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Humbled: How California's Monterey Bay Escaped Industrial Ruin

By Glenn Church, Kathryn McKenzie
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By Glenn Church, Kathryn McKenzie
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In early 1965, Humble Oil and Refining Company Co. (now ExxonMobil) planned to expand to the West Coast by building an oil refinery in the heart of some of California's most beautiful scenic coastline. Its top choice: a quaint fishing village with a deepwater port at the midpoint of the Monterey Bay. Moss Landing was already designated for thousands of acres of industrial development, and Humble Oil expected to be greeted with open arms. Its supporters envisioned the oil giant opening the d...

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