RIGGED FOR RUIN: Methane, An Accelerating Threat To Health & Climate.

For the past two decades communities in the Northwest have defeated methane gas export terminals. Despite these successes, the “natural” gas industry continues to push their product. Come learn about methane’s many harms and alternatives to its use—such as thermal heat networks. Discussion will include environmental, climate and health impacts, the damage dealt to communities, and the rampant greenwashing of this questionable energy source. As a reminder, Rumbles are always free!

Panelists include:

• Carra Sahler, Director Green Energy Institute/Lewis & Clark Law School
• Danny Noonan, Climate, Energy & Labor Strategist/Breach Collective
• Diana Meisenhelter, Environmental Justice Committee/NAACP and Action Team/Extinction Rebellion PDX
• Melanie Plaut, Physician and Volunteer/Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility
• Samantha Hernandez, Healthy Climate Program Director/Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility
• Lynn Handlin, Organizing member of Extinction Rebellion PDX and founding member of Cascadia Magical Activists (Moderator)
  

BACKGROUND

Since 2022, Rumble On The River has presented 28 community forums in neighborhoods throughout Portland and at the Public Interest Environmental Law Conference, University of Oregon. Rumbles bring together expert voices to discuss a range of environmental and social topics. These have included the Columbia & Willamette River ecosystems, transportation, false climate solutions, urban forestry, shade equity, risk-bonding, salmon restoration, the Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund and the Western Hemisphere’s most toxic site–Hanford. A recurring Rumble focus has been the Critical Energy Infrastructure (CEI) Hub and the potential hazards of having 90 percent of Oregon’s fuel and a dangerous mix of chemicals stored within Portland’s city limits on a riverside seismic liquefaction zone.

RUMBLE CO-SPONSORS

• 350 PDX 
• Alliance for Democracy 
• Arbor Lodge Neighborhood Association
• 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 
• Economic Justice Action Group/First Unitarian Portland
• Extinction Rebellion-PDX 
• Frog Ferry 
• 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 
• OPAL, Environmental Justice Oregon 
• 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 in 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
• Tank The Tanks
• Third Act Oregon 
• Willamette Riverkeeper