Risk bonds will hold fossil fuel and chemical companies accountable. 

This is a proactive "Polluter Pays" plan. The costs of disasters are often "externalized" to the public. Bonding will cover those risks. They can require financial responsibility for all industrial disasters. This may encourage safety improvements and removal of hazardous structures. Multnomah County is on the verge of taking risk bonding action. Read more about risk bonds here.

Panel

Mary King–Retired Economist with Risky Business

Sharon Meieran–Multnomah County Commissioner 

Melanie Plaut M.D.--Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility and Risky Business 

John Talberth--Center for Sustainable Economy, Founder, President and Senior Economist

Chris Voss–Multnomah County Office of Emergency Management,  Director

John Wasiutynski–Multnomah County Office of Sustainability, Director

Since late 2022, Rumble On The River has presented fifteen free community forums in neighborhoods throughout Portland. The prevailing Rumble focus has been the Critical Energy Infrastructure (CEI) Hub. Rumbles bring together expert voices to lay out the potential hazards of having 90% of Oregon’s fuel and a mix of toxics stored within Portland’s city limits on a seismic liquefaction zone. Other forum topics have included Columbia & Willamette River ecosystems, false climate solutions to climate disruption, transportation, urban forestry, shade equity and salmon restoration. 

Rumble on the River

Co-Sponsoring Organizations

350 PDX

Alliance for Democracy

Arbor Lodge Neighborhood Association

Bernie PDX

Bird Alliance of Oregon

Braided River Campaign

Breach Collective

Cathedral Park Neighborhood Association

Columbia Riverkeeper

Community for Earth/First Unitarian Portland

Cully Association of Neighbors

EcoFaith Recovery

Extinction Rebellion-PDX

Havurah Climate Action Team

Human Access Project

KBOO Radio 90.7

Kenton Neighborhood Association

Linnton Neighborhood Association

Mosquito Fleet

Mt Tabor Neighborhood Association

Neighbors for Clean Air 

No More Freeways

Oregon Chapter of the Sierra Club

Oregon Conservancy Foundation

Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility

Pearl District Neighborhood Association

P.E.S.T. Projection

Portland Committee on Human Rights

for the Philippines

Portland Harbor Community Advisory Group

Portland Harbor Community Coalition

Portland Jobs with Justice

Portland Raging Grannies

Portland Youth Climate Strike

Portsmouth Neighborhood Association

St. Johns Neighborhood Association

Sauvie Island Community Association

Sunrise Movement PDX

Third Act Oregon

Willamette Riverkeeper

Topics will include: Transit Equity Accessibility Reliability Climate Impacts Freeway Expansion Biking Walking Carpools Safety Funding Effective Models Elsewherer

St. Andrew Catholic Church 806 NE Alberta St. Portland 97211

Thursday, May 2nd Tables 5:30 PM Panel 6:30 PM

Moderated Panel with

Abby Griffith: OPAL/Bus Riders Unite! Coordinator

Jonathan Maus: BikePortland Founder, Publisher & Editor

Indi Namkoong: Verde Transportation Justice

Khanh Pham: Oregon State Representative

Chris Smith: No More Freeways Co-founder, Transportation Advocate

Join Neighborhood Assns and Organizations as we tell public officials: Protect our region from CEI Hub risks.

Our all-volunteer CEI Hub Task Force is holding a press conference on April 16th to announce the release of the CEI Hub Letter to Public Officials. We welcome you to join the audience and media in hearing remarks by people personally and professionally involved with these problems.

Come represent your neighborhood and/or organization!

Rumble On The River Community Forum #14 

Sunday, March 3rd, 10:45 AM – 12:25 PM. 

University of Oregon, Eugene Campus. 

Room To Be Announced in the PIELC Schedule. 

 This Rumble will be held on the U of O campus in Eugene during the annual Public Interest Environmental Law Conference, PIELC. 

Info about the conference HERE. 

 The predicted event of a Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake has the potential for a Deepwater Horizon level spill on Portland’s riverfront. Zenith Energy sits within the CEI Hub transporting and storing Bakken oil. There has been extensive outcry from the community and elected officials about the health, safety and climate justice impacts associated with the Hub. Zenith Energy has promised to swap out their oil-based operations for renewable diesel. The Rumble #14 panel will expose the alleged benefits of renewable diesel and question if this trade-off will actually help community members and the river ecosystem.

Rumble Panel

Michael Pouncil. Planning Commissioner, City of Portland's Bureau of Planning & Sustainability, with Portland Harbor Community Advisory Group, with the Braided River Campaign

Gary Hughes. Americas Program Director for Biofuel Watch

Barbara Bernstein. Media Project. KBOO Radio-Locus Focus.

Nick Caleb. Climate & Energy Attorney for Breach Collective 

Moderator–Dineen O'Rourke. Campaign Manager for 350PDX. 

Rumble On The River Community Forum #13–Webinar 

Thursday, February 22nd. 7:00-8:30 PM

Register HERE for this ZOOM webinar.

