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Relating to both clean/renewable energy and fossil fuel energy.

Stop Zenith Oil Updates

January 12, 2022 by Margaret Butler
Climate activists with signs in front of Portland, OR City Hall.

Zenith continues to operate while it waits for the ruling from the Land Use Board of Appeals. We will continue to tell Zenith they are not welcome here…

Tags CEI Hub, City of Portland, ClimateCrisis, DEQ, Fossilfuels, LUBA, Zenith, Zenith Energy

XRPDX’s 2021: Photo Essay

December 28, 2021 by Janet Weil
A view of the Tank of Doom--an oil car mock up used at protests--out in front of the Zenith Energy facility with protesters around it holding fake flames and sign saying "Stop Zenith Oil!"

Extinction Rebellion in Portland, Oregon: 2021 in review.

Tags Climate Justice, Defund Line 3, Fossilfuels, Indigenous solidarity, Line 3, LUCS, pipelines, Stop the Money Pipeline, Zenith Energy

Solidarity with Wet’suwet’en land defenders

December 2, 2021 by XRPDX

The Royal Canadian Mounted police, using attack K9 dogs, invaded Wet’suwet’en tribal lands on behalf of Coastal GasLink pipeline. Cops hacked into buildings, arresting 32 native land defenders, and burning native buildings to the ground. … Read more

Tags Indigenous solidarity, pipelines, Wet'suwet'en

News Roundup on #StopLine3 in Minnesota

August 19, 2021 by Janet Weil

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is (finally!) investigating Canadian corporation Enbridge for its 28 drilling fluid spills at 12 river crossings, totaling to more than 10,000 gallons of toxic drilling fluids along with mud. … Read more

Tags Enbridge, Indigenous solidarity, pipelines

Mid-August Climate Justice Actions

August 19, 2021 by XRPDX

By Janet Weil and Lynn Spitaleri Handlin August 13: #DefundLine3! Stop the Money Pipeline! XRPDX rebels took to the streets to challenge the banks that are irresponsibly funding fossil fuel infrastructure projects, including the Bank … Read more

Tags Action Report, City of Portland, Indigenous solidarity, Line 3, Oregon DEQ, pipelines, Zenith Energy

Report Back: Oregon DEQ Public Hearing on Zenith

October 15, 2021August 19, 2021 by Lynn Spitaleri Handlin

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)’s public hearing about Zenith Energy took place on Zoom on August 10th. (Strangely, it was not recorded.) The majority of the meeting was about the water quality permit … Read more

Tags Oregon DEQ, State of Oregon, Zenith Energy

Critical Push to Demand the City of Portland Deny Zenith LUCS permit

August 20, 2021July 29, 2021 by XRPDX

By Diana Meisenhelter and Janet Weil Triple-digit heat domes and early wildfires underline the critical importance of the City of Portland needing to show some courage: stand up to Zenith and denying a land use … Read more

Tags City of Portland, Zenith Energy

Portland Mercury: Earthquakes Would Spill More Than 96 Million Gallons of Oil in Portland

August 2, 2021July 29, 2021 by Austen Lethbridge-Scarl

In case you missed it, this week the Portland Mercury published an outstanding article titled “Industrial Hub in Northwest Portland Will Cause Catastrophic Oil Spill During Earthquake, Report Finds” analyzing the results of a report … Read more

Tags City of Portland, Zenith Energy

“Are We Too Mean-ith to Zenith?” Presser Script

July 27, 2021 by Austen Lethbridge-Scarl

On July 14th, XRPDX held an action outside the KOIN Tower, criticizing them for the fact that they haven’t covered the Zenith expansion since September 2019. Much like an oil train, it was a blast!

Tags Media, Satire, Zenith Energy

Portlanders are in Zenith’s Blast Zone! Let them know!

July 1, 2021 by XRPDX

Do you walk to the bus? To the store? Do you take afternoon walks with friends? Make it count! We need help hanging door hangers in the blast zones in North, NE and NW Portland; … Read more

Tags City of Portland, Zenith Energy
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