Climate & Energy
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Oregon Legislature Considers Pesticide Reform Bills
The public can weigh in on potential chloriphyrifos ban, restrictions on "neonics," and a ban on aerial spraying -
Clean Energy Jobs Bill: What Oregonians Need to Know
Will 2019 be the year that Oregon finally sees comprehensive climate action? -
Financial Predictions Remain Bleak for Fracking Industry
Publicly traded companies show negative cash flows topping $181 billion since 2010 -
EPA Slow to Regulate Neonic Pesticides That May Be Killing Off Bees
A growing body of research indicates these insecticides are killing “beneficial insects" as well as pests. -
Pesticide Proponents Aim to Keep Power Out of Locals’ Reach
But residents in Lincoln County, Oregon, are fighting to rise about preemptive restrictions. -
Waiting Game Drags on for Chevron’s Fracking Bet
Despite Booming Production, Chevron Still Sees Negative Cash flows from Permian through 2020 -
Coal Market Roundup, February 2019: ‘Nobody is making any money’
Things are a bit of a mess in the PRB. And they're set to get messier still. -
Calling Natural Gas a ‘Bridge Fuel’ is Alarmingly Deceptive
There’s a reason the methane industry deliberately avoids acknowledging everything before combustion. -
Methane’s 20- and 100-Year Climate Effect is Like ‘CO2 on Steroids’
It traps atmospheric heat 87 times more effectively than CO2, then it becomes CO2 itself.
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.
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