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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
(Newark, California)
For Immediate Release
June 18, 1992
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
IN FORUM WITH EVERGREEN OIL EMPLOYEES
Evergreen Environmental Services oil Refinery
Newark, California
MR. MORGAN: It's my pleasure, Mr. President, to
introduce to you some of our friends, our neighbors. Evergreen
011 is only possible because we have had some shareholders that
have had a lot of foresight. The city of Newark has: been very
cooperative, a partnership. But most of all, our employees are
the ones that have made this possible.
so, now that I've got the mike, and I'm not going to
have this chance again, I want to ask the first question. Is
that all right?
THE PRESIDENT: That's the way it is, give a guy a
little power. (Laughter and applause.)
Q
I know there's been a lot of questions about
the environment, but one of the things of our environment has
been in the press a lot lately. And I think as a father and
businessman and this sort of thing, I'd like to know how your
historic treaty with President Yeltsin and the arms reductions is
going to affect people like me and the rest of us here?
THE PRESIDENT: Well, let me just say that this
morning we said good-bye to President Yeltsin a new kind of
Russian leader. Democratically-elected, he C me to the United
States with the vote of the people behind him And what we
worked out in the arms control deal is literally historic. There
will be no question that what happened as we move to eliminate
now, have agreement to eliminate the most destabilizing missiles
in their case the big SS-18s, multiwarhead missiles, that for
years have plagued everybody, that move is destined to make life
better for our kids.
Curt and I were talking -- he's got a big family and
so do we -- but for years the children in this country have been
going to bed with the fear of nuclear weapons. And what happened
in the last two days is really historic. And it has an effect
not only on the psychology of all of this, but also it has an
enormous effect on the jobs for the future. Because what we're
doing now as we move down any military threat is to move forward
with business exchanges and the export potential in that country
:
is enormous, which would mean Jobs for the United states at home.
so it was historic. It's a joy doing business with
this man. And I wish all of you could have seen the way in which
he was received by the -- maybe you did see it on the tube -- by
the United States Congress.
And the other point I'd make to those who are in
service here, for years we've been dealing with the Soviets in
the spirit of mistrust for plenty of reason. Anytime you're up
against a totalitarian regime, you better keep your eyes open.
And now we're moving away from that on his offer to go in with
the KGB file -- go the extra mile to see if any information can
be shed on Americans that are missing. This is very good. And
we have a wide array of areas in which we're cooperating,
including that one.
so it was a historic day and I think it means a lot
for generations to come. It doesn't mean that we don't need a
strong defense. Who knows where the next trouble spot will be?
And we've got to be prepared. And we can't lay down our arms in
hopes that everybody around the world is going to do that.
But this was a big meeting, and I think the historic
agreement is going to mean an awful lot for the tranquilty of our
children, and that's very important to me, and I know it is to
Curt and everybody else here.
Now, who wants to shoot away -- in a figurative
sense here?
(Laughter.)
α
Mr. President, I'd like to ask you -- I'm sure
you'll agree with me that the future of our country lies in
educating our children. And four years ago you promised that you
would be the Education President. Since then, I've seen tuitions
go out of the roof, I've seen classes be so limited our state
colleges, the students can't complete their degrees. I've seen
our elementary schools get slashed to where there's not even a
remedial reading instructor at our local elementary schools any
longer. I'd like to know, if you're reelected in November, can
you hold true to your promise to be the Education President? And
how are you going to do that?
THE PRESIDENT: Let me tell you -- the first place,
a good question. Secondly, everything we do is affected by
education. For the first time since I've become President, for
the first time in history we have six education goals.
Now, you might say, well, what does that accomplish?
It accomplishes -- it means that we've gotten all of the
governors of the states together and they have agreed on the
goals -- the goals that we must strive for: better peformance,
kids should start school ready to learn -- that means much more
emphasis on Head Start, which we've done. Nobody is too old to
learn. That means more emphasis on adult education, which we've
done. It means proficiency in math and science. It means
voluntary testing. so we've got these goals.
secondly, we have the most rev lutionary program in
education called America 2000. I regret tc report to you that
America 2000's ingredients have been blocked in a hostile United
States Congress that is thinking old thoughts. The problems you
bring up require new thinking. And I would urge you to take a
look at the America 2000, and the way to achieve, not for my
sake, but for everybody's sake, better education is to pass our
program America 2000. It has things like school choice.
You see, when I got out of the service and was on
the G.I. B111, why, you could choose where you want to go to
school. Pell Grants -- you can choose where you want to go to
school. But in elementary and secondary education, the parents
have no choice. And I believe the time has come for the parents
to have choice in education. so we're stressing that.
The fundamentals -- we've gotten too far away from
them in many of our schools. We are stressing that.
so, first place, I think we are -- our schools are
under constraints because of the economy. This, as you know, is
the responsibility of the local government. I do not want the
federal government to dictate curriculum to the cities. It's
much better that Newark decides on its own and not have some
bureaucrat in Washington setting the agenda. But we are spending
more money by far on education. Head Start funding, which is to
meet one of our national goals, is way up; Pell Grant funding is
up. And so the federal government, in spite of these enormous
deficits that are ripping off everybody, is putting more money
into education.
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But the answer isn't more money, it is America 2000,
our education program. And we need the help in the United States
Congress to get it passed.
Thank you. (Applause.)
&
My question is, I saw you on CNN the other
night, and the last question posed to you was, are you willing to
open up an "Ask George Bush" line and meet with people, like Bill
Clinton and ROSS Perot had? I think that this is probably very
good for your PR. But why don't you do this more?
THE PRESIDENT: Well, I've been doing it, ever since
I've been in politics. We had a thing called "Ask George Bush"
when these other guys hadn't even started on this kind of an
event. so -- and we do do some of it. But I don't believe that
the White House should have a -- we have a comments line, but I
just have a certain respect for the office and I don't want to
turn it into a call-in show place. I, mean I just think that I
owe the people a certain respect for the office of the
presidency.
But this isn't the first time that we've done this.
As a matter of fact, we did it not 50 long ago in an event not
too far away in the valley, right here in California. And I've
been doing it -- I did it up in the primaries up in New
Hampshire. And I've been doing it ever since I've been running
for office.
It's a good thing to do and you do learn. I learn
from the questions and learn the anxieties of people. so we're
going to keep on doing it. But I'm glad you think that it makes
some sense. I'll be honest with you, though. I think in a
campaign year you've got to draw the line somewhere. And I am
not going to be out there, kind of being a teenybopper at 68, I
just can't do it. (Laughter.)
Yes.
Q
Mr. President, in light of your goals for
education, the environment, the rebuilding of the infrastructure
and the social problems, how are we going to make those goals
come to pass in light of our financial situation, the deficit and
such?
THE PRESIDENT: We're not going to if we don't get
this economy back. The national economy is recovering. Anemic
growth grew at 2.-some percent here in the first quarter; it will
be, I think, a little bit stronger in the second quarter. so the
national economy is recovering. Incidentally, 60 percent of the
people in the poll I saw that same night I did that show think
it's getting worse. And in some areas like California it has
been horrible. But we've got to get the economy recovering.
The other day we had a chance to discipline the
Executive Branch and we had a chance to discipline the Congress
by passing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution. I
was for it, we got well over a majority of the vote, but we did
not get two-thirds because it was blocked by the entrenched
liberal leadership in the United States Congress. Eighty percent
of the American people want it. It would help. It wouldn't
automatically do it, but it would /force the tough decisions on
the elected members of the government.
And 50 that's one thing. I also would like to have
what 43 governors have -- the line-item veto -- and see if the
President couldn't do a better job of cutting the spending than
the United States Congress has done. (Applause.) But more
important than just presiding over what we've got is to get this
economy to grow. And we have a growth program up there that
would spur investment in small business.\ Included in it, also,
is an incentive that would spur investment in homebuying. It is
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a $5,000 credit for the first-time homebuyer. And I believe that
would not only offer the American Dream to some young family, but
would stimulate jobs in our economy.
