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One of the most important
steps the U. S. can lake to reduce
its dependence on foreign energy
sources is to decontrol the prices
of all domestic oil and natural
gas, M. A. Wright, chairman
and chief executive of Exxon
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Often these gloves could be
cleaned and reclaimed if they
were returned to the toolroom.
"We certainly expect individ-
uals to have the items they need
to do their work,” Bird notes.
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reducing hydrocarbon emissions explain their implications to your says, is by turning in broken
as proponents of the regulations neighbors? Have you taken the tools for repair or'for replace-
claim and that the systems are time to express your opinions ment. In many instances broken
hour and less than 15 pounds of potential safety threats. The to your Congressional Repre- tools are discarded instead of be-
hydrocarbons per day. The “no slight reduction in hydrocarbon sentative (for most of our em- ing turned in.
growth” provision would prevent emissions that the system ployees that is Bob Eckhardt) or Proper use of gloves could also
expansion of refineries, chemical achieves is not worth the safety your senators (John Tower and help reduce toolroom costs, Bird
plants, and petrochemical plants risk and high cost of installation, Lloyd Bentson)? notes. At most major job sites,
in this area since it is now tech- he said. Let them know how you feel. such as turnarounds, many of
nologically impossible to achieve Tony Atkiss, Refinery Admini- After all, what is at stake is your the black plastic gloves provided
such a standard. strative Manager who submitted family’s future health—physical employees are left lying around.
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shore oil and gas leases as
rapidly as industry can prudently
develop them.
He also stressed the impor-
tance of creating an economic
and political climate that will en-
courage formation of needed in-
vestment capital.
‘'The cumulative effect of these
measures would be to reduce our
dependence on imported oil,” he
declared. "W e believe that the
growth in imports could be
halted by 1980 and that there-
after imports would actually
begin to decline. By 1985, im-
ports could be about 9 million
barrels a day, compared to the
12 million barrels a day import
level that is projected without a
positive domestic energy develop- •
ment program.”
Wright said the prospect of a
steady increase in our depen-
dence on foreign supplies is not
a pleasant one.
In fact. he said, "it poses
one of the most serious chal-
lenges our nation has ever faced,
having both economical and
national security implications.”
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The Texas Air Control Board “the ‘no growth’ control can lead chairman of the Baytown Cham-
in May held hearings in Houston to shutdowns of existing opera- her of Commerce’s Regulatory
to get opinions from industrial, lions with attendant loss of jobs Affairs Committee, said that “it
civic and individual citizens and economic benefits lo the is easy and not unrealistic to
about some proposed regulations community.” As existing manu- project this regulation into a fu-
that the Environmental Protec- facturing units become obsolete, ture doomsday and see Baytown
non Agency (EPA) says are as a result of technological pro- and the entire Houston-Galveston
needed to further control hydro- gress applied in some other parts Leomino stagnant and "5507
carbon emissions on the Upper of Texas or the United Stales, " , 11 118 ? i r l 4},5
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Gulf Coast. Among other things, these process units could not be section 4 , ountry » 24-5,525
the EPA wants regulations replaced because replacement 5 , 222
adopted in this area that would, units could not meet the “no Gillis summec up us testi- 2M08eteneT
(1) force a 75 percent reduction growth” standard. The shutting mony by saying that it is ob-
in the number of vehicle miles down of these obsolete units vious that we cannot expect l e
driven, (2) in essence prohibit would result in loss of jobs, both EPA 10 resolve the pro emfac- -au
the construction or modification by the people employed directly ing us under current law. neir , -.-tmdod
of any facility that would emit by the affected industry and those charge is clear. Congress can w- g.cakzzsdidddeg
hydrocarbons, and (3) require employed by supporting industry solve the problem by changing hhimettF8e7dM2
vapor-recovery systems to be in- and business. the law to provide our society
stalled at ship and barge loading H. H. Meredith, Coordinator of time to get the answers needed
facilities. Environmental Conservation for ; ‘ Congress should defer these
A parade of citizens appeared Exxon USA, pointed out that in and use and transportation con.
at the two day, one night hear- Houston only 3 percent of the trols, which have been proposed
ing. Others who did not care to photochemical oxidant readings under the guise of environmental
wait and speak publicly sub- in a year’s time are in excess of controls, .and which pose such
milled written testimony. The the EPA’s standard of 0.08 ppm, possibilities as I have mentioned
very clear message out of the one-hour average. “So for 97 per- for economic and social disrup-
hearings was that people in this cent of the lime we are in com- tions in our communities,
area do not want the regulations pliance without using any of the So much for the hearings,
adopted. added control techniques under Now let's get personal. How do Impact wrench being repaired by Stores Technician Jack Burns, left,
M. E. Gillis, Executive Vice consideration.” Meredith said. you feel about the proposed at tool room repair shop would cost about $450 to replace, according
President of Exxon Chemical Meredith also pointed out that regulations? Have you con- to George Bird, right, Stores supervisor responsible for tools.
USA, hit hard at the proposal the vapor recovery systems pro- sidered what impact these pro-
that would prohibit the construe- posed for ship and barge loading posed regulations would have on
tion or modification of any terminals are not as effective at you? Have you taken the time to
source of hydrocarbon vapors un-
less the source emitted less than
three pounds of hydrocarbons per
ing of the American Petroleum
Landmen, Wright said “a free
market approach, by permitting
oil prices lo rise, would provide
the double advantage of reducing
oil demand while stimulating de-
velopment of domestic energy
supplies."
Wright suggested several other
measures that should be taken:
—Phase out or put on a
standby basis mandatory alloca-
tions,
—Relax statutory emission
standards for 1978 automobiles,
Improve automobile gaso-
line mileage 40 percent by 1980,
—Improve insulation standards
for buildings and appliances.
—Make available federal off-
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Lee, O. B. Baytown Briefs (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 06, Ed. 1, June 1975, newspaper, June 1975; Baytown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1433605/m1/2/: accessed July 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.