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A row of tanks on a tank farm with blue sky in the background.

New Survey: Vast Majority of Candidates for Office in Portland Support Risk Bonding at CEI Hub

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In the aftermath of community safety advocates educating candidates for political office on the risks of a catastrophic spill at the Critical Energy Infrastructure (CEI) Hub in North Portland, This Land, a 501 C-4 nonprofit based in Oregon, conducted a poll, asking all candidates and incumbents for Portland City Council, Portland Mayor and Multnomah County Commission to respond to questions regarding the CEI Hub.

And aerial view of tarsands mining near Ft McMurray, Alberta

How Zenith Energy, Global Partners Subvert Democracy, Harm Human Health and Pollute the Planet

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A report released in 2019 by Center for Sustainable Economy (CSE), “Crude Bailout: How Global Partners’ and Zenith Energy’s Oil Terminals Subvert Democracy, Endanger Human Life and Health, and Pollute the Planet,” reveals how billionaire investor, Koch brothers ally, and President Donald Trump legal backer Richard A. Kayne and former President Obama’s U.S. Treasury Secretary … Read more

Satellite view of CEI Hub

Nikki Mandel Testifies Regarding CEI Hub “Ticking Time Bomb”

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Nikki Mandel of Critical Energy Infrastructure Task Force testifies before the Oregon Legislature’s House Interim Committee On Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans on the “ticking time bomb” that threatens Portland and the energy security of the state, and what must be done to diffuse it on Sept. 23, 2024.

An oil storage tank farm.

Fossil Fuel Risk Bond Organizing: Progress So Far

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Brookings Institution has teamed up with researchers at Center for Sustainable Economy to publish an overview of our work on Fossil Fuel Risk Bond Programs. The report, authored by John Talberth, Daphne Wysham, and Richard Mietz is now online at Brookings.edu provides a summary of the concept, a demonstration of how such programs can be … Read more

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