Fossil-Fuel-Free Multnomah County

It's time for a Fossil-Fuel-Free Multnomah County!

Now is the time for a Fossil-Fuel-Free Multnomah County!

In April 2021, Multnomah County passed a resolution (thanks to advocacy from the local climate movement!) that ensured all new County-owned buildings (like libraries, schools, and community centers) were fossil-fuel free. That policy was a step in the right direction, but it’s time to expand it. That’s why Columbia Riverkeeper is teaming up with community members and other nonprofits to advocate for a new policy that would ensure all new construction within Multnomah County is free of fossil fuels. 

Will you sign the petition to make Multnomah County fossil fuel free? 

When developers build new buildings hooked up to gas infrastructure, they lock community members into using gas for decades to come. Buildings account for one-third of Oregon's climate pollution. Electrification is a solution that can create a just transition to homes and buildings that are safer, healthier, and more resilient to extreme weather.

It’s clear that we need to move away from fossil fuels, including methane gas. Methane gas from fracked gas is fueling the climate crisis like we have seen firsthand in Oregon with the extreme heat waves we have had for two summers now, and wildfires that have devastated communities around the state. 

Now is the time for Multnomah County to step up to the plate like other cities across the U.S and other Oregon cities and counties exploring new laws to regulate gas and provide clear pathways for clean buildings. You can join us right now to take action and demand Multnomah County do the same.

The road ahead is clear: we can't continue burning fossil fuels if we want a livable future.

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Now is the time for Multnomah County to step up to the plate like other cities and counties across the U.S and in Oregon that are exploring new laws to regulate gas and provide clear pathways for clean buildings.