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Book Review: Fighting in a World on Fire

April 6, 2023 by Tri Sanger

Fighting in a World on Fire is an adaptation, for a younger audience, of Andreas Malm’s How to Blow up a Pipeline by Jimmy and Llewyn Whipps. Fighting in a World on Fire is a … Read more

Tags Andreas Malm, Climate, Climate Doom, Climate Movement, Extinction Rebellion, Nonviolent, pipelines, Property Damage, Rebellions, Violence

Zenith Energy: A Timeline of Deception and Expansion

July 19, 2022May 31, 2022 by Lynn Spitaleri Handlin
Youth climate activist holding sign saying "Zenith Oil = Climate Crime"

December 2017: Zenith moves into the Critical Energy Infrastructure Hub in Portland, transporting crude oil, about 12 tank cars per day, under an expired air quality permit. Late 2018: Zenith is unloading up to 44 … Read more

Tags City of Portland, Critical Energy Infrastructure Hub, DEQ, LUBA, LUCS, pipelines, Zenith, Zenith Energy

XRPDX’s 2021: Photo Essay

December 28, 2021 by XRPDX
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

Victory! Jordan Cove LNG Project Is Dead!

December 2, 2021 by XRPDX

From Rogue Climate in southern Oregon: “Pembina, the Canadian company that tried to impose a fracked gas pipeline and export terminal on communities across Southern Oregon, today filed a formal request asking the Federal Energy … Read more

Tags Jordan Cove, pipelines, State of Oregon

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

Your Line 3 News Roundup: Tragedy Edition

October 6, 2021 by Austen Lethbridge-Scarl
The Enbridge Energy office in Park Rapids, MN at night. A projector is covering the building with a slide showing the Enbridge logo, except with their slogan "Life Takes Energy" changed to say "Takes Life".

You have likely heard the grim news that the Line 3 pipeline is completed to the point where it can now begin operation. StopLine3.org collected statements from many of the Indigenous activists and groups who … Read more

Tags Enbridge, Indigenous solidarity, Line 3, pipelines

News Roundup on #StopLine3 in Minnesota

September 1, 2021 by Austen Lethbridge-Scarl

Given the constant brutality being used against Water Protectors in Northwestern Minnesota, it seems appropriate that the United Nations’ Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination would get involved eventually. On August 25th, the UN’s … Read more

Tags Enbridge, Indigenous solidarity, Line 3, pipelines

No LUCS for Zenith!

September 2, 2021September 1, 2021 by Lynn Spitaleri Handlin

Leading up to Earth Day 2019, Extinction Rebellion PDX and other climate activists started the fight against tar sands exports from Portland—with 18 of us getting arrested on Zenith’s oil tanker train tracks. After years … Read more

Tags City of Portland, pipelines, Zenith Energy

Necessity: Part II: Support the Film!

August 24, 2021August 19, 2021 by XRPDX

By Jan Haaken, Director of Necessity We are excited to announce that we are almost finished with post-production on Necessity II: Rail, Rivers and the Thin Green Line. Continuing the story in Necessity I of the Indigenous-led … Read more

Tags fundraisers, Indigenous solidarity, Line 3, pipelines, Zenith Energy

News Roundup on #StopLine3 in Minnesota

August 19, 2021 by XRPDX

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
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