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Eric de Place

Eric de Place 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 an authority on a range of issues connected to fossil fuel transport, including carbon emissions, local pollution, transportation system impacts, rail policy, and economics.

Eric de Place

Eric de Place

The Danger of the Marine Vessels that Serve Refineries

Every transportation method carries the risk of environmentally catastrophic oil spills.
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The Danger of the Pipelines and Trains that Serve Refineries

Every transportation method carries the risk of environmentally catastrophic oil spills.
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Two Possible Futures for Northwest Oil Refining

One bleak, one hopeful, both dependent on our choices today.
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Why Some Environmental Advocates Oppose Pumped Hydropower Storage Project

The hydropower project would help the region decarbonize, but obliterates an area “of exceptional cultural significance to the Yakama Nation.
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