Not Normal
As was the case for many Portlanders last week, my family lost power during the wind and freezing temperatures on Saturday the 13th. Our old house is not well insulated and the temperature dropped fast over … Read more
Margaret Butler
Zenith Again!
Thanks to the good work of Breach Collective and several journalists, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests proved that the City of Portland was in conversations with Zenith Energy through the summer and fall of … Read more
Paddle Zenith Out of Portland
On Sunday, June 11, join a land and water action at Cathedral Park in Portland to demonstrate our community’s resistance to harmful and dangerous fossil fuels. It’s time to end the era of fossil fuels! … Read more
Rumble on The River #7
Come to our nextCommunity Forum on the CEI Hub and Zenith EnergyTuesday, May 23rd: Info Tables at 6 p.m. / Panel at 6:30 p.m.First Unitarian Church Buchan Room 1226 SW Salmon Panelists will include: Jay Wilson: Past … Read more
It’s Time for our Spring Rebellion!
XR PDX and allies will be taking to the streets to say it’s time to transition from doom to bloom. We are planning three actions: April 24th, Noon, Pioneer Courthouse Square Let’s pop the fossil fuel … Read more
Pop the Fossil Fuel Bubble
Join XR and friends on Monday April 24th at noon, Pioneer Courthouse Square for street theater and bubble fun as we call on banks to end their financing of fossil fuel projects. We are in the midst … Read more
April 29th Blooming at Zenith
Zenith stokes the climate crisis by bringing in dangerous fuel by train and storing it on land that will collapse in an earthquake. Experts estimate that a subduction zone earthquake would cause the soil to … Read more
Zenith’s Greenwashing Ploy
The City needs to stay strong and not grant Zenith the LUCS that it wants. Train watching in the spring showed that the vast majority (95%+) of the trains at Zenith were carrying crude oil, not renewable diesel.
Organizing for Power: Affinity Groups
An affinity group is made up of 6-15 people who build good connections with each other and then make decisions together about how to participate in actions.
No New Fossil Fuel Infrastructure in Portland!
We in XRPDX and our allies have fought for years against expansion of fossil fuel infrastructure. Finally, after years of appeals and delay by the Western States Petroleum Association, Portland Business Alliance, Oregon Business and … Read more