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Three Reasons Why the Kalama Methanol Project Would Be a Climate Disaster
Stockholm Environment Institute takes a hard look at the science and economics.
Census Asking about Citizenship Would Likely Exclude Non-citizens from Key Counts
After losing in the Supreme Court, anti-immigration advocates push their agenda in the census. -
Listen In: Public News Service on Natural Gas’ Dirty Secret
Sightline's Anna Fahey explains how natural gas is stalling progress toward clean fuel sources.
PR Would Elect BC Governments That Better Reflect the Will of the People
For the past quarter-century, BC elections have not produced the results voters asked for. -
What Does the Trans Mountain Pipeline Announcement Mean?
It's a high-stakes showdown of cinematic proportions.
Listen In: KUOW’s ‘The Record’ on Living Car-Free in Seattle
Sightline's Alan Durning discusses how going without a car can improve quality of life. -
Video: Ensuring Safety with Self-Driving Cars in Washington
Sightline Senior Fellow Daniel Malarkey discusses what's next for self-driving cars following a fatal accident in Arizona. -
What Is the Necessity Defense, and What Are Its Limits?
It's a defense that goes back centuries, but has recently been mentioned in cases involving environmental activists.
Spring Update from the Thin Green Line
End of the line for oil trains, coal is still collapsing, and Tacoma LNG gets hot. -
Ranked-Choice Voting Protects Voters’ Voices by Diminishing ‘Ballot Exhaustion’
RCV streamlines the process and gives voters the option to more precisely express their preferences.
RCV Increases Voter Participation, Which Far Outweighs Small Uptick in Voter Error
Overvoting and undervoting are not as pronounced in ranked-choice voting compared to plurality voting.
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SIGHTLINE DAILY
Today’s top sustainability headlines for the Pacific Northwest, curated by Sightline Institute.
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‘It’s not a Canadian problem. It’s a North American problem.’
Think Progress
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Trump administration starts aggressive ANWR oil development process
Alaska Public Media
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Canada’s ‘Free the Beer’ ruling takes aim at Trans Mountain trade wars
CBC British Columbia
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The future of Seattle transit? Look north to Vancouver, BC
Seattle Times
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Orcas’ inbreeding may devastate the population
The News Tribune
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Your Lyft ride is now carbon-neutral; Your Uber isn’t
The Atlantic
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From highways to housing reparations: A proposal
City Observatory
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One mom’s grief turned to action: ‘I can’t be quiet about this’
Streetsblog
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The Pokemon-inspired stream-monitoring citizen science project (Yes, really)
KNKX
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The strange history of Bicycle Day
Slate
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