For your viewing pleasure, I give you two takes on how fossil fuel export plans could reshape life in the Northwest.

Number one, a forum on oil transport hosted by Washington Environmental Council. My act, which provides an abbreviated overview of the changing nature of oil in the Northwest, starts at about 6:10 here:

You should also take time to absorb the remarks by moderator Brett VandenHeuvel, as well as my co-panelists Kristen Boyles and Matt Krogh. The second panel focused on the risks of oil spills and vastly increased maritime traffic and it starred Puget Sound experts Fred Felleman, Stephanie Buffum, and Bruce Wishart.

Number two, King 5 environment reporter Gary Chittim featured Sightline’s analysis of the coming street closures in King County from oil and coal trains: