No Sale

Smart move from Oregon’s leadership. The State Land Board, led by Governor Kulongoski, ruled out selling the Elliott State Forest for a one-time infusion of cash, as some had argued.

We argued against the sale here.

Eric de Place

Eric de Place, former director of the Thin Green Line program, spearheaded Sightline’s work on energy policy for two decades. A leading expert on coal, oil, and gas export plans in the Pacific Northwest, he is considered an authority on a range of issues connected to fossil fuel transport, including carbon emissions, local pollution, transportation system impacts, rail policy, and economics. Find his research here.