Keystone XL is kaput
The new types of crude oil now coming into our region pose dramatic risks never seen before; highly explosive crude oil from the Bakken shale oil region of North Dakota and Montana and heavy and corrosive crude oil from the Tar Sands region of Alberta. These oils are coming in via heavy mile-long unit trains. They are causing traffic congestion, spilling oil along the route, and exploding upon derailment. Oil is also coming in via barges and tankers, increasing vessel traffic and risk of oils spills. And, the oil is coming in through the crude oil pipeline directly to refineries. The recent increase in oil transport has impacts ranging from rail congestion that limits other products getting to markets, street congestion where the trains run at grade, toxic pollution from diesel exhaust which can cause serious long-term health problems like lung and heart disease; to increased vessel traffic and impacts to marine life. Across North America, we have seen what accidents do to the waterways and communities. From the tragic explosion in Lac Megantic, Quebec to the pipeline spills into the Yellowstone and Kalamazoo Rivers to the barge spill on the Mississippi, the loss of life and devastating impacts to natural resources and the economy is devastating. Together with our partners in the Stand Up to Oil campaign, we are taking action today to protect our communities and our waterways.
by Jonathan Lee on
TriMet doubles down on clean electricity, Keystone XL pipeline is cancelled, and carmakers up the ante on EVs.
by Jonathan Lee on
Oregon's legislature just established an ambitious statewide timeline for adopting zero-emission cars, buses, and commercial vehicles.
by Jonathan Lee on
Oregon's legislature just established an ambitious statewide timeline for adopting zero-emission cars, buses, and commercial vehicles.
by Joëlle Robinson on
One thing we LOVE is the effective grassroots action which has halted the expansion of fossil fuel infrastructure in the NW, again and again. Show some love for the Stand Up to Oil coalition (your gift will be doubled)!
by Joëlle Robinson on
What makes people take an afternoon or a day off work just to say NO to what would be the largest oil-by-rail terminal in North America? What would make them drive hours through the night to attend a public hearing? For one thing, love for their great-great grandchildren.
by Jessie Dye on
The Lummi Nation's coal export fight in Washington strongly parallels the Standing Rock Sioux's fight against an oil pipeline in North Dakota.
by Caleb Smith on
Each week, some 60 million gallons of highly volatile Bakken crude oil speeds across the Pacific Northwest, in mile-long trains that pass along our waterways and through our cities and towns. What could possibly go wrong?
by Derek Hoshiko and Erika Lundahl on
Last year, we biked to Fort McMurray from Seattle. Now, what's left of it is in flames.
by Joëlle Robinson on
Earth Day reflections on the love, tenacity and spirit in standing up to Big Coal and Oil
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Oregon's legislature just established an ambitious statewide timeline for adopting zero-emission cars, buses, and commercial vehicles.
One thing we LOVE is the effective grassroots action which has halted the expansion of fossil fuel infrastructure in the NW, again and again. Show some love for the Stand Up to Oil coalition (your gift will be doubled)!
What makes people take an afternoon or a day off work just to say NO to what would be the largest oil-by-rail terminal in North America? What would make them drive hours through the night to attend a public hearing? For one thing, love for their great-great grandchildren.
The Lummi Nation's coal export fight in Washington strongly parallels the Standing Rock Sioux's fight against an oil pipeline in North Dakota.
Each week, some 60 million gallons of highly volatile Bakken crude oil speeds across the Pacific Northwest, in mile-long trains that pass along our waterways and through our cities and towns. What could possibly go wrong?
Last year, we biked to Fort McMurray from Seattle. Now, what's left of it is in flames.
Earth Day reflections on the love, tenacity and spirit in standing up to Big Coal and Oil