Smoke City

The juxtaposition of the Richmond hills and Chevron’s smokestack is a visceral reminder of the scale of our addiction to dirty energy

Last month, when a Chevron oil refinery caught fire in Richmond, California, thousands of residents evacuated beneath a pall of black smoke. Others stayed, sequestered in homes and hospitals, as Contra Costa County hazardous materials units visited neighborhoods, taking air samples. ***…
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by: Jeremy Miller – September 10, 2012