Inside the Point Molate Naval Fuel Depot
There’s a strange monolithic structure on Richmond’s shoreline just north up the highway from the San Rafael Bridge. With castle-like towers and fortifications, the red...
Sean Greene
Environment reporter
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Stories by Sean
On top of the world
By Sean Greene Posted
Take it from a man who climbed Mount Everest six times: anything is possible.
Feds approve results of Chevron fire investigation
By Sean Greene Posted
On Aug. 6 of last year, the rough draft of a federal investigation says, an employee at the Chevron Richmond refinery noticed a puddle on...
Chevron reports cause of August 6 refinery fire
By Sean Greene Posted
Chevron failed to properly document a thinning pipe in the Richmond refinery’s crude unit back in 2002, the company admitted Friday, when the oil giant released...
Chevron fire investigators: Overhaul needed to prevent future incidents
By Sean Greene Posted
Despite all the eyes on the Richmond Chevron refinery before last August’s fire, the plant’s corroded crude pipe still went unnoticed, federal and state officials...
PG&E could market against MCE power in the future
By Sean Greene Posted
Utility company Pacific Gas & Electric filed a letter with state officials this week retaining its right to “express its views” on alternative energy programs...
‘Green’ electricity program coming to Richmond
By Sean Greene Posted
As the non-profit Marin Energy Authority prepares to take over as Richmond’s main electricity provider, residents face an important choice: whether to get their energy...
Council hears plan on Point Molate rehab, ups ante in race for call center
By Sean Greene Posted
After 10 years behind lock and key, the Point Molate Beach Park could re-open as early as this summer, a city official told the Richmond...
As California considers soda tax, Richmond refocuses debate on health
By Sean Greene Posted
Mr. Wilks strides onstage, a 12-ounce bottle of Coca Cola in hand. The bottle fizzes as he cracks open the seal. He takes a gulp....
Council hears plans from Marin Clean Energy, foreclosure solutions firm; runs short on time
By Sean Greene Posted
The Marin Energy Authority presented to the city council Tuesday night a plan to educate Richmond residents about their choices in switching to a new...
New bills take aim at Chevron
By Sean Greene Posted
Two bills introduced in the State Legislature Friday take aim at Chevron in direct response to the August refinery fire. Berkeley Democrats State Senator Loni...
A new spotlight of conservation on the Bay
By Sean Greene Posted
An international treaty recently recognized the San Francisco Bay estuary — California’s largest wetland — as a “wetland of importance,” but while conservation groups called...
Officials: Chevron failed to replace corroded pipe that caused Aug. fire
By Sean Greene Posted
Federal investigators have concluded an aged and severely corroded pipe caused the Aug. 6 Chevron Refinery fire. Investigators and elected officials were quick to blame...
