It's Unanimous

Seattle mayor Nickels’ challenge to get US cities to meet Kyoto Protocol standards was unanimously supported at the US Conference of Mayors meeting in Chicago.

Eric de Place

Eric de Place, former director of the Thin Green Line program, spearheaded Sightline’s work on energy policy for two decades. Known as 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.