Diana Meisenhelter 
“The Scrub the Hub coalition is here today to make sure Portlanders’ worries concerning Zenith’s dangers get the attention they deserve. We are here because we refuse to be ignored. We are here to tell City Council that it doesn’t matter who holds the gavel… listen to the people”
Renewable diesel is a very similar chemical combination to petroleum diesel and all the dangers are still there in terms of spills, fires, seismic concerns and pollution effects…
[The Oregonian published Diana Meisenhelter’s Letter to the Editor on January 15, 2023.] While I heartily agree with the January 8, 2023, Opinion page titled “2023 must be a year of courage and action,” I … Read more
This side deal will stifle citizen powers to protect communities (usually Black, Latino, Indigenous and/or poor white) against the deep pockets of corporations and the devastation of extraction sites, pipelines, refineries, LNG export facilities and more.
Given the huge giveaways to fossil fuels and false corporate climate solutions in the Inflation Reduction Act, we call upon Senator Wyden to pledge to vote NO and to help defeat the upcoming side deal
COP27 Climate activism cannot be separate from human rights! Join us on COP27 International Day of Action—November 12th at noon, Pioneer Square. As an Egyptian-UK human rights activist, Alaa Abd El-Fattah faces death from a six … Read more
Renewable diesel is still diesel, with the known risks of spills, fires, seismic concerns and polluting emissions…
or both climate and public health, businesses and industry should not get off the hook for the next 10 years with no expected reductions in emissions
West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin, who receives the most fossil fuel monies of any senator or representative, will be presenting in September the so-called “permitting reform bill” which we in XRPDX are demanding that Senators … Read more
What is labeled a “workplan” is a vaguely aspirational document, short on specifics. The CED first-year 2021 report was basically that as well; neither has resulted in concrete policies to reduce emissions. The City Council must create a Climate Emergency Commission…