Climate & Energy
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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. -
Studying Full Methane Life Cycle Critical to PNW Climate Policy
Better accounting of methane releases could help us avoid a tremendous mistake. -
The Fracking Depreciation Dodge
Accounting tricks hide fracking’s biggest secret: it’s a money-loser. -
Infographics: What Would Clean Energy Jobs Bill do for Oregon’s Workforce?
It would make polluters pay and invest in Oregon jobs. -
2035 Carbon Goal at Stake in Newest Oregon Clean Energy Jobs Bill
One scenario leaves 2035 carbon reduction goal out of the bill, which could add another 100M tons of pollution to the air -
Listen In: Opening the Trump Time Capsule Once Again
Sightline's Eric de Place joins KBOO's "Locus Focus" to assess predictions for the Trump administration. -
2018 in Review: Fossil Fuel Companies Fumble; Clean Energy Bills Set to Take Spotlight
One of the largest coal companies in the US is sliding but carbon fees are still finding footing in Cascadia
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.
