Climate + Energy
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Heat Pumps a Win-Win for Cascadia’s Now Hotter, Drier Summers
The heat dome bolstered the case for cleaner home cooling and heating technology and for decarbonizing the region’s economy. -
The Pipeline Giant Behind Keystone XL Wants to Expand a Major Fracked Gas Pipeline in Cascadia
TC Energy is hoping no one will notice. -
New Report: Forty Canceled Fossil Fuel Export Projects, with Nine Still Kicking
Looking back at a decade of (mostly) failed oil, gas, and coal export proposals. -
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No, British Columbia’s LNG Cannot Solve Europe’s Russian Gas Problem
And it’s a threat to the province’s climate commitments. -
Five Reasons That Expanding the Trans Mountain Oil Pipeline Is Still a Colossal Mistake
And no, it’s not a solution to Europe’s dependency on Russian oil. -
Pacific Northwest States Paid $700 Million for Russian Oil Last Year Alone
Cascadia’s oil imports and Russia’s war. -
Responsibly Sourced Gas: Boon or Boondoggle?
A new certification measures the industry’s marginal progress, while buyers should keep their eyes on the true clean energy prize. -
New WA Bill Would Hold Big Oil Accountable for Oil Spills
HB 1691 protects taxpayers from the cleanup costs that should be the responsibility of the oil industry.
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.
At the same time, Cascadia boasts some of the world’s most ambitious climate commitments, and for more than a decade, its communities have stood as a bulwark against the fossil fuel industry’s aggressive plans for dozens of pipelines and refineries, and the related port terminals and rail facilities that serve them here. The region now serves as a global model for thwarting corporate coal, gas, and oil schemes and can similarly lead in reducing its reliance on these dirty energy sources. 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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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
Press Clips
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For once-mild Seattle, extreme summer heat waves are the new normal
Yahoo News August 3, 2022
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North America’s Biggest Landfill Operator in Push to Turn More Trash Into Fuel
Wall Street Journal April 28, 2022
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Biden ban on Russian oil hits Anacortes, Washington refinery
KUOW March 10, 2022