Climate & Energy
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.
- Research & Publications
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Report
Peak Gas: NW Gas Consumption Stalled in 1999
Gasoline consumption in Oregon and Washington increased slightly in 2010, and sales held steady in the first part of 2011. But minor year-to-year fluctuations mask a more important trend: despite steady increases in population, volatile gas prices, and both surges and lulls in the region's economy, gasoline use has remained essentially flat since 1999. -
Report
The Greenhouse Gas Impact of Exporting Coal from the West Coast
A new white paper by economist and University of Montana professor Tom Power shows proposed coal exports from terminals in Washington State would not only cause China to burn more coal, but set back advances in clean energy and efficiency for 30 to 50 years.
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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. -
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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Organization
Rocky Mountain Institute
RMI emphasizes market-based solutions which foster the efficient and sustainable use of resources to make the world secure and prosperous. They provide education, research and consulting on topics including energy, water, climate and many others. http://www.rmi.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.;