I believe that a capital gains tax reduction would
stimulate risk-taking and stimulate investment. I believe that
changing the IRAs in a way that would increase risk-taking would
be very good. And 80 we have a six -- you know, everybody's got
an eight-point or a 10-point program -- we've got a six-point
program to stimulate this economy and it's been languishing in
the Congress. In fact, to try to get it passed I ended up having
to veto a tax bill because I just could not accept that -- the
fact that people are taxed too little in this country.
And so we're going to keep pushing for economic
growth, and as President the only weapon I've got now is to use
that veto to keep bad things from happening. But I'm a little
more optimistic; because I think, one, things are beginning to
move on the economy, and secondly, I think people want to see --
I think people want to see some of these incentives passed to
stimulate economic growth. It is essential for California, I
think, because we're suffering here with defense going down. In
a way, that's good; in a way, that's not 50 good. Jobs way, it's
tough. World peace, it's good. But we need to move with
incentives in this economy, and I'm going to keep on fighting for
them.
0
Mr. President, I'd like to know how you're
going to balance our immediate economic needs for growth with
those of the long-term environmental needs. We didn't look real
well in Rio, and I'm wondering how you want to balance those two
things.
THE PRESIDENT: Well, I'll tell you what -- we may
have a difference about Rio. I don't think leadership is going
along with everybody else. We have the best environmental record
in the whole world. Our technology is fantastic. What you're
doing right here for conservation -- (applause) -- what you're
doing right here is an example of this.
So we've got a good record on environment.
We're the leaders in CFCs. We're the leader: in forestry. We're
the leaders in ocean technology. We have the best programs for
our parks and adding to wildernesses -- which, incidentally, a
lot of that's happened since I've been President.
But what we've got to do is find a balance so we
don't throw a lot of Americans out of work by going to the
extreme. And I could not sign that biodiversity treaty because,
in my view, it would take technological innovation like this and
hand it over to others and dry up our technology and dry up the
labs. And I stood up there against the whole world and said,
look, we want to share our technology, we want to continue to
lead on the environment, but I simply also, as President, must
consider the working man and woman, the families of this
countries.
so we're trying to find the balance. We did come
out of there in a lot of ways with what they call Agenda 21 and
with the Climate Control Agreement. All pretty good agreements.
But I was singled out by many of the special interest groups as
saying, hey, our President should have signed this. I didn't
come in here to follow, to jump on the bandwagon. We're the
United states, and we're going to continue to lead in
environmental policy. (Applause.)
X
Mr. President, I agree that we are leaders in
the environment. But if reelected, what incentives would you
devise to aid our country in reducing our overconsumption of the
energy resources?
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THE PRESIDENT: We've got an energy bill before the
Congress right now that does that -- encourages alternative use
of fuels. We have. sound environmental practice on offshore.
We've got -- in this bill, I mean, all -- from lighting -- kinds
of new light bulbs that really save an enormous amount of energy
to alternative uses of fuel. We've got a good program. It's
hung up in the United States Congress right now. But I would
press forward on that energy bill and try to move forward.
Let me say this as a word of caution, though. We
are more and more dependent on foreign oil. And it was about a
year and a half ago when the Persian Gulf situation got fired up,
that it was predicted oil would go to $80 a barrel overseas. And
I don't know if you saw what Saddam Hussein said the other day.
He said, the biggest mistake he made is when he first moved into
Kuwait that he didn't move into Saudi Arabia. And you want to
project something that would just shoot these gasoline prices
right off the scoreboard, try that one on.
So what we've got to do, it seems to me, is to try
to become less dependent on foreign oil for security reasons, and
that means alternate sources. I may get into a big fight here,
but I believe that the safe -- nuclear power can be used safely
and it's clean-burning -- I believe clean. And I believe that we
ought to facilitate that rather than turn our back on that.
But it does concern me that we're becoming more
dependent on foreign oil and, yet, I think the answer is
conservation and alternative sources. And that's in our energy
bill.
Я
Mr. President -- and I assume that you are --
what do you think about the oil that we've got to send out for
incineration?'
THE PRESIDENT: What you've got to send out for
incineration? Help me, I'm not a technologist, but what I see
here I like in terms -- refining it.
Q
Well, the oil that fails our test that we do on
the field, we send that out for incineration to Kansas, to a
facility -- the RICRA facility that burns it off.
THE PRESIDENT: I'm sorry, I hate to say this. Yes,
I'm President, but I don't know enough about the technology to
know whether that's good or bad. (Laughter.) But I assume this
company, committed to environmental sanity, is not doing
something that would -- help me, though. Are you worried about
it or you think we need to do more of it, or what is it?
Q
Well, I think it should be recycled.
THE PRESIDENT: Yes.
D And right now, some of the oil that fails --
well, all the oil that fails the test is being burned off --
THE PRESIDENT: I see.
X
-- in the RICRA facility where they're licensed
to do so.
THE PRESIDENT: Well, let me check it. I'll just
have to say I don't know. I think that's all right for a
President, as long as you don't do it all the time. (Laughter
and applause.)
&
Mr. President?
THE PRESIDENT: Shoot.
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military bases, 0 do you have a plan for employment of our
With the recent close of the many bases,
servicemen?
THE PRESIDENT: Well, the answer is to get the
economy moving Bo that the men and women coming out of the
service get jobs in the private sector. And I've addressed
myself here to the things I think would help on that. The
Defense Department is spending -- it's either $6 billion or $7
billion in transformation as we move from defense to help people
coming out of the military and also to help transfer some of our
technology.
Our labs, for example, that have been devoted to
some of this highest tech -- and we spend $90 billion a year on
everything in the government on research -- those that are now
being -- they're loosening up that technology to go into the
private sector. That will mean jobs. We've extended the G.I.
Bill for veterans, for people coming out so that they can then
use those benefits for their own education; and, as I say, at $6
billion or $7 billion out of the Defense Department for this
transformation. so that's what we're doing about it.
-- you pretty Q much seem family oriented as far as the economy
H1, Mr. President. I noticed earlier you have
goes. But do you have any type of plan for the homeless? It
seems like there's a growing number.
THE PRESIDENT: Well, it does. And the plan for the
homeless is to fully fund what's known as the McKinney Act, which
we've done. The federal government has partial responsibility
for that. But the responsibility the federal government has is
to assist the states and municipalities as much as we can. I
think we're spending more money as a result of that act on the
homeless than we've had before. But it's a tough problem. And I
don't believe the answer is in -- lies just at the federal level.
I'll be honest with you: I continue to worry about
-- about a third of the homeless who have mental problems. And
we changed the laws somewhere back in the last couple of decades
that permitted -- which permitted these people to be free of care
and attention. And that has exacerbated this problem. I'm not
sure that it needs the federal action on this, but it is an area
of which I'm very much concerned. And without shifting
responsibility.
I know when Barbara took Mrs. Yeltsin the other day
to a soup kitchen there, it was to demonstrate that the
government can't do it all. The, what we call Points of Light,
the volunteers that are helping all over the country, got to
pitch in and do more. Federal level, the answer is fully funding
of the McKinney bill which we are trying to do and which we
propose.
Q
Mr. President, I am a social worker and I have
been working with the Head Start program. I'm currently working
in a skilled nursing facility. And I am very concerned about a
lot of the senior citizens in our country. They live on fixed
incomes, many of them have inadequate economy, inadequate health
care. What are your plans for the future?
THE PRESIDENT: We've got a good health care
program. Let me tell you how I feel about health care. I've
noted that when people need specialized care, need quality care,
they come to the United States. We have the best quality health
care in the world. What we don't have is access for those that
are in the poorer end of the economic scale. And the proposal
that we have up there guarantees access through pooling of
insurance -- guarantees access to every person.
