** This week’s FFR meeting falls at the same time as the next Rumble on the River community forum on Zenith Energy and the CEI Hub, so the team will be attending this forum together. All are welcome to join us! **
Join us for “Rumble on the River Community Forum 7: What’s Up with Zenith Energy and the Critical Energy Infrastructure Hub in Portland.”
A coalition of nearly 30 neighborhood, river and climate advocacy organizations sponsor this series of free forums to increase public awareness of the safety, health and seismic risks associated with the Critical Energy Infrastructure (CEI) Hub and Zenith Energy. Each forum is different in its approach to examining the 6-mile stretch of aging tank farms that line the North Reach of the Willamette River within a seismic liquefaction zone.
In addition to the existing and potential harms of the CEI Hub, the panelists will also discuss the City’s recent and unexpected approval of the Land Use Compatibility Statement for Zenith Energy, which lies within the Hub.
WHAT: “Rumble on the River Community Forum 7: What’s Up with Zenith Energy and the Critical Energy Infrastructure Hub in Portland”
WHEN: Tuesday, May 23, 6:00: Doors Open & Organizational Tables. 6:30: Panel
WHERE: First Unitarian Portland (1211 SW Main St.) in the Buchan Room
SPEAKERS:
WHEN: Tuesday, May 23, 6:00: Doors Open & Organizational Tables. 6:30: Panel
WHERE: First Unitarian Portland (1211 SW Main St.) in the Buchan Room
SPEAKERS:
- Jay Wilson: Past Chair, Oregon Seismic Safety Policy
Advisory Commission; Former Resilience Fellow, National Institute for Standards and Technology. - Sterling Stokes: Campaign Manager with Portland Harbor Community Coalition.
- Dan Serres: Conservation Director with Columbia Riverkeeper
- Ben Stevenson: Organizer with Sunrise Movement PDX and student at Cleveland High School.
- Moderator: Margaret Butler: Grassroots Climate Organizer/Past ED of Portland Jobs with Justice.
The CEI Hub is a six-mile stretch of old tank farms, located in NW Portland along the Willamette River just upstream from its convergence with the Columbia River. The CEI Hub holds more than 90% of all liquid fuel in Oregon. Located within the CEI Hub is Zenith Energy, the source of dangerous oil trains plowing through our communities.
