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DESCRIPTION:A Panel Discussion on the Dangers of East Bay Refineries and How 
 Communities Are Fighting Back\n\nJoin 350 Bay Area, the Sunflower Alliance, 
 Idle No More, and the Ecology Center for a panel discussion with scientists 
 and community activists about East Bay refineries, their impact on our 
 health and climate, and what we can do. Idle No More will kick off the 
 event. \n\nPanelists  include: Diane Bailey, Senior Scientist at NRDC; Greg 
 Karras, Senior Scientist at Communities for a Better Environment; Marilyn 
 Bardet, Community Organizer with Good Neighbors of Benicia, and Lyanna 
 Monterrey, grassroots organizer in Pittsburgh.\n\nThe Bay Area, widely 
 regarded as among the most environmentally conscious places in the U.S., in 
 fact exports more petroleum than any other metropolitan region in the 
 country.  Our five refineries, all in the East Bay, process the heaviest, 
 dirtiest crude oil, releasing a stew of toxic chemicals and environmental 
 pollutants. Making matters worse, plans are underway for many of these 
 refineries to start handling significant amounts of Canadian tar sands oil, 
 described by the Sierra Club  as "the most toxic fossil fuel on the 
 planet." Shipping channels in the Bay are being deepened, refineries are 
 being reengineered, and plans call for hundreds of rail cars a day to pass 
 through the East Bay carrying tar sands.\n\nCommunities downwind from these 
 refineries face significant health threats, ranging from asthma to cancer, 
 and many are already organizing to fight back. Thanks to these refineries' 
 contributions to climate change, we are all downwind. \n\nCost: 
 Free\nContact: Debra Berliner, debra@ecologycenter.org, 510-548-2220 x 
 240\nWheelchair accessible\n\n\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/10/09/18744591.php
SUMMARY:Bay Area Big Oil Getting Bigger?
LOCATION:Ecology Center\n2530 San Pablo Ave (near Dwight)\nBerkeley, Ca, 94702
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/10/09/18744591.php
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