Fossil Fuel Exports in the Bay Area

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Fossil Fuel Exports in the Bay Area by Mind Map: Fossil Fuel Exports in the Bay Area

1. Current exporters of coal/petcoke

1.1. Levin-Richmond Terminal

1.1.1. 1.2 million tons coal/year

1.2. Port of Benecia

1.3. Port of Stockton

2. Proposed exporters of coal/petcoke

2.1. Port of Oakland

2.1.1. 2.5-9 million tons coal/year

2.2. Port of Richmond

2.2.1. 2-6 million tons coal/year

2.3. Oakland Army Base Redevelopment Project

2.4. Port of Stockton

2.4.1. Additional 3 million tons coal/year

2.5. Port of SF

2.5.1. No formal agreement opposing coal exports

2.6. Levin-Richmond Terminal

2.6.1. Additional coal and petcoke, unknown amounts

3. Producers of coal/petcoke

3.1. The Shell Martinez Refinery

3.2. The Chevron Richmond Refinery

3.3. Phillips 66 Rodeo Refinery

4. Public Health & safety

4.1. Petcoke

4.1.1. Arsenic, mercury, lead, vaedium, PAHs

4.2. Coal Dust

4.2.1. Arsenic, lead, chromium, nickel, selenium, other heavy metals

4.3. Transportation

4.3.1. trail derailments

4.3.1.1. chemical spills

4.3.1.2. fires

4.4. Air quality

4.4.1. 2,800 people/year die prematurely with issue related to air quality in the bay area (AQMD, 2012)

4.4.2. Pollution, toxic-smog, particulate matter

5. Climate Change

5.1. petcoke = 5-10% more CO2 than coal when burned

5.2. EPA no longer issuing new licenses to burn pet-coke

5.2.1. Export to China, Japan, India, Brazil, Turkey, Mexico to burn for electricity

6. Ecological Imact

6.1. Water Quality

6.1.1. reduced species diversity & abundance near petcoke piles

6.1.2. increased number of fish with tumors

6.2. Air Quality

7. Economy

7.1. properties near a coal export facility lose $2.6 million in value/year