It involves giving vouchers to these people that
have no insurance. Those vouchers could only be used to get
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insurance. The insurance would be transferrable, 50 when you
left a company you couldn't be cut off and then not get it in the
next place.
This is a very comprehensive bill. It includes in
it, incidentally, trying to do something about malpractice
reform. One of the reasons costs are so high is that all these
doctors get sued -- frivolously, a lot of the time -- and we're
suing each other too much and caring for each other too little.
so we're trying to get that under control. (Applause.)
But take a look. And I will say this -- it is the
only comprehensive health care reform proposal before the
Congress right now. At first, they started off saying, well,
let's try the Canada plan. Let's try the pay or play plan that
failed so miserably in Massachusetts that all the small companies
started moving across the border to some other state. And
they're moving back now to our plan, which is expanded insurance
coverage to guarantee against what you're talking about.
I still don't have an easy answer for you on how we
get these health care costs under control. And we're never going
to do what this gentleman is talking about -- get this fiscal
sanity going until we control the mandatory programs that a
president has not control over now. And I'm talking about the
increases in health care and those kinds of programs that are
just going right off the roof.
But I'd take a look at our program on health care
reform in terms of making insurance available to all. It's
expensive. I think it's long overdue, though.
&
Mr. President, I represent 1400 small
businesspeople here in the State of California that perform the
Small Check program. We have the most proficient Small Check
program in the United States, in fact in the world. But, yet,
Mr. Reilly and EPA is stressing a centralized program. I know
that you have supported a decentralized program, as it means jobs
and income for small businesspeople. How will you help us in
this situation if you're reelected?
THE PRESIDENT: Well, what we're trying to do on a
broad sense is to get federal regulation under control. And when
you do that, you run into the special interests. But we have
gotten to be too regulatory. (Applause.)
I headed a task force for President Reagan on
deregulation and we made some inroads. We have now frozen new
regulations at the federal level unless it can be shown that
they're absolutely essential for somebody's health or something
of that nature. so I think in a broad sense, the answer is,
you've got to ask a person: Do you favor more regulation? Do
you favor more control? or, do you think that less regulation
would mean more jobs? And I am in the second camp. I believe
less regulation means more jobs.
I have an obligation at the federal level to-protect
worker safety, for example. But we can overdo it. We can pass
frivolous regulations. I have an obligation to guarantee health
as best one can, I believe. But we can overdo it by frivolous
regulation. And sometimes, in the environmental area, we get too
regulatory. And I've had to rule very recently on a case that
came down in the favor of less regulation.
I'll tell you when it gets to you as President.
It's when you really have to sort out regulation and then the
welfare of a family. I know there's a lot of spotted owl jokes
around, but you go up to the Northwest, there are not many
spotted owl Jokes, because the question is: Do you protect this
feathery little guy and go the extra mile if that means throwing
30,000 families out of work?
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And I had to make a comedown the other day on a
decision saying, no, we've go to protect the environment, we've
got to do better by the old growth forests, we've got to help
preserve these species. But if you're asking me to choose
between throwing 30,000 or 15,000 families out of work or the
owl, I'm going to have to give an awful lot of emphasis to the
families. (Applause.)
And when we get this economy growing and things
moving, then maybe you lean a little more towards protection.
But I find in this job you're always balancing these interests.
It isn't always black or white. And there was a decision I cite
because it's a tough one. Some of the people out here with their
signs I'm sure would be 100 percent on the other side. At least
I have it in my conscience here and down in Rio: Hey, American
family matters. And a lot of them are hurting, and as President
I am not going to go down here, sign something away and then have
on my conscience that a family doesn't have a job. (Applause.)
&
Mr. President, we've proved here that, using
high technology, you could produce a product of the highest
grade, emission-free. It seems like the big boys that have the
money, like refineries and all that stuff, they tie things up
with their money and their power in politics, if you will.
Because we've proved here that you can produce a
product by spending the money with no emissions, at what point in
our history of mankind are we going to allow the big boys to
continue to pollute Just because they have the money and the
power, if you will, to hold off when we've proved that it can be
done now?
THE PRESIDENT: My being here, I hope, identifies
with your technology, identifies with the conservation ethic that
I understand is prevalent here. You'd have to give me a specific
to know where I would come on down on adjusting some differences
between these interests. Again, I'm not a specialist; you could
tell from my answer over here to this question on your industry.
But I do think that when you have this technology
and when you have this commitment to the environment, what the
government should do is to be sure we're not standing in the way
of your competing or of your being able to sell your service or
sell your product. And that gets back to this man's question on
regulation, gets back to his on economic growth. so, I don't
know again the issue of what major company is trying to cut down
on what you're doing, but I want to be identified with those who
are innovating and those who are conservation-oriented and those
who are doing their part to clean up our environment and make us
more efficient. And that's what I think you're doing.
(Applause.)
2 Mr. President, thank you. I'm also one of the
people in that smog check program in California. And for some
reason or other the EPA seems to think that they've been mandated
by the Clean Air Act to inject a monopoly into the smog check
system and force people to go to a centralized monopoly smog
check deal. You commented on bureaucracy and the little guy and
there are a lot of us out there that feel like we've been doing a
hell of a job trying to clean up the air and now the EPA seems to
understand. think that their job is to put us out of business, and we don't
THE PRESIDENT: well, I don't want any government
agency to even have the reputation for trying to put people out
of business; what we're trying to do is put them in business.
Now, the Clean Air Act was historic environmental legislation.
And, yes, it's caused some burdens in some areas, but I still
believe that it was proper.
I believe our use of market incentives to try to
meet these pollution standards is very, very important. But,
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again, in this case, please understand that if there's some
regional office or some area that is trying to act like they have
the whole say and the local entrepreneurs or local agencies don't
have any say, that is not what I want.
And so in this case if there's some specifics I
would be happy to take a look at it. Because I don't believe any
bureau in Washington or department in Washington has a monopoly
on how we do things.
The lady's question on education comes back to me,
because for years we've had every mandate coming out of some
subcommittee back there inflicted on local school boards. You
want federal money -- it's your money -- you want federal money,
you've got to comply with a bunch of standards out of Washington.
And our whole approach to education is different; our whole
approach to deregulation is different.
so, it would distress me if there was local
initiative on cleaning up smog, for example, as being overridden
by needless -- needless regulation. Now, if they'll argue, well,
you're not doing enough, then we'd have to take a look at it and
see that that's adjudicated.
or
I brought a letter to the President. Maybe you
can read it on the --
THE PRESIDENT: I'll read it. If I run out of light
reading, I'll take a look at it. (Laughter.) No, I'd be glad
to, sir. You trying to get me out of here? (Laughter.) This is
fun.
2
Thank you, Mr. President. How would you
explain the current situation of so many people that voted for
you four years ago are willing to vote for somebody like ROSS
Perot? Again, you've spent your whole life in the public service
and he hasn't, why --
THE PRESIDENT: Let me tell you this -- thank,
God -- I have not spent my whole life -- I computed it the other
day. Fifty percent since I got out of college in business,
starting a business, running a small business and doing stuff in
business and 50 percent in government. I wear the business as a
badge of honor because I think it gives me some feel for what it
means to run something.
But, look, I understand the discontent that's out
there. This economy has been in the dregs. But I will end with
this statement: I believe that when the whole record is looked
at, the economy is coming back, and when people take a look at
things like world peace, whether it's a good thing that their
kids go to sleep at night without the fear of nuclear weapons;
when they take a look at what we're talking about here and have
done in terms of education goals, it will be fine. But right now
I think a lot of the problems that face me politically are
saying, hey, everybody in ought to be out, and everybody out
ought to be in.
But that's not the way it works. I mean, I will
take the case to the American people that these ideas and many
more that we haven't talked about are blocked by the Congress.
And I'll say this to the American people: You've got to work
with Congress one way or another. We've tried it with Democrats
controlling both Houses of the Congress and that didn't work.
