City of Portland

Report Back: Scrub the Hub activists bring the truth to City Council

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“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”

No LUCS for Zenith: Public Testimony to Council

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Two women holding banner that says "Zenith Energy Not Land Use Compatibleg

I will get right to the point: the City must rescind the LUCS [Land Use Compatibility Statement] that was erroneously granted to Zenith Energy in October by Commissioner Dan Ryan. We must clean up the mess he made before Zenith makes a dangerous, deadly mess of our Willamette River.

Year-End XRPDX Working Group Reports

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ANCE (Act Now for Climate Emergency) Report  By Diane Meisenhelter During 2022, XRPDX’s ANCE work group monitored and protested the City of Portland’s inaction on reducing GHG emissions.   Early in the year we pressured the City … Read more

Portland’s Zenith Syndrome: The Gaping Hole in the “Thin Green Line”

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Two women holding banner that says "Zenith Energy Not Land Use Compatibleg

Relying only on a promise that FIVE years from now, and more than 7 years on from Portland’s Climate Emergency Declaration, Zenith would be transporting 100% renewable fuels, the Bureau of Development Services agreed that continuing to transship fuels from dangerous oil trains running through the Columbia River Gorge and Portland neighborhoods is actually a “compatible” use of the land between the Willamette River and Forest Park.