community. The award competition will be open to all organizations within the United States. The nominated entity must have achieved a significant milestone or accomplishment within the past five years (2002-2007). Nominated entities should address six selection criteria which reflect the goals of addressing environmental justice issues in a way that positively affects the community. The criteria are:
(1) innovation;
2) corporate responsibility;
(3) community, equity, and public involvement;
(4) partnerships and collaboration;
(5) integration; and
(6) demonstrated results, effectiveness, and sustainability.
The awards will be announced in June 2008. For more information, visit:
http://www.epa.gov/compliance/resourc...
or contact Lisa Hammond at (202) 564-0736 or at hammond.lisa@epa.gov.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency welcomes the nominations for the Achievement in Environmental Justice Awards. Nominations must be postmarked by January 11, 2008. National awards for achievements in environmental justice will be given to organizations in 5 categories:
academic institutions,
community-based organizations,
non-governmental and environmental organizations,
State and local government organizations, and
Tribal government and indigenous organizations.
Organizations should be nominated for their achievement in addressing environmental justice issues or achieving the goals of environmental justice in a manner that results in positive impacts to a community. The award competition will be open to all organizations within the United States. The nominated entity must have achieved a significant milestone or accomplishment within the past five years (2002-2007). Nominated entities should address six selection criteria which reflect the goals of addressing environmental justice issues in a way that positively affects the community. The criteria are:
(1) innovation;
2) corporate responsibility;
(3) community, equity, and public involvement;
(4) partnerships and collaboration;
(5) integration; and
(6) demonstrated results, effectiveness, and sustainability.
The awards will be announced in June 2008. For more information, visit:
http://www.epa.gov/compliance/resourc...
or contact Lisa Hammond at (202) 564-0736 or at hammond.lisa@epa.gov.
Environmental Justice and the fight for the North Richmond Shoreline in Richmond, CA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqP72f...
Environmental Justice and the fight for the North Richmond Shoreline in Richmond, CA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqP72f...
Environmental Justice Communities
This Google Group addresses the environmental and health disparities concerns of ethnic and low-income communities.
http://groups.google.com/group/enviro...
Environmental Justice Communities
This Google Group addresses the environmental and health disparities concerns of ethnic and low-income communities.
http://groups.google.com/group/enviro...
<a href="http://action.foe.org/dia/organizatio... Take Action and Don’t Let Armenia Turn Teghut Forest into a Copper Pit</a> <br>
Teghut's forest is located in Armenia and is an ancient, pristine forest in a largely deforested nation. Over 1,500 acres of this forest is about to be destroyed to accommodate a massive, open-pit copper mine. Not to mention, the intense pollution from the mine could cause horrific health impacts on local communities. <br>
Send a message to the U.S. ambassador to Armenia, asking him to stand up for Armenian protestors, and the forest. Your message will be cc'd to the Armenian government so that it knows people in the U.S. are paying attention to Teghut forest and the activists in Armenia trying to save it.
Check out our <a href="http://www.foe.org/pdf/Teghut_Fact_Sh... Fact Sheet </a> and <a href="http://action.foe.org/dia/organizatio... TAKE ACTION!</a>
<a href="http://action.foe.org/dia/organizatio... Take Action and Don’t Let Armenia Turn Teghut Forest into a Copper Pit</a> <br>
Teghut's forest is located in Armenia and is an ancient, pristine forest in a largely deforested nation. Over 1,500 acres of this forest is about to be destroyed to accommodate a massive, open-pit copper mine. Not to mention, the intense pollution from the mine could cause horrific health impacts on local communities. <br>
Send a message to the U.S. ambassador to Armenia, asking him to stand up for Armenian protestors, and the forest. Your message will be cc'd to the Armenian government so that it knows people in the U.S. are paying attention to Teghut forest and the activists in Armenia trying to save it.
Check out our <a href="http://www.foe.org/pdf/Teghut_Fact_Sh... Fact Sheet </a> and <a href="http://action.foe.org/dia/organizatio... TAKE ACTION!</a>
Updated: The cause has raised $100.
Hello there,
I'd like to invite you all to join the 'Beyond Climate Change' Group:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid...
The feature-length documentary 'Beyond Climate Change' is set to enter pre-production, after a long period of development.
Based on a study with the same title by William Riedel D.Sc., this is a British/Australian co-production being delivered by Frontier Media, with Portuguese filmmaker João Paulo Simões at the helm.
Visit the brand-new official online presence to express your support:
http://beyondclimatechangedocumentary...
Donations to help at this early stage are also accepted and can be made via Paypal on the above link.
For further enquiries, email frontier.m@gmail.com