Diana Meisenhelter 
At 1.15 million tons of carbon pollution each year, the proposed renewable diesel refinery would be one of Oregon’s largest emitters of greenhouse gas pollution, mostly from fracked gas used to make hydrogen.
After two years of work by activists from XR chapters across the country, a Members’ Assembly attended by 47 chapter representatives launched the new national structure for XR US. Participants discussed the types of support chapters need, campaign ideas … Read more
On Friday, February 4, XRPDX folks and other climate activists issued an Eviction Notice to Zenith in a lively rally.
How clean is the air above Portland, and how clean (or not) will it remain? Protecting air quality and blocking the widening of the I-5 freeway are two essential tasks for the City of Portland … Read more
Even wiser would be shifting such funds to true clean energy solutions…
As national delegates return home from COP26 in Glasgow, there is small positive movement to report, but huge needs for improvement in the climate justice report card. World leaders need massive relentless pressure from their … Read more
World leaders are meeting in Glasgow now to present their national pledges for emissions reductions, and climate finance, following on the requirements of the Paris Climate Agreement signed in 2015. President Joe Biden and the … Read more
Next week is a critical week. Zenith Oil is expected to challenge the City of Portland’s and DEQ’s denial of their air quality permit. And it’s also the final week before COP26, the international climate … Read more
With over 700 water protectors arrested this year and the pipeline moving into the final stages of completion, it is critical to do all we can to try to prevent this travesty from occurring. Water … Read more
After a year and a half of hard work, the National Restructure Working Group has released a proposed draft for a new national US structure and is now soliciting chapter feedback. The new structure, lovingly … Read more