After more than a year of back and forth legal challenges, oil transporter Zenith Energy has extended a compromise to the city of Portland: if the city approves a land permit for Zenith’s Northwest Portland facility, Zenith will replace all of its crude oil operations with renewable fuels within five years. On the surface, the offer addresses both the city and activists’ concerns of curbing carbon emissions and reducing fossil fuel operations in Portland. A.
The Portland City Council approved the city’s Climate Emergency Workplan Wednesday, which guides Portland’s action against climate change for the next three years. While the plan was praised by some environmental organizations and leaders in the city, critics argue that the plan is just aspirational words without concrete metrics. “The low hanging fruit is gone,” said Bureau of Planning and Sustainability (BPS) director Donnie Oliveira. “The next policy decisions and initiatives we take as a.
After six years of opposition from the fossil fuel industry and local business groups, Portland is introducing a third iteration of a policy to restrict the expansion of fossil fuel infrastructure in the city. While environmental advocates praised city leaders for their tenacity developing the ordinance, they believe additional loopholes need to be closed. “As we work to make our community safer, the first step is to make sure that the situation does not get.
After six years of opposition from the fossil fuel industry and local business groups, Portland is introducing a third iteration of a policy to restrict the expansion of fossil fuel infrastructure in the city. While environmental advocates praised city leaders for their tenacity developing the ordinance, they believe additional loopholes need to be closed. “As we work to make our community safer, the first step is to make sure that the situation does not get.