Climate & Energy
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Climate change is hot wedge issue for 2018 Midterms, polls indicate
The US electorate is ready for candidates willing to protect environment -
Trump Appointees Might Undercut HFC Ban but West Coast Leadership Fighting Back
Take heart: the Montreal Protocol is proof that climate progress is still regionally and globally possible. -
Will 2018 Finally Be the Year for a Carbon Pollution Price in Washington?
An impressive coalition of support is behind the Clean Air and Clean Energy Initiative. -
Climate Change Could Ruin Drinking Water Plans for Lake Tapps
Hotter, drier summers and warmer, wetter winters are blowing up water level management plans. -
The Latest on the ‘Trial of the Century’ and Other Courtroom Showdowns
The courts have been at the center of a number of recent climate developments. -
Three Steps to Better Climate Conversations
Katharine Hayhoe’s formula for connecting our values and climate science. -
Listen In: Public News Service on Backyard Cottages Fighting Climate Change
Sightline's Margaret Morales: "Single-family zoning is like this mandate against walking." -
Listen In: KEXP and KBOO Highlight the Thin Green Line
Sightline's Eric de Place and Tarika Powell discuss the Trans Mountain Pipeline, Tacoma LNG, and more. -
Small Town Silicon Smelter Plan Tees Up Big Questions
Northeast Washington faces the tradeoffs of climate action.
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