Energy & Climate - Research & Publications - by publication
Sightline's research on Cascadia's energy system--sorted by publication type.
Here's a catalog of Sightline's research--including books, reports, and articles--on energy use, efficiency, and climate solutions.
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02/28/2005
Article by Sightline
Current Thinking - Vigilant Efficiency
The Northwest's energy system, long among the region's greatest strengths, has become one of its greatest security vulnerabilities. A lone terrorist could bring the Northwest's economy to its knees for days; an organized band could make it weeks or months. -
07/15/2005
Article by Sightline
Stop rewarding the guzzlers
Canada's plans for reducing its emissions of greenhouse gases under the Kyoto Protocol remain two bits short of a loonie. But one word buried deep in the recent federal budget holds the key to realizing Canada's climate promise: "feebates." -
01/22/2009
Backgrounder
Decoupling: Turbocharging Efficiency Programs (pdf)
Utilities are not like other companies. Their profits are dictated by state utility regulators, based on complicated formulas. Since profits rise in direct proportion to sales, investments in improving efficiency can drain away profits. By "decoupling" sales from earnings, utility regulators can write efficiency and security into utilities' bottom lines and turn them into vanguards of clean energy. -
04/03/2008
Backgrounder
Analysis: Increases in greenhouse-gas emissions from highway-widening projects (pdf)
Sightline researchers do the math on whether adding lanes adds greenhouse gas emissions--it does. -
08/01/2004
Backgrounder
Air travel heats up the planet
An analysis of the environmental impacts of air travel, and which forms of transportation use less fuel. -
03/10/2005
Book
Cascadia Scorecard 2005
A concise update on how Cascadia ranks in seven key trends, with a focus on one of the most critical issues facing the region: energy. -
09/01/1997
Book
Over Our Heads
An examination of climate change from a Northwest perspective, revealing the far-reaching effects it will have on our everyday lives and what we can do reduce the region's contribution. -
06/12/2008
Fact sheet
2007 Energy Indicator - At a Glance
Sightline's top findings on the efficiency of Cascadia's energy system. -
01/22/2009
Page
Cap and Trade in 2009 - Sightline Webinar
Sightline's Eric de Place on how to do cap and trade right--in 20 minutes. -
01/10/2008
Page
Climate Policy: Fair and Effective Solutions
What makes smart climate policy? How can we be sure it is fair, effective, and efficient? Read primers, fact sheets, and reports on how to do climate policy right.
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