Climate & Energy
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How to Recover Washington’s Economy Without Waiting on the Feds
State recovery bonds can kickstart the economy, put people to work, and fight climate change. -
Northwest Decarbonization Conflicts with Utility Plans for More Gas
The region’s biggest utilities are banking on more fossil fuels for decades to come. -
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Your opportunity to support Sightline’s nonpartisan, research-driven work! -
A Green Voter’s Guide to Cascadia’s 2020 Election Results
Results that caught our eyes in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Alaska and elsewhere. -
What a Changing US Supreme Court Means for Climate Advocacy
Will Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation stymie innovative Cascadian legal strategies? -
Kalama Methanol “Benefits” Assume Catastrophic Climate Failure
Understanding what the Kalama methanol SSEIS says, and what it doesn’t say. -
How Cascadian Corporations Stack Up On Climate
We rate the climate claims—and actions—of Amazon, Microsoft, Starbucks and other local companies. -
A Managed Decline for Oil-Dependent Regions
How sovereign wealth funds can support a just transition to clean energy. -
Things I Hope Never Come Back After the Pandemic: #4. Cheap Beef
The pandemic is knocking this climate-killing food down a notch.
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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Want To Jump-Start The Economy? Include A Green New Deal In The Stimulus Package
Forbes October 15, 2020
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Navajo Nation rips support of coal company
Indian Country Today November 15, 2019
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Reopening of Blackjewel mines possibly delayed over permit snag
Casper Star Tribune October 9, 2019
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Bankrupt Wyoming coal firm under investigation for fraud
Associated Press October 7, 2019
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Cloud Peak Energy’s unprecedented property write off
Casper Star Tribune October 7, 2019