When Jimmy Carter went out, inflation was right through the roof,
interest rates were high and the misery index, they called it,
was terrible.
What we haven't tried is where the Republicans have
both control. And the reason I say it ought to be tried is, I
think what's on people's minds today, one of them, is safety in
their neighborhoods, crime. I hear people coming out here on
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these little bites on television, saying, well, hey we need a
tough crime bill -- the same people that vote against the tough
crime bill that we want to get passed back in Washington.
Right today, the American people want to back the
law enforcement community and want strong anticrime, antinarcotic
legislation. We have been trying to get it through the liberal
leadership in the Congress for three years. And I'm going to
take that case to the American people. But right now I don't
think it's in focus. I think what's in focus is kind of a
discontent. But I believe it'll change and I believe that our
record will be -- which it does include Clean Air Act, it does
include child care legislation that gives the parents, rather
than the federal government, the choice of where you have your
children get cared for. (Applause.) It does include trying to
get ahold of this federal deficit.
so I think what happens is we go through this period
now and then it gets in focus. I would remind some that four
years ago to this very day I was 18 points behind the opponent.
Got it on focus by November, and I'll be trying hard to do that.
But when it comes to who is doing something on this big painting
-- world peace, changes -- right now you have a lot of
revisionists on the Desert Storm. It was a proud moment. And
the reason it was a proud moment is, our country took the lead in
an historic coalition and stood up against aggression. And now
you've got a lot of people trying to tell us it was wrong. And
it was right. (Applause.) so that one's not in focus, either.
So I think the record -- I'm not satisfied that
we've gotten enough done. But I'm going to say I want to be
President for four years and here's why: I want to finish what
we started on education. I want to do what I've said we're going
to do here on health care -- get that program through -- and r
want to pass our anticrime, antinarcotics, pro-law-and-order
crime package. And that alone is enough reason to ask the people
for their support for four years.
But right now, there's a hurricane blowing out
there. And all I can do is try to run this country as best I can
and then take this case forcefully.
I've been here for, what, 30 minutes sitting on this
stool and you haven't heard one negative comment against either
of the two people that want my job. And you're not going to hear
one until maybe the middle of August. (Laughter.) But then you
are. Because I know how to fight, and I'm not going to be their
spear catcher for the rest of this year; I can tell you that.
(Applause.)
I think Don's trying to get you guys back to work
here.
well, thank you very much for the opportunity, and
very good questions. You make Phil Donahue look like a piker out
there. (Applause.)
END
2:09 P.M. EDT
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January 16, 1992
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GEORGE BUSH": EVERGREEN ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
NEWARK, CALIFORNIA 91151.2611.
Every year, America pays over $50 billion for imported oil -
almost 50%
and that's about 40% of our total consumption. To reduce
48.4% May. 92 147.429pril. -92
foreign dependence, to preserve resources, to protect our
43.5% March.
environment: re-refining makes good plain sense
92
estimated -denpit the in back you a are %
as 1.HU 5-10
In the United States we recycle less than 5% of our used
Do it yourself"
American
indust my recycles mere
Petroleum
oil. RIA we recycled all available used oil, we could save
Institute
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Industry
5-102 Home carl care
60%
over 1.3 million barrels of oil a day.
(202)680-000
19 million
92,000 a day.
12,500 saved bant. /day
Used oil is a hazardous waste in California. EPA But as Curt cheek spelly
Hax sared
of name,
Morgan just told me: "Oil doesn't wear out -- it just gets confirm
he will
dirty." Your process -- hydrofinishing extracts
give PONS
contaminants and gets the lead out. ((I was wondering if we four.
could use it on the Congress))
Bever
From plant workers to truck drivers to chemists and
Evergreen
engineers 24 hours a day, 365 days a year -- Evergreen is
510 )
"Redefining Tomorrow by Re-Refining Today
"
795-4400
Motto?
Jane Burns
or Lind Shores
Linda Shores
1
Dirty used oil is removed
from cars and safely stored
2
The dirty oil is carefully
put into special CORI**
GAS
at your service station. We
trucks. Every CORI
can't just throw it in the gar-
driver is a highly trained
bage. It is a hazardous
professional who
waste* and must be dis-
makes sure the job is
posed of in a special way.
done right.
GARAGE
WANTED!
USED
OIL
WANTED FOR RECYCLING
CORI
*\' haz-erd-us wast\ n. 1. dangerous refuse material;
bad for your health 2. could pollute the water in the Bay
and your drinking water
**\' Cor-e\ n. California Oil Recyclers Incorporated
RECYCL
Evergreen then stores and delivers the
5
clean new oil to its final destination
So, come on everyone!! Help
where it goes to work again for us.
6
me and my friends at Ever-
green/and CORI keep our envi-
ronment clean. Always make
sure your dirty oil goes to the
CLEAN
right place - Evergreen
Recyclery. And remember
Have a Heart, Recycle.
Evergreen does.
EOI
EVERGREEN OIL, INC.
THE TIN MAN,
EVERGREEN AND CORI:
THE STORY OF DIRTY OIL
"Hi everybody! Remember me, the Tin Man? Remember
what I needed for my rusty joints? OIL. Well, I'm back to tell
you about my new friends at Evergreen & CORI. They make
lubricating oil for me and all of you. And what's more, they
make it by "recycling" dirty used oil - Recycling means
changing a used product by cleaning or treating it SO that
it's as good as new. Let me show you how they do it.''
EOI
ICORI
3
The CORI driver brings the dirty oil to me at
the recyclery. Here at Evergreen I work
with the best engineers and scientists to
make sure that our place is always clean
and safe. We always want to be a good
neighbor.
4
Everyday at Evergreen we are testing our spe-
cial processes to help clean up our environ-
ment. We turn every drop of dirty oil that we
collect into brand new oil products. We can
purify this oil without creating any new waste
of our own. Pretty amazing, Huh?!!
Have A
Recycle
ALIFORNIA OIL
RECYCLERS INC.
RECYCLED LEAD FREE
NOT ALL MOTOR OIL
COMES FROM THE GROUND.
Evergreen Environmental Oil originally comes from engines. It's actually
EVERGREEN
10W-30
MOTOR OIL
rerefined crankcase oil. And yet, in every important respect, Evergreen
Environmental Oil is equal in quality to any automotive oil produced by any major oil
company in the world. In some respects, it's even superior. How is this possible? There
are three answers: Evergreen technology, Evergreen quality control, and Evergreen's long-
standing commitment to respect the environment.
The technology that produces
our recycled, lead-free, chlorine-free oil was first developed in Europe and is known as
Vacuum Distillation/Hydrofishing We weren't the first to use it. But we were first to
perfect it. In little more than an hour, nearly 65% of the used oil we process is trans-
formed into a premium grade, neutral base oil with the high oxidation and color stability
characteristics of virgin stock.
We do this without the use of toxic chemicals and
therefore avoid generation of our own hazardous wastes. (Details on our 5-step rerefin-
ing process can be found on the last page of this brochure.)
Quality control is one
of the most important functions of Evergreen's on-site analytical laboratory. Our tech-
nicians continually monitor the contamination levels of all incoming materials and also
verify the quality and consistency of all outgoing Evergreen premium-grade products.
Evergreen
operates
the
issued
a
designed
Only Part B Permit, confirming to meet facility Indous waste has in California been laws completely to
be
Improperly disposed, one quart of used
motor oil can contaminate 250,000
gallons of drinking water. In California,
more than 50 million gallons of used
oil is lost into the environment and
finds its way into our bays, lakes,
rivers, oceans and, eventually, our
atmosphere. That's why both the federal
government and the State of California
have enacted legislation to monitor the
disposal of used oil. Evergreen Oil is
the first operation of its kind to address
this environmental issue under the law.
It is really our years of commitment to the very idea of a top-quality rerefined oil that
has turned Evergreen's Newark, California facility into the industry's state-of-the-art
facility. We've pursued this idea relentlessly. We've long believed that used motor oil, oil
that might otherwise be improperly dumped or burned, is as recoverable a resource as
aluminum, paper, glass or scrap steel. The world, it seems, is now catching up with us.
