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Sightline's research program focuses on two efforts: monitoring progress toward sustainability in the Northwest and identifying the most important solutions for the region to adopt.
Sightline's research program is aimed at getting the best information on trends and solutions critical to the Northwest's future to engaged citizens, community leaders, and the media. Current topics include climate policy for the Western Climate Initiative region; key transportation decisions in the Northwest, and our Cascadia Scorecard project (coming in February 2009: Cascadia Scorecard 2009 online). Sign up to receive updates on our research, maps, and other tools.
Northwest States Spend $30 Billion on Fossil Fuels in 2008
According the Cascadia Scorecard, fossil fuel spending in Northwest states reached an all-time high in 2008, quadrupling in only a decade. Oregon, Washington, and Idaho spent the equivalent of $10,000 per family of four on fossil fuel imports. Read more on the Cascadia Scorecard’s energy indicator.
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Easing Off the Gas: Northwesterners Using Less Gasoline
Total gasoline consumption in the Northwest states fell by 180 million gallons between 2007 and 2008. Per-capita use followed a decade-long trend of decline. The Northwest states are outpacing the rest of the nation by nearly 10 percent. -
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Cap and Trade 101: A Climate Policy Primer
In Cap and Trade 101: A Climate Policy Primer, Sightline sorts out the details on what's emerging as the most popular and comprehensive policy solution to the enormous challenge of climate change. Sightline's primer also looks at current bills, such as the American Clean Energy and Security Act. -
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Podcast: Putting a Price on Carbon
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Podcast: Energy Efficiency: The Low-Hanging Fruit
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Clean Utilities: How to Get There by Decoupling
By "decoupling" sales from earnings, utility regulators can write efficiency and security into utilities' bottom lines and turn them into vanguards of clean energy.
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