Climate Justice
Just Transition from Fossil Fuels
PHCC works with members and partners to create a Just Transition in the Portland Harbor that dismantles fossil fuel infrastructure and prevents fracked gas as a transition or replacement fuel.
Right along the Willamette River, 90% of the State of Oregon’s greenhouse gas-causing fossil fuel is stored and passes through the Portland Harbor at the Critical Energy Infrastructure Hub, managed by petrochemical companies.
Jay Wilson, Resilience Coordinator for Clackamas County Disaster Management, developed this 2-minute video showing the enormity of the impending regional catastrophe that would come from a massive earthquake. Oregon has been overdue for the Cascadia earthquake 9.0, and we must transition away from these two million gallons of fossil fuel tanks in the Critical Energy Infrastructure (CEI) Hub.
Climate Impacts & Resiliency
PHCC frames cleanup as part of a larger solution to address climate change and other interrelated issues. Compounding health and safety issues requires resilience strategies to be integrated into cleanup processes.
We demand higher air quality standards to address harmful emissions, and the use of the most effective electric vehicles and diesel filters available for diesel-dependent equipment involved in the cleanup, sediment transfer, and disposal of Portland Harbor.
