Research
Recent Reports & Graphics
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The High Cost of Unplanned Oil Refinery Closures
Measuring the employment and tax losses to communities and how oil companies are avoiding or delaying cleaning up their long-polluted sites. Plus, looking ahead for Washington state planning. -
A Decade of Successes Against Fossil Fuel Export Projects in Cascadia
The region counts 40 canceled oil, gas, and coal export projects since 2012. -
Planning for coal mine closure in the Powder River Basin
New analytical model reveals which remaining mines and communities are most at risk from unplanned shutdown -
Vote By Mail for Secure Elections in 2020—and Beyond
Step-by-step guidelines for state and county lawmakers and elections administrators. -
Talking Housing Affordability: Guidelines from Sightline focus groups
Messaging notes and considerations from Sightline Institute focus groups with Seattle residents. -
How Kinder Morgan’s Bankers Are Funding a Tar Sands Pipeline
Some banks are saying exactly the right things, but their money is doing the opposite. -
British Columbia’s LNG Industry Faces Gloomy Economic Prospects in Today’s Global Market
A Sightline Institute energy market update. -
Northwest Targets: Communities Threatened by Coal, Oil, and Gas
Risk assessment shows Columbia River, Tacoma, and Cherry Point are in the crosshairs of the fossil fuel industry. -
Sightline’s Voting System Reform Priorities in Washington
A wish list of policies to achieve more representative and effective governance across Washington. -
Sightline’s Voting System Reform Priorities in Oregon
A wish list of policies to achieve more representative and effective governance across Oregon. -
2019 Update: Mapping BC’s LNG Proposals
Crowded field clears to fewer than 10 active LNG proposals in BC; down from 20 in 2017. -
Dakota Access Pipeline Driven by ‘High-Risk Financing’ in Overbuilt Region
Little-known economic weaknesses in controversial project developer.
