Climate & Energy
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A Pipeline Controversy Explained: Is Washington Now in the Tar Sands Crosshairs?
The Canadian government---with Alberta's support---just bought a key pipeline in Washington. -
Pipe Dreams: Canadian Government Bails Out Houston Billionaire
Oil pipeline mogul Richard Kinder just played Justin Trudeau and Canada for $4.5 billion. -
Why Trans Mountain’s Oil Spill Liability Is Problematic
Under Canadian law, a spill could be a financial catastrophe for Kinder Morgan. -
The Seattle Pipeline Expansion You’ve Never Heard Of
A word about PSE’s $47 million fracked gas project in Snohomish County, Washington. -
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Kinder Morgan’s Oil Spill Problem
Firm faces steep costs and “unlimited liability” for a Trans Mountain spill. -
How the Fracked Gas Industry Plays Politics in Washington
Tracking a decade of spending by PSE and its industry allies. -
How Northwest Communities Are Stopping Fossil Fuel Projects Before They Start
Local governments utilize land use law to hold the Thin Green Line. -
Climate change and ocean acidification are already costing the Northwest big: they are killing our shellfish, igniting massive wildfires, causing floods and landslides, and upping asthma rates and other public health impacts across the region. We face a critical juncture in deciding our future. As the greenest region of the wealthiest country in history, we stand as a thin green line between inland US coal, oil, and gas and fickle Asian energy markets eager to burn our fuel and send us the pollution.
We also have the opportunity to rise as a climate policy leader and make polluters pay for their carbon pollution. Oregon and Washington State could enact world-class carbon pricing measures, joining British Columbia and California to form a powerful West Coast bloc committed to a cleaner future, to polluter accountability, and to a healthier climate. Sightline Institute’s climate and energy research answers the big questions on how best to achieve this vision.
Series in Climate & Energy
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Cashing In Our Carbon
How and why Oregon and Washington should follow British Columbia's lead and start cashing in on carbon pollution. -
Northwest Coal & Oil Exports
The facts on coal exports, oil trains, and the real costs of these schemes for our region and climate. -
Cascadia Climate Action
What Cascadia is doing to make polluters pay. -
Northwest Ocean Acidification
This series explores the local costs of ocean acidification –the process by which water absorbs too much carbon pollution, becoming more corrosive.
Recent Reports & Graphics
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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.
Press Clips
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Maybe Blue States Won’t Take Serious Action on Climate
The Atlantic March 2, 2018
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Carbon Tax, Inslee’s Climate Centerpiece, Dies in Legislature
Seattle Post-Intelligencer March 1, 2018
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Podcast: Why Should Washington State Impose Carbon Tax After Rejecting One in 2016?
Seattle Times February 23, 2018
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How a Grassroots Effort in Vancouver Fought Big Oil—and Won
OPB February 13, 2018
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First US City to Ban Fossil Fuel Expansion Offers Roadmap to Others
Yes! Magazine February 5, 2018