“… a mad rush to submit applications resulted in the city of Hillsboro approving 17 tax exemptions for data centers.
1000 Friends has filed a lawsuit to challenge those approvals…”
(On June 10, Tom Armstrong, supervising planner from the City of Portland’s Bureau of Planning and Sustainability (BPS), presented the latest draft of the plan for the drawdown of fuels at the Critical Energy Infrastructure … Read more
[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
Need to get in touch with an elected official? Here you go! City of Portland:Phone:Mayor Keith Wilson: 503-823-4120City Councilors by District:District 1: 503-823-4350District 2: 503-823-4354District 3: 503-823-4360District 4: 503-823-4359General Info: 503-823-4000 Email: Mayor Keith Wilson: mayor.wilson@portlandoregon.govCity Administrator Raymond C. Lee: cityadministrator@portlandoregon.govHearings Officer: HearingsOfficeClerks@portlandoregon.govDistrict 1 … Read more
These times bring treachery that those of us privileged to bobble above earlier threats have reason to fear. Fire burns and swelling rivers flood our homes. We are dismissed from secure jobs. We gasp at the price of eggs, and forego out-of-reach … Read more
This is testimony on behalf of XRPDX, a 1500 member climate justice organization that is part of a global climate movement. We have no argument with the supplemental environmental impact statement (EIS) in terms of … Read more
My name is Dr. Jennifer Krauel, and I live here in Portland. I’m here today as an Oregonian and a member of the climate action group Scientist Rebellion. I’m here to share my support for … Read more
Another Bad Idea for the Columbia River Ecosystem The Houston-based company, NEXT Renewables LLC Oregon is proposing to construct a major new renewable diesel refinery at Port Westward, near Clatskanie, on the Columbia. This project … Read more
As a climate activist, I am embarrassed to admit that I was duped by the natural gas industry into converting my previous home to natural gas, from my stove to my clothes drier. But now … Read more
XRPDX is exploring how a well-being or degrowth economy is vital to a more rapid transition away from the material and fossil fuel extraction, production and consumption that is destroying our planet as well as … Read more