The rerefining and redistribution of used motor oil makes sense. Oil doesn't wear
out. It only gets dirty. Now that Evergreen has perfected a way of rerefining used motor
oil and can guarantee it to be as good as new, each and every one of us is now able
to play a part in extending the life of virgin oil, one of our most precious nonrenewable
resources. The availability of Evergreen Environmental Oil also points us in the direction
of abiding by the hazardous waste laws by encouraging proper disposal. It helps reduce
the number and severity of oil-contaminated landfills and the enormous cost of clean-
ing them up. And it reduces air pollution by reducing the amount of waste oil that's
burned as fuel.
Not all oil comes from the ground. But a lot still gets dumped
there. Evergreen Environmental Oil and state-of-the-art technology makes it possible
for people to change their own oil and their habits.
The
construction
of the
of
years
of
emission
Elergneen design and Incoming rerefinery in the It is world. was one of the the culmination lowest-
Evergreen's trucks are a familiar sight
in Northern California. Thirty trucks pick
up daily from more than 5000 used oil
collection centers, including auto parts
retailers, gasoline stations, oil-change
facilities and others. The oil is brought
to Evergreen's Newark plant where, 24
hours a day. 365 days a year, the con-
tinuous flow method known as Vacuum
Distillation/Hydrofishing transforms
this oil into a perfectly reusable,
premium-grade base stock. Two different
viscosities are produced. Transport,
handling and recycling is done safely
and legally.
Each of the 5 steps in the Evergreen process separates a different type of contaminant.
And each contaminant is classified according to its chemical and physical properties.
HIGH VACUUM
FRACTIONATION
HOT OIL
COLUMN
DEWATERING
HEATER
FUEL
DEFUELING
HOT OIL
HYDROFINISHING
VACUUM
HEATER FUEL
SYSTEM
SYSTEM
GAS OIL
CW
LIGHT
CW
DISTILLATE
HOT OIL
BASE OIL
COOLING
USED OIL
HOT OIL
BASE OIL
COOLING
HOT
OIL
HOT OIL
RESIDUE
HYDROGEN
EVERGREEN RE-REFINING PROCESS
STEP 1: Water, gasoline and other light boiling components are the first to be removed.
This is accomplished by atmospheric flash evaporation.
STEP 2: Diesel fuel and gas oils are the next contaminants to be removed from the now dewatered oil.
This is accomplished by Vacuum Distillation.
STEP 3: Dirt, polymers, heavy metals and other toxic contaminants are removed from the lube oil by a
specially designed thin-film evaporator operating under a high vacuum. (The residue from this
stage is an environmentally acceptable substitute for certain virgin asphalt products.)
STEP 4: Pure hydrogen contacts the distilled lube oil at high pressure and temperature over a bed of catalyst.
This final polishing step, called Hydrofinishing, also accomplishes desulphurization, dechlorinization
and clarification of the final lube distillate.
STEP 5: The Hydrofinished distillate is split into two separate base oils (viscosities) by conventional
fractionation column.
Typical Specifications For Commercial Products
Designation
Light Neutral
Medium Neutral
Grade
100N
300N
VISCOSITY
SUS @ 100 Deg. F. Typical
105
290
SUS @ 100 Deg. F. Range
100 to 110
275 to 305
cST @ 40 Deg. C, Range
19.08 to 21.03
52.7 to 58.6
SUS @ 210 Deg. F, Range
39.6 to 40.4
51.8 to 53.6
cST @ 100 Deg. F. Range
3.84 to 4.08
7.25 to 7.75
Viscosity Index, ASTM D 2270
Typical
85
95
Density, G/cm3 @ 15 Deg C
0.86
0.87
Density, lbs/gal. @ 60 Deg. F
7.2
73
Gravity. Deg. API @ 60 Deg.
31
30
Color, ASTM D1500
1.1.0
120
Flash Point, COC, Deg. C (Deg. F)
188 (370)
235(435)
Pour Point, Deg. C (Deg.F)
-12(10)
-10(15)
Total Acid Number, mg KOH/g
0.05
0.05
Total Sulfur. wt.%
0.20
0.20
Odor
NONE
NONE
Evergreen
neutrals
are
base,
neutral
oils
/ quality, is the bigbest hydrofinished. industry
standards.
paraffin
We're now living a chapter in history when
proper recycling of non-renewable resources is es-
sential to our collective well-being. But seeing used
oil in its blackened state, most people, even tech-
nical experts, have difficulty imagining that it can
be cleaned and be made as good as new. It can
be. And SO long as it's Evergreen Environmental Oil,
there will be no adverse or harmful effects in any
application where virgin oil would otherwise be
used. You have my word on that.
You also have my word that Evergreen Envi-
ronmental Oil is 100% rerefined lubrication oil.
Many so-called "recyclers" merely blend their col-
lected waste oils with virgin oils and sell the mix-
ture to be burned as fuel. This "sham" recycling and
burning causes even more pollution by releasing
lead and other toxins into the atmosphere.
Evergreen Oil is environmental from stem
to stern; from collection to rerefining to distribution.
Even the separated dirt and residue is used as an
environmentally acceptable substitute for certain
virgin asphalt products.
If you have any questions whatsoever about
Evergreen Environmental Oil or the Evergreen re-
refining process, feel free to call at any time.
Please: reduce, reuse and recyle whenever possible.
And make every effort to dispose of used oil properly!
Thank you.
J. Voogd
Chairman, C.E.O.,
Evergreen Holdings Inc.
Evergreen Oil Inc.
18001 Cowan, Suites C & D
Irvine, CA 92714
714/757-7770
Fax 714/474-9149
Officers of Evergreen
EVERGREEN HOLDINGS INC. (Irvine)
J. Voogd
Chairman and C.E.O.
Calvin Barnes
President
Karla Voogd Ray
Treasurer
EVERGREEN OIL, INC. (Newark)
Rodger Paige
Chairman
Curtis Morgan
President and C.E.O.
Lori Klein
Vice President
Kirk Hayward
Vice President
EVERGREEN ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
Gregory Ray
President
Pete Sfragidas
President, Roadwest Oil & Vacuum Co., Inc.
Bruce Peterson
Vice President, Evergreen Vacuum Services
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING PARTNERS
(affiliate contractor)
Louis Magnabosco, Sc.D
President
Elisabeth Santoso, Ph.D
R&D Manager
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Background:
Early in Evergreen's beginning, we went through a
particularly hard start up period. During this period we
changed Presidents three times. One was promoted, one
resigned and one was asked to leave. It became a standard
joke at how long a new president would survive.
Joke:
"I hope that the American public does not change presidents
as often as Evergreen.'
This will be recognized by Evergreens employees but not all
of the invited guests.
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A MEMBER OF THE EYERGREEN GROUP OF COMPANIES DEDICATED TO THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20500
THE CHAIRMAN
June 16, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR WHITE HOUSE SENIOR STAFF
FROM:
MICHAEL J. BOSKIN mps
SUBJECT:
Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization in
May, Federal Reserve Release, Today, 9:15 a.m.
Industrial production--the output of the Nation's factories,
mines, and utilities--increased 0.6 percent in May, the fourth
consecutive monthly increase. Private analysts had expected a
0.5 percent increase in May.
Manufacturing production increased 0.7 percent in May, with
production of motor vehicles and parts rising 3.8 percent.
Mining and utilities production fell 0.3 percent.
For all industry, capacity utilization rose to 79.0 percent
in May from 78.7 percent in April. In manufacturing, capacity
utilization rose to 78.1 percent in May.
The first graph below shows that, over the past 4 months,
industrial production has more than regained the loss that
occurred between October and January. In May, industrial
production was 2.2 percent above its year-ago level. The second
graph shows that capacity utilization has increased recently, but
remains below the levels of last fall.
