Pipeline Apocalypse 2nd Performance Recap
In many respects, our second performance on Friday, March 12 proceeded as our first on Monday, March 8, but we had quite a few more actors this time, which made the performance all the more … Read more
Zenith Energy
Action Report: Break Up With Zenith!
Valentine’s Day message delivered! On Friday, February 19th the caravan starting at the Zenith site processed through the city to City Hall to deliver one more message to Stop the Zenith fossil fuel infrastructure. There … Read more
Break Up Before It Blows Up! (For real!)
After a couple of delays due to…weather, our Valentine’s Day action is on for Friday, February 19th! We’re Breaking Up With Zenith! For real this time! We have some new City Council members who need … Read more
“Break Up Before It Blows Up” postponed due to weather!
Due to the snow, the Valentine’s Day action at City Hall that was set for Friday (today) at 11am has been rescheduled to Tuesday, February 16th at 11am. Yes, that is after Valentine’s Day, but … Read more
THIS FRIDAY: ❤️ Break Up Before it Blows Up! 💥
This Friday, February 13th at 11am in front of City Hall, we will be sending a Valentine’s Day message to the City Council: It’s time to #BreakUpWithZenith! We all know it’s time for Zenith’s oil … Read more
Tell City Council to “Break Up with Zenith”!
💞Break out your pink and red construction paper! 💞💞It’s Time to Make Valentines!💞 Since 2018, Zenith Energy’s Northwest Portland oil terminal has been unloading crude oil from trains, storing it in tanks and then sending it … Read more
Tell the City to Crack Down on Zenith!
From our friends at Breach Collective: On January 11, our allies at Willamette Riverkeeper and Columbia Riverkeeper filed a joint notice of intent to sue Zenith Energy over illegal and ongoing construction at its Portland … Read more
ACTION: Tell Oregon DEQ to adopt strong rules around oil train derailments and spills
Oregon’s Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is holding hearings on Oil Train Emergency Rulemaking on December 16th at 1pm via Zoom (Meeting ID: 898 5753 7633 with Passcode: 22685), where they will be taking comments … Read more
What’s Next? A Post-Election To-Do List
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
Zenith Update
On May 13th, the Willamette Week reported that Zenith had quietly withdrawn its permit request to construct three new pipelines under Front Avenue. The City had denied that permit in fall of 2019 based on … Read more