Margaret Butler 
[Margaret Butler made these remarks at the beginning of “Rumble on the River #31: Building Community for the Long Haul,” held at St. Andrews Church hall on June 16, 2026. She moderated the panel discussion. … Read more
In mid-December, the Department of Environmental Quality held a public meeting to inform us of the actions DEQ has taken to regulate Zenith, given Zenith’s use of the McCall dock without proper permission. DEQ demanded … Read more
DEQ has opened the public comment period on Zenith Energy’s application for a new air quality permit. This means we have until December 16th to organize masses of public comment and visible opposition to granting that permit. … Read more
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
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
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
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
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
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
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