Die Hard

1. Asian Pacific Environmental Network • Social Justice Agenda • The Richmond ECAP will regulate air pollution created by commercial & industrial facilities • Richmond ECAP will include solutions to enforce existing regulations governing industrial facilities’ pollution & accidents • Richmond ECAP will include job & green job creation & economic growth opportunities, especially for immigrants and refugees • Opposing Agenda • Chevron and other polluters are not accountable to their responsibilities • Chevron and other polluters do not want any regulation that will impede their profit margins 1,000,000’s of People 100,000’s of People 1,000’s of People Large # of industrial facilities that create pollution High unemployment rate & lack of jobs Existing green job training programs lack capacity to include immigrants /refugees 10 Decisive Decision making Power or Influence City ECAP Staff Funding to implement solutions in the Richmond ECAP 8 Active Participant in Decision-making City Council 6 Power to have Major Influence on decision-making Solutions that regulate commercial & industrial facilities in the Richmond ECAP Gayle McLaughlin Council of Industries APEN? (please self rate) 4 Chevron Taken into Account West County Toxic Coalition Richmond Progressive Alliance 3 Can Get Attention Laotion Community v.1 DRAFT Communities for a Better Environment 2 Asian Pacific American Community Not on Radar +3 +2 +1 -1 -2 -3 Die Hard Active Support Inclined Towards Inclined Towards Active Support Die Hard Long-term Damage Long-term Solutions Medium-term Solutions Short-term Solutions Short-term Damage Medium-term Damage