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
OTAL CAPACITY UTILIZATION
112
as
111
85
110
84
in
100
83
100) (1887 Index I
108
Percent of Capacity
82
107
81
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105
79
104
78
103
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MAY 90
AUG
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NOV so
FEB
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MAY 91
AUG 91
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so
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EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20500
THE CHAIRMAN
June 16, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR WHITE HOUSE SENIOR STAFF
FROM:
MICHAEL J. BOSKIN mgo
SUBJECT:
Housing Starts in May, Commerce Department
Release, This Morning, 8:30 a.m.
Housing starts rose 11 percent in May to an annual rate of
1.230 million. Private analysts had expected a smaller increase
of 4.9 percent. The larger-than-expected increase in starts in
May followed the surprisingly large decline of over 17 percent in
April. In May, starts rose in all regions of the country.
Single-family starts rose 9.8 percent in May. Multi-unit
starts, which can be volatile, rose 18.6 percent in May, after
falling nearly 43 percent in April.
Building permits-often an indicator of future housing
starts--fell slightly in May. Permits rose for single-family
houses, but fell for multi-unit housing.
The graph below shows that housing starts recovered strongly
in May from the sharp decline in April, reaffirming the upward
trend from January of last year. Starts have increased 25
percent over the past year.
HOUSING STARTS
1.40
1.30
1.20
Millions of Units (Annual Rate)
1.10
1.00
0.90
0.80
MAY 90
AUG 90
NOV 90
FEB 91
MAY 91
AUG 91
NOV 91
FEB 92
MAY 92
PLEASE NOTE EMBARGO RESTRICTIONS
ECONOMIC SNAPSHOT FOR THE WEEK OF JUNE 15--19
June 16, 1992
Two releases today show strong construction and production activity in the
economy in May. The Commerce Department reported that housing starts rose 11
percent in May, a stronger-than-expected increase. The increase in May partially
reverses April's decline of more than 17 percent. Starts have been on an upward
trend since January of last year. Separately, the Federal Reserve reported that
industrial production--the output of the Nation's factories, mines, and utilities--rose
for the fourth consecutive month in May.
Tomorrow the Department of Labor will report on labor productivity in the
first quarter of this year. On Thursday, the Department of Commerce will release
data on merchandise trade for April. Private analysts expect the trade deficit to
narrow slightly.
DATA RELEASED THIS WEEK:
Housing starts rose 11 percent in May to an annual rate of 1.230 million.
Private analysts had expected a smaller increase of 4.9 percent in May. The larger-
than-expected increase in starts in May followed the surprisingly large decline of
over 17 percent in April. Building permits--often an indicator of future housing
starts-fell slightly in May. (Embargoed until 8:30 a.m., 6-16-92)
Industrial production increased 0.6 percent in May, the fourth
consecutive monthly increase. Private analysts had expected a 0.5 percent increase
in May. For all industry, capacity utilization rose to 79.0 percent in May from 78.7
percent in April. In manufacturing, capacity utilization rose to 78.1 percent in May.
(Embargoed until 9:15 a.m., 6-16-92)
The U.S. current-account balance was a deficit of $5.3 billion in the first
quarter of 1992, compared to $7.2 billion (revised) in the fourth quarter of
1991. (Embargoed until 10:00 a.m., 6-16-92)
TO BE RELEASED THIS WEEK:
Release
Median Market Expectation
Productivity (Q-I)
n/a
(released 6-17-92)
Merchandise Trade Balance (April)
-$5.5 billion
(released 6-18-92)
EVERGREEN
ENVIRONMENTAL
SERVICES
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Evergreen Oil, Inc.
"Dedicated To The Protection Of The Environment"
Serving All Of California
Northern California
Corporate Offices
Southern California
6880 Smith Avenue
18001 Cowan Suite C & D
1415 E. Third Street
Newark, CA 94560
Irvine, CA 92714
Pomona, CA 91766
(510) 795-4400
(714) 757-7770
(213) 693-9881
(800) 972-5284
FAX (714) 474-9149
(714) 620-4855
FAX (510) 791-0126
(800) 429-4855
FAX (714) 865-7345
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE
Assembly
RESOLUTION
By the Honorable Delaine Eastin, 18th Assembly District; and
the Honorable Bill Lockyer, 10th Senatorial District; Relative to commending
Evergreen Dil
Whereas, Evergreen Oil, located in Newark, was recently chosen as a
small-company finalist in the First Northern California Environmental Achievement in
Business Awards by the Bay Area Earth Day 1990 Committee, and upon this occasion, the
company is deserving of special public recognition and the highest commendations; and
Whereas, Evergreen Oil is a state-of-the-art hazardous waste facility
developed as an environmentally sound way to recover waste oils for the uses for which
they were originally intended, thus diminishing the reliance upon foreign oil supplies and
protecting the environment; and
Whereas, Evergreen Oil re-refines waste lubricating oils collected from
automotive repair shops, industry, and public recycling centers, and Evergreen's recycling
prevents used oil from being disposed of improperly; and
Whereas, Evergreen Oil's process uses no toxic chemicals, and has no
hazardous waste byproducts; the end product is premium grade neutral oil, which has
proven equivalent to those produced by major oil companies and is suitable for use in any
application for which the original product was intended; and
Whereas, Evergreen Oil recycles more than 12 million gallons of waste oil
each year, and the company is California's premier oil "re-refiner," turning 5.5 million
gallons of used motor oil into new lubricating oil each year; and
Whereas, Recycling 12 million gallons each year saves enough energy to heat
more than 1500 homes each year, and recycling this oil also saves over 12 million barrels
of the valuable lube type crude oil that would have been refined to replace what
STATE
Evergreen recycled; and
Whereas, Evergreen Oil also works with environmentalists to promote
FORNIA CALIFORNIA
legislation for environmentally sound oil recycling; now, therefore, be it
Resolvedby ASSEMBLY MEMBER DELAINE EASTIN AND SENATOR BILL
LOCKYER, That they take great pleasure in congratulating Evergreen Oil on its selection
as a small-company finalist in the First Northern California Environmental Achievement in
Business Award by the Bay Area Earth Day 1990 Committee, commend the company for
its many contributions to the community and state, and convey best wishes for its
continued success.
Members Resolution No. 1734
Dated this 25th day of June, 1990
Debine
Biu Lochup
Honorable Delaine Eastin
Honorable Bill Lockyer
18th Assembly District
10th Senatorial District
YOUR ENGINE WILL NEVER
KNOW THE DIFFERENCE.
THE EARTH WILL.
"WHEN CORRECTLY PRODUCED. E - REFINED OILS ARE. UP TO THE SAME STANDARD AS NEW OIL:"
-Mercedes Benz,
Stuttgart, Germany
For environmental reasons and for conserva-
company that knows how to take all those billions
50
And it won't be long before other
tion reasons, it's time to take recycled, re-refined
of quarts of used oil and make them perfectly clean
SIMPLE
THINGS
states, like California, will recognize
motor oil very, very seriously.
again? Clean enough so they can be used again?
the tremendous importance of com-
CANDO
If for no other reason: because we're running
Evergreen operates the only modern, operating
SAVE THE
bining oil recycling with proper oil
EARTH
out of new oil.
re-refinery in the United States.
***
re-refining. And by doing so, they'll be
Best estimates suggest
EVERGREEN
Our re-refinery is located
stimulating private investment in waste
we have enough for about
ENVIRONMENTAL
in Newark, California, just
Look for us on
oil re-refining facilities (facilities that
SERVICES
7 more decades. Others say
south of San Francisco. It's
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international
use Evergreen's advanced technology,
that's being overly optimis-
been in operation since 1986.
best seller.
of course).
tic and that, with popula-
It's a state-of-the-art facility
tion growth and increased
envied by technical experts
You can make a
demand factored in, we have
Evergreen's trucks are a familiar sight in Northern California. Thirty
and engineers the world
world of difference right now.
about 30 years' worth.
trucks pick up daily from more than 6000 used oil collection centers.
over, and we're planning to
If high-quality, re-refined motor oil isn't
Maybe less. Maybe much less.
build another just like it in Southern California,
presently available in your area, you can still
Does it matter who's right or who's wrong?
except it'll be three times larger (our process,
take immediate action in support of recycled,
No.
called Vacuum Distillation/Hydrofishing is
re-refined oil.
