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Investigators still examining refinery fire

Holly Kernan — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 01:08:30 +0000

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How gas prices make California one of the reddest states in the country

Julie Caine — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 00:31:58 +0000

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If you want know the price of gas around the United States, there’s a map online that breaks it down for you. The states with the cheapest gas are green, and the states with the most expensive are red. It’s probably the only map where California is one of the reddest states in the country.

Chevron is the problem

Robert Gammon — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 23:32:43 +0000

The East Bay oil giant rakes in huge profits and demands that the rest of us pay a steep price. Plus, state health officials warn not to eat oysters from a company backed by DiFi.

Community reacts to the Chevron refinery fire in Richmond

Julie Caine — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 01:02:37 +0000

The smoke from the Chevron refinery fire that started late Monday has cleared, but the controversy was still hot at a community meeting last night in Richmond. Around 700 people attended the meeting, where Chevron General Manager Nigel Hearne and local government and health officials faced frustration and anger.

Joan Davis from the Richmond Community Foundation began the meeting with some powerful questions: “Those of you who are feeling afraid, very quietly, stand. Those of you who are feeling angry, please stand, quietly.”

Today on Your Call: How did ExxonMobil become the most powerful corporation in the US?

Malihe Razazan — Tue, 08 May 2012 07:00:00 +0000

On the next Your Call, we’ll have a conversation with Steve Coll, Pulitzer prize winning reporter and author of Private Empire: Exxon Mobil and American Power. Last year, Exxon Mobil reported revenues of $452B, outpacing most countries around the world. How has this oil giant built its empire? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. What is Exxon’s relationship with states around the world and the US government? It’s Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

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