http://www.sightline.org Publications, organizations, and websites that are useful resources on energy and climate change. daily 1 2006-02-22T23:37:51Z http://www.sightline.org/research/resources/blog/desmogblog DeSmogBlog exists to clear the PR pollution that is clouding the science on climate change. An overwhelming majority of the world’s climate scientists agree that the globe is warming - the world's climate is changing - and that the indiscriminate burning of fossil fuels is to blame. We know that the risks are incalculable and, increasingly, we understand that the solutions are affordable. No publisher eric_t_hess_gmail_com 2008-01-22T20:13:03Z Resource http://www.sightline.org/research/resources/blog/real_climate A resource for climate science, written by working climate scientists, targeted at the interested public and journalists. It aims to provide a quick response to developing stories and provide the context sometimes missing in mainstream commentary. No publisher andrewb 2006-03-08T23:33:44Z Resource http://www.sightline.org/research/resources/blog/stoat A climate modeler takes on scientific issues, including carbon emissions and climate change. No publisher eric_t_hess_gmail_com 2008-02-20T00:27:16Z Resource http://www.sightline.org/research/resources/blog/relentlessly-progressive-economics Economic policy-making and economics instruction in Canada have both increasingly come to reflect a conservative, free-market perspective. There is an urgent need to promote an alternative, progressive economics community in Canada.Over 125 progressive economists—working in universities, the labour movement, and activist research organizations—have joined forces to make our collective, critical perspective heard. We have formed the Progressive Economics Forum. No publisher eric_t_hess_gmail_com 2008-02-20T00:33:27Z Resource http://www.sightline.org/research/resources/book/end_oil A comprehensive look at the energy economy and geopolitics. Explains how energy plays a role in everything from Detroit to Alaska to Iraq. No publisher andrewb landing page 2006-03-08T23:33:48Z Resource http://www.sightline.org/research/resources/book/long_emergency In this book, the author argues that global oil production has peaked and will soon dwindle, and he believes that alternative energy sources cannot fill the gap, especially in transportation. No publisher andrewb 2006-03-08T23:33:48Z Resource http://www.sightline.org/research/resources/book/partys_over A distillation of the arguments about the dangers of peak oil to the continuation of our modern way of life. Includes implications for areas including international trade, transportation, heating and air conditioning, etc. No publisher andrewb 2006-03-08T23:33:48Z Resource http://www.sightline.org/research/resources/book/winning_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. No publisher andrewb landing page 2006-03-08T23:33:49Z Resource http://www.sightline.org/research/resources/organization/cleaner-production-international Cleaner Production International provides businesses worldwide with strategies for sustainability. The directory lists international and Seattle-area links to organizations and programs geared to environmental and sustainability issues. No publisher mackenzie_sightline_org 2006-08-23T17:49:42Z Resource http://www.sightline.org/research/resources/organization/ase ASE is an established organization that promotes energy efficiency worldwide as the quickest, cleanest, cheapest way to achieve a healthier economy, a cleaner environment and greater energy security. No publisher andrewb 2007-06-06T22:49:37Z Resource http://www.sightline.org/research/resources/organization/climate_solutions This organization sponsors a variety of on-the-ground programs to stop global warming and to help the Pacific Northwest become a world leader in practical and profitable climate solutions. No publisher andrewb landing page 2006-03-08T23:33:51Z Resource http://www.sightline.org/research/resources/organization/energy_foundation The Energy Foundation is a partnership of private foundations committed to advancing new energy technologies that enable economic growth with less pollution. Its focuses on the United States and China. No publisher andrewb 2006-03-08T23:33:52Z Resource http://www.sightline.org/research/resources/organization/neea The Alliance is a regional non-profit corporation, supported by the BPA, utilities, state governments, public interest groups, and industry, that focuses on making affordable, energy-efficient products and services available in the marketplace. No publisher andrewb 2006-03-08T23:33:53Z Resource http://www.sightline.org/research/resources/organization/nwenergy Alliance of 100+ businesses and environmental, civic, and human service organizations in the Northwest. Promotes development of green energy, conservation, consumer protection, low-income energy assistance, and more. An excellent policy portal. No publisher andrewb landing page 2006-03-08T23:33:53Z Resource http://www.sightline.org/research/resources/organization/pnnl The PNNL performs basic and applied research to deliver energy, environmental, and national security for the United States. 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