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Chemical Industry Council of California

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The purpose of the Chemical Industry Council of California is to provide an effective means for individual companies engaged in the commerce of chemicals to combine their talents and resources to deal effectively with public policy issues affecting the chemical industry in California.

 

 

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CICC Salutes Members in the Spotlight

 

Larry Sloan, President of the Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates (SOCMA); and J'on Rider, Safety and Security Director for Gallade Chemical, are CICC Members "In the Spotlight."  CICC extends congratulations for jobs well done.

 

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Governor Says He'll Consider CA Fracking Stds.

(Posted 03/26/12)

 

Governor Jerry Brown said he'll consider opening California, fourth among oil-producing states, to a drilling method known as hydraulic fracturing to increase natural-gas production. . . A form of the technique has long been used in the oil-rich San Joaquin Valley, said Brown. . . He said he'd be likely to permit more widespread fracturing if environmental consequences can be minimized. . . California Governor Jerry Brown

 

"I'm an optimist," Brown said today at a conference near Santa Barbara. "I'm going to look at it. California is the fourth-largest oil-producing state, and we want to continue that."

 

With an estimated 15 billion barrels of crude, the Monterey and Santos shale formations near Los Angeles and in the San Joaquin Valley are the richest U.S. shale prospects, according to the Energy Department in Washington.  Read more  By James Nash - Mar 23, 2012 3:18 PM PT, Bloomberg News

 

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Senate rejects measure to promote natural gas in vehicles

(Posted 03/26/12)

 

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday [3/13/12] voted against including an amendment backed by energy magnate T. Boone Pickens and Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., that would boost the use of natural gas as fuel for fleets of trucks and other vehicles. "By providing billions in tax subsidies, the NAT GAS Act interferes in the marketplace to favor natural gas over other transportation and energy technologies that may be more cost-effective or sustainable," according to a coalition opposing the bill. The amendment is also opposed by the chemical industry.  The Hill/E2 Wire blog (3/13), Reuters (3/13)

 

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Chem Industry Testifies before Homeland Security Subcommittee

Voices Support of Continued Implementation of CFATS Regulations

(Posted 03/07/12)

 

3/6/12 Washington DC, Bill Allmond, SOCMA* VP Gov't & Public Relations and a member of the Chemical Industry Council of California's Board of Directors testified at a U.S. House Homeland Security Subcommittee hearing chaired by California Congressman Dan Lungren (R- Gold River) regarding the implementation challenges facing the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS).  This was the second congressional hearing brought about as a result of an internal DHS report that was obtained by Fox News in December 2011 that outlined primarily administrative and personnel problems with the Department's implementation of the CFATS program.  Read more

 

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Chemical Industry Council of California

P.O. Box 2260

Folsom, CA 95763-2260

 

 

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Last Updated: 12:07 p.m. PDT, 3/26/12 

by J.R. Ulrich & Associates

 


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UPCOMING EVENTS

RESCHEDULED - Exec Cmte Web-Mtg
Fri, April 27, 2012; 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. PST

Members' Legs/Regs Web-Mtg
Fri., May 4th, 2012; 8:30 a.m. PST

2012 CICC Annual Meeting
Save-the-Dates, June 27th and 28th; Sacramento - Details to Follow

2012 Chemical Sector Security Summit
Save the Date July 30 - August 2, 2012, Baltimore, MD

SAVE THE DATE - 2012 CFATS/MTSA Workshop
Hilton Hotel in Concord, CA on Sept 18th

2012 SOCMA Leadership Conference & 9th Annual Member Golf Tournament
September 25-27th; Hyatt Regency, Cambridge, MD

2012 Fall Mtg & Env Summit - San Diego
Tentative Oct 22nd, 23rd, 24th @ Paradise Point Resort, Watch for More Info Coming Soon