Climate & Energy Climate & Energy articles Environmental Justice Advocates Lead Oregon to 100 Percent Clean Electricity Future A just transition is picking up legislative wins in Salem. Sep 23, 2021 September 23, 2021 Catie Gould https://www.sightline.org/author/catie-gould/ Researcher The History of Northwest Refineries Oil refining on Puget Sound is inextricably tied to the history of colonialism. Sep 22, 2021 September 22, 2021 Zane Gustafson https://www.sightline.org/author/zanegustafson/ Senior Research Associate The Case for Retiring Northwest Oil Refineries It is impossible to meet our climate targets without refinery decommissioning. Sep 15, 2021 September 15, 2021 Zane Gustafson https://www.sightline.org/author/zanegustafson/ Senior Research Associate Cascadia’s Carbon Budget Current legislative emissions goals are not consistent with limiting warming to 1.5 degrees. Sep 10, 2021 September 10, 2021 Zane Gustafson https://www.sightline.org/author/zanegustafson/ Senior Research Associate Northwest Climate Goals Are at Odds with a Few State Energy Efficiency Rules Sightline recommends targeted fixes to Oregon and Washington utility incentives Aug 4, 2021 August 4, 2021 Laura Feinstein https://www.sightline.org/author/laurafeinstein/ States Must Reform Zoning Because No City Can End a Shortage Alone The core issue: When a city couldn’t fix a problem even if it tried, it has no reason to try. Jul 29, 2021 July 29, 2021 Michael Andersen https://www.sightline.org/author/michael-andersen/ Senior Researcher Supercharging Cascadian Decarbonization Four antidotes for the poison pill in Northwest energy building finance laws. Jun 9, 2021 June 9, 2021 Laura Feinstein https://www.sightline.org/author/laurafeinstein/ Washington State Leads the Nation on Climate Action Decades of organizing and political leadership finally paid off Jun 7, 2021 June 7, 2021 Kristin Eberhard https://www.sightline.org/author/kristineberhard/ Director, Climate and Democracy Climate Action in the Courts Two lawsuits seek to hold corporations responsible for the extraction and promotion of fossil fuels. Jun 3, 2021 June 3, 2021 Michael Mayer https://www.sightline.org/author/michaelmayer/ Planning For Coal Mine Closures In the Powder River Basin New analytical model reveals which remaining mines and communities are most at risk from unplanned shutdowns. May 11, 2021 May 11, 2021 Dan Cohn https://www.sightline.org/author/dancohn/ 1 2 3 … 222 Next »
