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.
Laura Feinstein
Laura Feinstein
Latest articles
The Danger of the Marine Vessels that Serve Refineries
This article is part of the series Transitioning From Puget Sound Oil Refineries Takeaways Oil tankers make nearly 4,000 trips ...
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
This article is part of the series Transitioning From Puget Sound Oil Refineries Takeaways The worst crude oil pipeline spill ...
Every transportation method carries the risk of environmentally catastrophic oil spills.
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Direct Impacts of Northwest Refinery Pollution
This article is part of the series Transitioning From Puget Sound Oil Refineries Takeaways The four largest refineries are among ...
Refinery air and water pollution negatively impacts human health and local wildlife.
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Oil Refinery Workforce 411
This article is part of the series Transitioning From Puget Sound Oil Refineries Takeaways The refineries employ about 2,000 full-time ...
Refinery workers are well compensated and clustered in Whatcom and Skagit counties.
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Oil Refinery Profits, Taxes, and Spending: A Primer
This article is part of the series Transitioning From Puget Sound Oil Refineries Takeaways The five refineries make about $2 ...
The refining industry pays surprisingly little in taxes considering its massive profits.
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Two Possible Futures for Northwest Oil Refining
This article is part of the series Transitioning From Puget Sound Oil Refineries The coming decades will bring increasingly volatile ...
One bleak, one hopeful, both dependent on our choices today.
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The History of Northwest Refineries
This article is part of the series Transitioning From Puget Sound Oil Refineries Takeaways The refineries were built on the ...
Oil refining on Puget Sound is inextricably tied to the history of colonialism.
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The Case for Retiring Northwest Oil Refineries
This article is part of the series Transitioning From Puget Sound Oil Refineries Takeaways Washington’s five refineries are located in ...
It is impossible to meet our climate targets without refinery retirement.
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Northwest Climate Goals Are at Odds with a Few State Energy Efficiency Rules
To slash carbon emissions, states in the Pacific Northwest need to move directly to electrification, leapfrogging natural gas technologies. But ...
Sightline recommends targeted fixes to Oregon and Washington utility incentives
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Supercharging Cascadian Decarbonization
To decarbonize the region’s buildings, Cascadians face no easy task. Natural gas heats 80 percent of the Pacific Northwest’s commercial ...
Four antidotes for the poison pill in Northwest energy building finance laws.
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The Smoke and Mirrors Defense of RNG
Gas utilities are facing an existential crisis: fossil fuels have no future in a decarbonized economy. Yet that bit of ...
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The Four Fatal Flaws of Renewable Natural Gas
Gas utilities are telling tall tales about RNG.
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