Just Say No to Zenith Oil
Zenith Energy ships some of the dirtiest oil on the planet by rail through Portland — mainly through low income neighborhoods — and loads that oil onto tanker ships at a facility built on an … Read more
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Portland Faces Many Questions About the Seismic Risk Analysis, But Gets Few Answers
On Wednesday, August 4th, the Portland City Council and Multnomah County Commissioner held a joint virtual meeting where organizations and individuals had the opportunity to comment on their earthshaking Seismic Risk Analysis, a report they … Read more
Critical Push to Demand the City of Portland Deny Zenith LUCS permit
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
Our Response to Progress on the Climate Emergency Declaration
Last year, on June 30, 2020, after hearing extensive testimony from Portlanders including Tri Sanger of XRPDX, the City Council voted unanimously to pass a Climate Emergency Declaration (CED).
Over a year later, the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability has produced the first annual report and asked for responses to it from the public. XRPDX was ready to go on that! Here is our testimony after reading and “digesting” the contents of the Report.
XRPDX’s “Testimony on Climate Emergency Progress Report”
Portland, Oregon, over the past year, has experienced the Climate Emergency in dramatic and tragic way, including heat dome deaths and unprecedented fire seasons. The City is at risk of continued catastrophes from expanded fossil fuel infrastructures and uncontrolled greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions rise.
Portland Mercury: Earthquakes Would Spill More Than 96 Million Gallons of Oil in Portland
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
“Since When Have Trees Existed Only for Rich Americans?”
Those words are the title of an opinion piece by Ian Leahy and Yaryna Serkez published in the NY Times on July 4th, 2021. They lay out the impact of long-term, systemic inequity in access … Read more
Is It An Emergency Yet?
NBC News: “Portland, Oregon soared to 116 degrees – hotter than Dallas, Miami and L.A. have ever been” The Guardian: “The hot weather had berry farmers scrambling to pick crops before they rot on the … Read more
Portlanders are in Zenith’s Blast Zone! Let them know!
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
Talking Community Safety with Commissioner Hardesty
Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty is hosting an online meeting, Tuesday, June 29th, 6-7pm, to talk about community safety and policing. The agenda is to include: Truth & Reconciliation Webinars Focused Intervention Team/Community Oversight Group (FIT … Read more