Risky Reality of Our Toxic Mix– 

PSU/Multnomah County Report Review 

“Over 1000 hazardous storage containers at local industries in Multnomah County are in danger of leaking in an earthquake because they were not built to seismic design standards. Those holding hazardous gasses may release toxic plumes into the air that can be life-threatening. These plumes will be carried by the wind to other locations. Other hazmats may spill onto soil and water with dire environmental impacts." —Tank The Tanks 

Panelists will present on toxic plume releases following an earthquake and public actions to take:

· Review of the Report: Risks to All Multnomah County Residents: Luke Hanst, Institute of Sustainable Solutions/PSU, a key writer of the report

· Emergency Management of a Toxic Scenario: Chris Voss, Director Multnomah County Emergency Management 

· Community Resilience and Preparedness Strategies: Alice Busch, Multnomah County Emergency Operations, report writer, EMT, former firefighter and former NET

· Public Safety Education Resource:  Information about Community Right to Know 

Joint Moderators: Nancy Hiser and Shawn Looney, Linnton Neighborhood Association, Tank the Tanks, NET team

Rumble On The River #12 Community Forum 

 Wednesday, January 31st. Info Tables 6:00 PM. Panel 6:30. 

Multnomah Friends Meetinghouse. 4312 SE Stark St, Portland 97215

 People connect with each other and organizations at Rumbles. 

Rumble forums are always free. 

 Debunking A False Solution To The Climate Crisis– Nuclear Power Is NOT A Climate Fix 

The panel will discuss the inherent problems with this energy source, national and regional project proposals, pro-nuclear legislation and funding, small modular nuclear reactors, links to arms proliferation and the Hanford nuclear site–considered to be the most contaminated site in the Western Hemisphere.

PANEL:

 Kelly Campbell–Policy Director for Columbia Riverkeeper

 Lloyd Marbet–Executive Director of the Oregon Conservancy Foundation 

 Dan Serres-Advocacy Director for Columbia Riverkeeper

David Schlissel-Director of Resource Planning Analysis for IEEFA, Institute for Energy Economics & Financial Analysis

 Rumble On The River Community Forums bring together expert voices to detail the hazards of the Critical Energy Infrastructure Hub, which stores 90% of Oregon’s fuel within Portland’s city limits. The CEI Hub, a 6-mile stretch of aging tank farms, stands on a seismic liquefaction zone. The predicted event of a Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake has the potential for a Deepwater Horizon level spill on Portland’s riverfront. Zenith Energy’s oil transporting and storage operations lie within the CEI Hub.  Rumbles have addressed Columbia & Willamette River ecosystems, floodplain resilience, salmon restoration, urban forests, shade equity, the heat dome phenomenon, carbon offsets, hydrogen and wood pellet biomass.

CO-SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS

350PDX — Alliance for Democracy — Arbor Lodge Neighborhood Association — Braided River Campaign — Breach Collective — Cathedral Park Neighborhood Association — Columbia Riverkeeper — Cully Neighborhood Association — EcoFaith Recovery — Extinction Rebellion PDX — First Unitarian Portland — Havurah Climate Action Team — Human Access Project — KBOO Radio — Kenton Neighborhood Association — Linnton Neighborhood Association — Mosquito Fleet — Mt Tabor Neighborhood Association — Neighbors for Clean Air — Oregon Chapter of the Sierra Club — Oregon Conservancy Foundation — Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility — Pearl District Neighborhood Association — P.E.S.T. Projection — Portland Audubon — Portland Harbor Community Advisory Group — Portland Harbor Community Coalition — Portland Jobs with Justice — Portland Raging Grannies — Portland Youth Climate Strike — Portsmouth Neighborhood Association — Sauvie Island Neighborhood Association — St. Johns Neighborhood Association — Sunrise Movement-PDX — Third Act Oregon — Willamette Riverkeeper

Rumble on the River Community Forum #9

Taborspace 5441 SE Belmont Portland 97215

Rumble On The River community forums bring together expert voices
to explain the risks of having 90% of Oregon’s fuel stored within Portland’s city limits. The Critical Energy Infrastructure (CEI) Hub, a 6-mile stretch of aging tank farms, stands on an earthquake liquefaction zone on the banks of the Willamette River. The CEI Hub poses serious health, safety, cultural, social justice, economic and environmental risks to every Portland neighborhood and the entire Pacific Northwest region.

Rumble #9 will center on heat-related inequities, crisis management
& resilience, understanding the harms inflicted on the Lower Willamette and steps we can take to deal with these long term and immediate issues.

Rumble forums are always free.

Forum Panelists Vivek Shandas -

PSU Professor of Geography, Founder & Director of Sustaining Urban Places Research

Jonna Papaefthimiou -

Oregon State Resilience Officer

Bob Sallinger -
Urban Conservation Director with Willamette Riverkeeper

Kate Murphy -
Community Organizer with Columbia Riverkeeper

Nick Caleb -
Staff Attorney with Breach Collective

Moderator: Jan Zuckerman - Long-time educator and activist. Member of Braided River Campaign