The following document contains comments submitted by Center for Sustainable Economy and This Land regarding propopsed legislation before the Oregon Legislature regarding fossil fuel risk bonds, HB 2949-5.
[The following was published by Oregon Public Broadcasting on March 18, 2025] Portland city councilors are assessing what they could do about hundreds of millions of gallons of fuels that, if a looming natural disaster happens, could lead to the worst public health crisis in North American history. Read the full article.
The following is a letter that was submitted on November 14, 2024 to the Multhomah Country Commision by the Center for Sustainable Economy and This Land It in it are specific recommedations regarding the implmentation of fossil fuel risk bonds as they apply to the Portland Critical Energy Infrastructure Hub.
“Rumble on the River Community Forums” is a series of panel discussions that have been organzied by Portland area climate and social justice advocates. Each event brings experts to together to discuss problems and remedies related to the Critical Energy Infrasructure (CEI) hub where 90 percent of Oregon’s fuel supply is stored. The following video … Read more
[The following was published in Portland Tribune on October 28, 2024] A magnitude 5.0 earthquake just hit off Oregon’s coast, but we’re expecting a much bigger one in our region, which makes Northwest Portland’s Critical Energy Infrastructure (CEI) Hub a ticking time bomb. Most candidates for local office in and around Portland say we need … Read more
[The following was published in the print and online editions of The Oregonian on October 30, 2024] Oregon’s recent offshore earthquake underscores a ticking time bomb in Northwest Portland that the community needs to defuse. The Critical Energy Infrastructure Hub holds 90% of Oregon’s liquid fuel next to the Willamette River, in an earthquake-prone zone overdue for “the really … Read more
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.
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
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.
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
