• Fossil Fuel Resistance

In order to stop the climate crisis from getting worse, we have to keep the remaining fossil fuel reserves in the ground. The Pacific Northwest is currently facing many active proposals for new fossil fuel infrastructure that if built would lock us into the fossil fuel economy and its carbon pollution for decades to come. The Fossil Fuel Resistance team seeks to stop new fossil fuel projects from being built in Portland or to service the Portland metro area, and to engage in regional fights to stop all new fossil fuel infrastructure in the PNW and beyond!

What does the Fossil Fuels Resistance Team work on?

Stopping local fossil fuel infrastructure

Stopping regional fossil fuel exports and new major pipelines, power plants, and refineries

Stopping fossil fuel infrastructure built to service the Portland Metro Area

Making major polluters pay for the costs of the climate crisis

Rapid response campaigns

CURRENT CAMPAIGNS & Action opportunities

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Check out our new page: Methane’s time is up!

Read our report — Methane Gas: Health, Safety, and Decarbonization: Setting the Record Straight

See our video — Methane is the New Lead Paint

Link to: Methane's Time is Up.

Methane’s time is up!

Fracked gas and methane are dangerous to our health and the climate. That’s why  we’re calling on our elected officials to make new Portland buildings fossil free! Learn more and take action here.

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Tell OPB to drop NW Natural sponsorship!

We’re calling on Oregon Public Broadcasting to stop airing advertisements from NW Natural. We need fossil fuel money out of our public radio! Take action by sending OPB a message – click here for more info.

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Fighting Oil Terminal Expansions

We’re staying vigilant against Zenith Energy’s tar sands oil terminal expansion in NW Portland. Read our most recent update on the campaign here.

More Campaigns

  • Encouraging our utilities, PacificPower and PGE to limit and cease their use of coal, oil, and gas for Portland and Oregon’s electricity.
  • Supporting the case for fossil fuel companies needing to pay Risk Bonds, a fee (or “security deposit”) that would require companies to bear the full cost of damages caused by transporting, storing, or using fossil fuels.
  • And other rapid response campaigns as needed.

We always need people to:

  • Show up to hearings, write comments, give testimony (and teach your friends & family how to do it to!)
  • Write! Blog posts, website, letters to the editor, & other educational pieces
  • Event planning – including rallies, actions, and other community building educational events
  • Do public speaking and presentations to schools, neighborhood associations, other community groups
  • Represent 350PDX in coalitions (ex: no LNG coalition, stand up to oil & gas)
  • Develop direct action skills (action planning, execution, jail support, media etc)
  • Track other local policies to stop fossil fuel infrastructure
  • Help with research & power mapping of existing facilities and proposed facilities
  • Take on leadership opportunities on all our new campaigns

Join us to stop fossil fuels and fight for clean energy in Portland and the Pacific Northwest!

We meet every other Tuesday at 5:30pm, and our meetings are alternating between on Zoom and in-person in our office in the Rebuilding Center. To get the zoom link, information on joining the in-person meetings, and/or to sign up for an orientation to the team, reach out to one of our team leads, Melanie, at melanie.plaut@gmail.com.

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