Climate & Energy
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Nine-year losing streak continues for US fracking sector
Oil and gas output is rising but cash losses keep flowing -
The Story of Climate Change Told in 19 Heartbreaking Haiku
A scientist broke down a previous 2,000-page IPCC report into poems, accompanied by watercolor pictures. -
Listen In: KBOO’s ‘Locus Focus’ on the 2018 Midterm Elections in Cascadia
Sightline's Eric de Place discusses the election and what's next in the legislative sessions in Oregon and Washington. -
Is Coal Still Needed in the Pacific Northwest?
Proposal to reopen King County mine reveals how coal figures into Cascadia’s modern economy. -
How to Successfully Talk About Climate and Energy in Alberta Oil Country
The common sense communication guide to connect Canadians to their common ground on climate issues. -
Tideflats Protections Extended but Not Expanded in Tuesday Council Vote
The moratorium now goes until May but won't halt existing fossil fuel facilities' plans to expand operations -
What’s next for the Kids’ Climate Change lawsuit?
Perhaps the latest round of drama in Juliana v United States shouldn’t come as a surprise. -
Cloud Peak Energy: A Coal Company Past its Peak
Falling sales and collapsing profits signal big trouble for King Coal. -
25 Years Strong: Sightline’s Fall Fund Drive Begins Today
Sightline exists because of support from community members like you.
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