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.
Also see our Energy indicator from the Cascadia Scorecard project.
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Report
Widening Roads: Short-term Traffic Relief, Long-term Emissions Increase
Adding lanes to a highway will increase road emissions and total global warming emissions over the long term -- even if it reduces congestion over the short term. -
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Podcast: Putting a Price on Carbon
- Solutions
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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. -
Use Solar and Windpower
Shifting to renewable energy sources and reducing the amount of energy we waste are the keys to reducing the bloated impacts of industrial nations on the atmosphere.
- Resources
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Periodical
nwcurrent
A free, original source of energy news and analysis for the Pacific Northwest, covering energy efficiency, renewables and smart energy news and policy in Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington. http://www.nwcurrent.com Celilo Group; 12 / yr.; -
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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