What matters is that virgin oil is a non-
not only clean and efficient, it's also profitable).
You can:-
renewable, limited resource. What matters is that
In a nutshell:
1. Ask your service garage or oil changer
An Evergreen facility can produce the base
to make sure that your drained oil is re-refined,
In California, more than 50 million gallons of used
stock for re-refined lubrication oils that are, in
not recycled for burning.
oil is lost into the environment and finds its way into
every important respect, virtually indistin-
2. If you change your own oil, bring the
our bays. lakes, rivers, oceans and, eventually.
our atmosphere.
guishable from virgin oils.
drained oil to a service station that promotes
we all know we're finally running
The environmental issues:
out and that oil, like glass and
The Evergreen re-refinery operates
Evergreen operates the only
newspapers and aluminum cans,
7 days a week, 24 hours a day.
re-refining facility in California
should be recycled and properly
We operate 30 of our own trucks that
to be issued a Part B permit,
confirming it has been
re-refined so that it can be
pick up used oil from more than 6000
completely designed to
used again and again and again.
quick-change centers, service stations,
meet all hazardous
waste laws.
What matters is that, in the United States alone,
auto dealers, etc. each and every month.
over 350,000,000 gallons of used oil are disposed
In Northern California, Sears, Oil Changers,
of improperly each year, creating the environ-
and other major service facilities specify only
oil re-refining, even if they have to charge you
mental equivalent of 35 Valdez spills every
Evergreen for their waste-oil pickup.
a small amount for handling.
365 days.
Who's handling some of the rest?
3. Write to the major oil companies and ask
What matters is that, this year,
So-called "recyclers" (otherwise known in the
them to offer re-refined motor óil. They all know
Americans will purchase over 1.2
Our technicians
continually monitor all
trade as "sham recyclers"), who pick up the used
that the quality can be equal to, or even better,
billion gallons of brand new motor
incoming materials
oil alright, but who often turn around and sell the
than virgin oil.
oil and that only a handful of them
and verify the quality
drained, uncleaned oil as fuel to be burned in indus-
4. Write to your state and national legislators
of all outgoing
will give a second thought to what's
Evergreen premium-
trial boilers or, as is the case in the Northeast, as
and ask them to support re-refining legislation.
happened to their used, drained oil.
grade products.
heating fuel for small apartments. Unfortunately,
What also matters is that most
burned waste oil releases carcinogenic
Write to us as well: Evergreen Oil Inc.,
people never even knew that drained
hydrocarbons, lead and other heavy
18001 Cowan, Suites C&D, Department T, Irvine,
motor oil could be re-refined and
metals into the air, which inevitably
California 92714. Or call 714-757-7770. We'll
made as good as new.
come down to Earth to deposit on every-
be more than happy to send you our detailed
Maybe that's because most peo-
thing from playgrounds to plant life.
brochure, appropriately titled, "Not All Motor
ple have never heard of Evergreen.
That's one reason why, in 1986,
Oil Comes
They're about to.
the State of California took a coura-
From The
EVERGREEN
geous step and declared all used oil
Ground."
Used oil doesn't wear out.
to be a hazardous waste.
© 1990
HIGH PERFORMANCE
It just gets dirty.
Other states will soon be follow-
REREFINED OIL
So isn't it nice to know there's one
ing that lead.
EVERNOT
--"A concept whose time has come."
the only re-refinery in America, one out of only two in the
country
from plant workers, to truck drivers, to chemists and engineers
--Company mascot is the Tin Man: goes to elementary schools to
put on environmental demonstrations.
oil is a non-renewable resource. Your process proves it: "Oil
doesn't wear out -- it just gets dirty."
-We're running out of new oil. Evergreen makes old oil new.
( (I was wondering -- does this process work for Presidents?) )
One thing that a lot of people don't understand, is that there
are no byproducts to this process -- even the impurities
extracted from the oil can be made into asphalt shingles.
-Evergreen was the first to perfect hydrofinishing technology
--24 hours a day, 365 days a year, Evergreen is "Redefining
Tomorrow by Re-refining Today"
"Your Car Will Never Know the Difference"
-improperly disposed, one quart of used motor oil can
contaminate 250,000 gallons of drinking water.
Who Is
Evergreen Oil, Inc.?
E
vergreen Oil, Incorporated, is a California corporation with a new
technology for re-refining used oils. This process produces a base
oil that is substantially equivalent to, and in most cases, better than virgin
base oil and is suitable for compounding into high quality lubricants. In addi-
tion, all of the by-products of the process are environmentally safe and are
being marketed for substitutes of other depleting natural resources. The EOI
process generates no hazardous wastes and uses no chemicals or solvents.
In the San Francisco Bay area an EOI re-refining facility is recycling used oils
and returning the recovered base oils back into the uses for which they were
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originally intended, thus diminishing our reliance upon foreign oil supplies,
and protecting the environment.
WANTED!
REASONS
USED OIL
ALIAS
In
The
Yard
The Sewer
Oil Down The Drain
SUSPECTED OF POLLUTING
The WATER
The
ECONOMY
By Dumping
By Barning
By Wasting
TO HAVE YOUR
WANTED FOR RECYCLING
INC.
Who Is
OIL CHANGED BY
California Oil
Recyclers, Inc.?
A PROFESSIONAL
C
alifornia Oil Recyclers, Inc., a subsidiary of Evergreen Oil, Inc., exists
to serve generators who wish to handle used oil in a responsible
fashion. CORI provides its clients with responsive and professional collec-
tion services and offers the maximum protection to the generator from
potential liability. The generator's used oil is taken to the Evergreen facility
where it is properly handled and recycled into useable products.
Operating under these standards, CORI has experienced impressive growth.
Recycle Your Used Oil
In achieving this growth, the company has established an unparalleled repu-
tation for professionalism and service.
Published As A Public Service
Evergreen Oil Inc.
By
6880 Smith Ave., Newark, CA 94560
Telephone: (415) 795-4400
Evergreen Oil Inc.
CALIFORNIAOIL
RECYCLERS INC.
R
ecycling used oil just makes good sense. Re-refined oil is just as good
Now More Than Ever
or better than oil refined from crude. Now, more than ever, we must
protect our environment, conserve our energy resources, and reduce our
dependence on foreign oil.
Used oil is a hazardous waste in California.
It takes 42 gallons of crude oil to yield the same 2½ quarts of lubri-
cating oil provided by re-refining 1 gallon of used oil.
Americans throw away approximately 350 million gallons of poten-
tially recoverable motor oil each year. In the San Francisco Bay Area
Why
alone, more than 3 million gallons of used oil are discarded into the
environment EVERY YEAR!
If all used oil was recycled, it would result in a savings of 1.3 million
barrels of oil PER DAY that is currently being used to satisfy our
Recycle?
lubricating oil needs.
10 Reasons To
Have Your Oil Changed By A Professional
You can avoid exposure to a hazardous waste. Used oil is a
It's cheaper in the long run. You don't have to pay for launder-
hazardous waste because it contains such contaminates as
ing or replacing clothes, handcleaners, oil absorbent, or other
arsenic, chlorine, lead, zinc and other toxic metals.
costs associated with changing your own oil.
You are assured that your used oil will be disposed of pro-
You protect your car. Trained mechanics changing your oil
perly. The fee you pay to this responsible establishment covers
can spot potentially troublesome maintenance requirements
cost of proper disposal. Inquire about details.
of your car before they become dangerous or costly.
