Dianne Budd, of San Francisco, joined about 300 other protesters as they marched through the streets of Point Richmond on Saturday. She is with code Pink.Posted on 03/15/2008 7:01:47 PM PDT by SmithL
More than 300 people marched from downtown Point Richmond to the Chevron refinery today to protest the company they say is processing crude oil imported from Iraq.
Vowing to blockade the facility, about 50 people formed human chains at the entrance to the refinery on Richmond Avenue as others held banners, sang and danced.
The protesters were marching against the war in Iraq as well as a proposal to upgrade the refinery's processing capability. They accused Chevron of profiteering from the oil obtained by the Iraqi invasion that has cost many thousands of lives and billions of dollars.
Kayla Starr, 66, from Ashland, Ore., said she was participating because of her 2-year-old granddaughter, Dahlia.
"I don't want her to get asthma and cancer from breathing the polluted air, and I don't want her to live in the world where we're killing innocent people," she said.
Chevron spokesperson Camille Priselac said operations at the refinery were not disrupted by the protests and that alternative means existed for vehicles needing to enter and leave the facility.
"We have also taken steps to ensure the safety of our employees," she said, adding that because of the safety measures, those steps would not be disclosed.
Chevron has said in the past that the proposed refinery upgrade will not cause additional pollution.
The protesters said they planned to remain at the refinery overnight and possibly until the war in Iraq is over.
Dianne Budd, of San Francisco, joined about 300 other protesters as they marched through the streets of Point Richmond on Saturday. She is with code Pink.
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They ought to be marching on Congress/
Code Pink could make great military target practice.
It’s fairly unlikely that this refinery is receiving Iraqi crude, although it’s not impossible.
It just wouldn’t make much sense.
In any event, it’s in the business of refining crude oil.
If these protesters don’t want to buy it, they shouldn’t drive up to the refinery to protest.
The last I knew the Chevron facility in Richmond received most of the crude from Alaska.
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I just love this guy!!!!
I assume this moobat didn't ride a bike to the event.
This is just amazing. They want to pushing Iraq for being free. I’ve had enough. It’s time to start arresting these folks for treason.
The west coast refineries are getting their crude oil from Alaska and Indonesia. I don’t know for sure, but any mideast oil that we import should be going to either the east coast or Gulf coast.
It wouldn’t make sense to ship it to California unless there was a shortage from the closer sources.
Wonder how they got to the protest? There is a way these Braindead Code Pukers can stop making any carbon footprint....
Pray for W and Our Troops
Their hypocrisy knows no limits.
They forget -
Half of every graduating class graduates at the bottom of the call and no private business ever hires them.
The world, is full of stupid people.
Idiots. I hope the truck drivers just run over their stupid asses.
Some people are natural born cannon fodder.
I propose a new Moonbat Rule:
If you're going to protest an oil refinery because of oil and stuff, you should get to the protest site using nothing dependent on oil. Why increase demand?
You get bonus points if you extend this principle to every part of your life: for example, you would not eat anything that came to you via a conventional truck, and so on up the line. You might ask, "wouldn't life get much harder?" Yes, but everyone has to sacrifice something, and nothing tastes as good as self-satisfaction feels!
And this concept would fuel lots of innovation. For example, has anyone seriously investigated intercontinental paragliding? If you succeed, you can get to that globalization protest in Antananarivo without using oil! If you invent a solar-powered snowmobile, you can hold your global warmingclimate change protest in Montreal in January in relative comfort!
Of course protesting is important and is hard work, but sometimes you have to do something productive, and among the thousands upon thousands of protesters at your demonstration, there has to be some knowledgeable person somewhere. (I haven't found one yet, but I have hope!) The others can be test subjects. Maybe your prototype intercontinental paraglider will fail high over the Pacific, but there is nothing quite so glorious as dying for the cause. (Excuse me while I shed a tear for those brave, brave freedom fighters in the Middle East. NO BUDBLOOD FOR OIL!!!1!1!)
Gaiaspeed!
I think the leadership certainly does make the connection and are making good use of people with more emotion than brains.. 
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