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Climate Emergency Declaration

Comment on Portland’s “Clean Air, Healthy Climate” proposal before Friday at Noon!

January 7, 2021 by XRPDX

There’s still time to testify for reduced greenhouse gas emissions and air toxins in Portland! The public comment period for the City of Portland’s “Clean Air, Healthy Climate” proposals ends this Friday, January 8th at … Read more

Tags City of Portland, Climate Emergency Declaration

Our Favorite Pieces from 2020

January 7, 2021December 31, 2020 by XRPDX

With commentary from Your Faithful Editor, Austen Lethbridge-Scarl June 1st: George Floyd and the Unheard June 29th: The Fourth Demand July 6th: Reflections on the Climate Emergency Declaration August 17th: What will tear gas do … Read more

Tags Best of XRPDX, Climate Emergency Declaration, Portland Protests, tear gas

What’s Next? A Post-Election To-Do List

January 21, 2021November 9, 2020 by Janet Weil

The tsunami of money, stunts, bluster and coup threats known as the 2020 Elections is over. Finally! The climate crisis continues, along with other crises of ecological and human devastation, including a sharp uptick in … Read more

Tags City of Portland, Climate Emergency Declaration, COVID-19, Green New Deal, ODOT, Zenith Energy

Tri Sanger’s Climate Emergency Declaration Testimony

January 21, 2021July 6, 2020 by Tri Sanger

Last week, XRPDX member Tri Sanger testified to the Portland City Council regarding the Climate Emergency Declaration. Here are their comments. My name is Tri Sanger and I’m testifying on behalf of Extinction Rebellion PDX. … Read more

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Climate Emergency Declaration: What’s Next?

January 21, 2021July 6, 2020 by Janet Weil

On a day when the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis published its 500+ page Action Plan, political support for the widening of the I-5 freeway in Northeast Portland completely fell apart, and protesters … Read more

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Reflections on the Climate Emergency Declaration

January 21, 2021July 6, 2020 by Wendy Emerson

That the Portland City Council has voted unanimously (finally) for a climate emergency resolution is encouraging. The official recognition and declaration of our dire situation is a good place to start. But, will this turn … Read more

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Review the New Draft of the Proposed Climate Emergency Declaration

January 21, 2021June 12, 2020 by XRPDX

Read the latest draft of the Mayor’s proposed climate emergency declaration and send in comments! One major disappointment is that while many of us testified on the need to have the city take concrete annual … Read more

Tags City of Portland, Climate Emergency Declaration

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