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Judge Tells Chevron to Stop Calif. Refinery Work


Environment  (tags: climate, ClimateChange, Chevron, California, oil, San Francisco, conservation, destruction, ecosystems, energy, environment, globalwarming, GoodNews, government, green, habitat, habitatdestruction, nature, oceans, politics, pollution, protection, research )

Jesse
- 128 days ago - reuters.com
A California state judge ordered Chevron Corp (CVX.N) to halt a $1 billion project aimed at expanding the types of crude oils its San Francisco Bay-area refinery in Richmond, California, can process, according to court documents released on Thursday.
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Jenny Dooley (433)
Friday July 3, 2009, 5:26 pm
Thanks for this story Jesse. It's good to read that Judge Barbara Zuniga sided with activists in her decision, rather than going with the quick money.
 

Blue Bunting (855)
Monday July 20, 2009, 4:52 pm
Chevron: 'We're not paying' $27 BILLION fine for oil damage to Ecuador rain forest
 
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