Energy & Climate
All of Sightline's research, maps, and publications on Cascadia's energy system, its impacts, and how the region can become cleaner and more secure.
How is the Northwest doing at creating a cost-effective, climate-friendly energy system? How can our region become true climate heroes? That's what Sightline's energy research is aimed at, through initiatives such as our climate policy project, and our blog series on Climate Fairness.
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Sightline Video: Your Way on the Highway
Traffic congestion is a fact of urban life. But what if you could have it on your terms? This video from Sightline might help you envision a commute that works for you. -
Report
Analysis: Highway-Widening Projects and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Adding lanes to a highway will increase total global warming emissions over the long term -- even if it reduces congestion over the short term.
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The Northwest's Energy To-Do List
Top solutions--ranging from feebates to decoupling--for improving the region's energy security and efficiency. -
Ease Congestion by Pricing It
The best-kept secret among transportation experts is the near-universal agreement that variable tolls--known as congestion pricing--offer the only real solution to worsening gridlock.
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Sightline Daily news: Climate
Sightline Daily is a daily online news digest that collects the best headlines on economic, environmental, and social issues from over 40 different news sources across the Northwest. The link above connects you to Sightline Daily's climate headlines. http://daily.sightline.org -
Book
Winning the Oil Endgame
This book offers a strategy for ending US oil dependence that could be applicable worldwide. There are many analyses of the oil problem, but this book claims to be is the first roadmap of the oil solution that would be led by business, for profit. http://www.oilendgame.com 2004; Rocky Mountain Institute; 309 pp.;
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