Used oil is a dirty, messy material and a nuisance to handle.
It relieves you of any liability associated with a hazardous
You can avoid the potential mess to your property caused by
waste disposal.
changing your own oil.
Your used oil is more likely to end up in a recycle stream
It saves you time. You can be spending your time in more
than in the ground water. Lubricating oil can be cleaned up
pleasurable ways.
and reused. You are working to protect the environment.
It's convenient. You don't have to round up the materials and
You help to reduce our dependence on foreign oil supplies.
the tools required.
Used oil that is recycled or "Re-refined" is as good as oil
refined from crude. This conserves our energy resources.
When disposed of improperly, used oil is not an asset but a real threat to our
environment.
Hazardous
Used oil is a carrier of contaminants that are harmful to the environment.
Crankcase oil drainings have been reported to account for more than 40% of
the total oil pollution of our nation's harbors and waterways.
Waste
One pint of oil could produce a slick approximately one acre in size.
One part of oil per million parts of water (1ppm) can cause taste and odor
problems in drinking water, 35ppm can produce a visible oil slick on the water
which can damage aquatic life, and 50ppm can foul a waste water treatment
process.
When Disposed of Improperly, Used Oil is NOT
An Asset, But A Very Real Threat To The Environment.
WHO IS
EVERGREEN OIL, INC.?
RECYCLING
Evergreen Oil, Incorporated, is a California corporation with a new
technology for re-refining used oils. This process produces a base oil that
is substantially equivalent to, and in most cases, better than virgin base
oil and is suitable for compounding into high quality lubricants. In
addition, all of the by-products of the process are environmentally safe
and are being marketed for substitutes of other depleting natural resources.
The EOI process generates no hazardous wastes and uses no chemicals
or solvents. In the San Francisco Bay area an EOI re-refining facility is
recycling used oils and returning the recovered base oils back into the
uses for which they were originally intended, thus diminishing our reliance
upon foreign oil suppliers, and protecting the environment.
USED
USED
OIL
ALIAS
Oil Is ThaTure
STATES or POLLUTING
This
CONTANT
Patel
WANTED FOR RECYCLING
OIL
WHO IS
EVERGREEN
ENVIRONMENTAL
SERVICES INC.?
10 STEPS FOR
Evergreen Environmental Services Inc., a subsidiary of Evergreen Oil, Inc.,
exists to serve generators who wish to handle used oil in a responsible
CHANGING YOUR OIL
fashion. EES provides its clients with responsive and professional
collection services and offers the maximum protection to the generator
from potential liability. The generator's used oil is taken to the Evergreen
facility where it is properly handled and recycled into useable products.
Operating under these standards, EES has experienced impressive growth.
In achieving this growth, the company has established an unparalleled
reputation for professionalism and service.
Published As A Public Service
EVERGREEN ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES INC.
By
6880 Smith Ave., Newark, CA 94560
Telephone: (415) 795-4400
EVERGREEN ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES INC.
recycled paper
NOW MORE THAN EVER
Recycling used oil just makes good sense. Re-refined oil is just as good or better
than oil refined from crude. Now, more than ever, we must protect our environment,
conserve our energy resources, and reduce our dependence on foreign oil.
10 STEPS
FOR CHANGING YOUR OIL
If possible, change the oil after the car has run for
Add the new oil. (Most cars take 5 quarts, but check
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awhile. The old oil will drain out more quickly and
the owner's manual.)
completely if it's warm.
Start the engine. The oil pressure warning light will
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Block the wheels and apply the parking brake before
getting under the car.
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be on, but should go out after a few seconds. Let
the engine run a few minutes.
3
Remove the drain plug on the bottom of the oil pan,
allowing the old oil to drain into your drain pan.
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Turn the engine off and check the oil level. Also
Use a filter wrench to loosen the old filter, then
check around the filter and drain plug for leaks.
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spin it off and drain as much oil as possible out of
the filter into your drain pan.
Write down the date and mileage as well as the type
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and brand of oil you installed on a doorjam sticker
Wet the rubber seal on the new filter with oil, then
or a record book.
spin it on. DO NOT USE A FILTER WRENCH to
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tighten the new filter. Tighten it snugly with your
fingers. Replace the oil pan plug and make sure
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Pour the used oil into a suitable container and
RETURN IT TO A COLLECTION CENTER!
it's tight.
WHY RECYCLE?
HAZARDOUS WASTE
Used oil is a hazardous waste in California.
Used oil is a carrier of contaminants that are harmful to
Lubricating oil never wears out
It just gets dirty.
the environment.
It takes 42 gallons of crude oil to yield the same 2 1/2 quarts
Crankcase oil drainings have been reported to account for
of lubricating oil provided by re-refining 1 gallon of
more than 40% of the total oil pollution of our nation's
used oil.
harbors and waterways.
Americans throw away approximately 350 million gallons
One pint of oil could produce a slick approximately one
of potentially recoverable motor oil each year. In the San
acre in size.
Francisco Bay Area alone, more than 3 million gallons of
One part of oil per million parts of water (1 ppm) can
used oil are discarded into the environment EVERY YEAR!
cause taste and odor problems in drinking water, 35ppm
If all used oil was recycled, it would result in a savings of
can produce a visible oil slick on the water which can
1.3 million barrels of oil PER DAY that is currently being
damage aquatic life, and 50ppm can foul a waste water
used to satisfy our lubricating oil needs.
treatment process.
When Disposed of Improperly, Used Oil Is Not An Asset
But a Very Real Threat to Our Environment.
CORI, in conjunction with Evergreen Oil Inc.,
constitutes the largest used oil collection and
recycling operation in the State of California.
Armed with environmentally acceptable technol-
ogies, full pollution liability insurance and a fully
licensed and permitted recycling facility, CORI
offers the used oil generator the best protection
available today.
STOP
DO YOU KNOW
CALIFORNIA OIL
RECYCLERS INC.
WHERE YOUR
6880 Smith Avenue
Newark CA 94560
(800) 972-5284
USED OIL
A member of the Evergreen group of com-
panies dedicated to the protection of the
IS GOING?
environment.
NOTICE
CALIFORNIA OIL RECYCLERS:
YOUR BEST INSURANCE
The improper transportation, handling or
From the minute the waste oil leaves your facility
disposal of used oil can result in civil penalties of
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to the time it has been safely recycled into non-
up to $25,000 per day for each incident and
hazardous materials, you are protected by CORI's
criminal penalties of up to $50,000 per day
"Sudden and Non-Sudden Accidental Occur-
and/or one year in jail.
rence" pollution liability insurance. No other
service offers this level of insurance protection.
KNOW THE LAW
CORI transports your oily waste to the newest,
In California used oil is classified as a listed
hazardous waste, Responsibility for the proper
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state-of-the-art, oil recyclery in the United
States. This facility, owned and operated by
collection, transportation and recycling of this
Evergreen Oil Inc., is the only used oil handling
waste now falls directly on you, the used oil
facility in the state to be granted a full "Part B,
generator. In the event of an accident or in the
Hazardous Waste Facility Permit." This permit
case of illegal handling and processing, you, the
certifies the operation to be 100% in compliance
generator can now be held accountable for all
with the law.
civil and criminal penalties.
CORI guarantees you that your used oil will be
PROTECT YOURSELF
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safely processed into laboratory tested recycled
products that meet or exceed all specifications
The only way a business that generates used oil
mandated by law, thus fulfilling your responsibili-
can fully protect itself from liability is to contract
ties as the generator.
with a collector who can guarantee that their
waste oil will be safely and legally transported,
stored and recycled. California Oil Recyclers Inc.
CORI employs their own full time Environmen-
(CORI) now guarantees the used oil generator
this and much more.
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tal and Regulatory Affairs Manager. In this
way CORI can continually monitor the ever
changing laws and advise you of their impact
on your business.
CALIFORNIA OIL
RECYCLERS INC.
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