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Case Study:: Port Arthur, Texas
Case Study:: Port Arthur, Texas
Case Study:: Port Arthur, Texas
PORT ARTHUR,
TEXAS
E N V I R O N M E N TA L I N J U S T I C E BY
S H E L L R E F I N E RY P L A G U E S
AFRICAN-AMERICAN
N E I G H BO R H O O D S
The Motiva Refinery, a Shell joint venture in Port
Arthur, Texas, is one of North America’s busiest and most
productive oil refineries, currently processing more than
235,000 barrels of oil per day. Shell profits financially from
the refinery at the expense of the low-income community
that lives in its shadow. Local residents call the area
around West Port Arthur “Gasoline Alley” because of the
high levels of toxic pollution.
I. RATIONALE Shell has always been a big advocate of
“corporate Social responsibility” or CSR and voluntary
codes of conduct, But there comes a time when this isn’t
enough. Friends of the earth believes that companies like
shell should be required by Law to consider a duty of care
to the environmental and social impacts of is operations.
Fenceline communities want shell to stop polluting there
environment and damaging their health.
For many, Texas and oil go together, but for the
residents of the West-Side neighborhoods of Port Arthur,
such a mixture is a hazard to their health. As in many of
the communities where Shell operates, community
members in West-Side believe that their concerns about
Shell’s pollution have been ignored. Yet, Shell refuses to
address the significant health concerns of Port Arthur’s
West-Side residents, all of which are related to refinery
pollution. Instead, Shell has funded a health clinic, which is
located on the other side of town, and thus inaccessible to
I. RATIONALE most of the residents in the West-Side neighborhoods.
Weakness
- Hazardous Product
- Cause of Pollution
- improper location
V. AREAS OF
Opportunity
CONSIDERATION
- Door for Employment
- improvement of technology
Threats
- Presence of competitors
- pull out of investors
- termination of operation
• What will be the best maneuver
VI. STATEMENT of the Shell company to address
OF THE the significant health concerns of
PROBLEM Port Arthur's west-side residents?
• ACA #1.
- Shell should eliminate hazardous and life
threatening facility accidents by replacing antiquated and
dilapidated pipelines and relocating them to non-residential
areas.
Disadvantages:
- Costly
- Timely
• ACA #2.
- The government implement reforms national
campaign to clean up refinery pollution and injustice.
Advantages:
- It will contribute reducing the oil refineries
that operate in producing hazardous impact
VII. ALT E R N ATI VE to the environment.
C OU RSE O F AC TIO N - the fenceline community can easily demand
through this reform and voice out their rights
as concern citizens.
Disadvantages:
- time consuming
- possibility of unfulfillment
• ACA #3.
- The government implement reforms national
campaign to clean up refinery pollution and injustice.
Advantages:
- It will contribute reducing the oil refineries
that operate in producing hazardous impact
VII. ALT E R N ATI VE to the environment.
C OU RSE O F AC TIO N - the fenceline community can easily demand
through reform.
Disadvantages:
- time consuming
- possibility of unfulfillment
We highly recommend ACA#1, In
which, Shell should eliminate hazardous
and life threatening facility accidents by
VIII.
R E C OM M E N DAT IO N replacing antiquated and dilapidated
pipelines and relocating them to non-
residential areas.
1. Shell Company should tap the
Government for the assistance and
approval of relocation.
2. Then, the company should find a
perfect spot of location to relocate
the facilities.
3. Next, Shell would buy new
IX. IM P L E M E N TATION equipments and materials to replace
those antiquated and dilapidated
pipelines for security purposes.
4. Finally, Shell can now start
constructing the facilities and inform
their fenceline about the response of
respective apprehension.
THANK YOU
&
GOD BLESS !!!
Submitted To :
Pearl Lettee Maunes
Submitted By :
Arnel R. Tanggaro
Ronil S. Mendaros
Myra A. Humayag