***Refinery pollution report a shock – Bay Area plants belching 30% more gases than realized
– “Health advocates, meanwhile, are demanding that emissions be reduced from the plants along the Contra Costa and Solano counties’ shorelines, saying the pollution contributes to asthma rates in surrounding communities that are among the highest in the state.” [SFGate]
An irony is that the center of these refineries is the town of Martinez, which is also the location of John Muir’s Bay Area home.
***More early spring flowers
Almaden Quicksilver Country Park. February 15, 2003.
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February 15, 2003
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***Refinery pollution report a shock – Bay Area plants belching 30% more gases than realized
– “Health advocates, meanwhile, are demanding that emissions be reduced from the plants along the Contra Costa and Solano counties’ shorelines, saying the pollution contributes to asthma rates in surrounding communities that are among the highest in the state.” [SFGate]
An irony is that the center of these refineries is the town of Martinez, which is also the location of John Muir’s Bay Area home.
***More early spring flowers
Almaden Quicksilver Country Park. February 15, 2003.
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February 15, 2003 Posted by gdanmitchell | Commentary | Comments Off on 2003.02.15