Climate & Energy
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Yes, Portland, Some Households Need More than Six ‘Bedrooms’
Cities shouldn't replace a bad cap on household size with a bad cap on room count. -
Why Some Environmental Advocates Oppose Pumped Hydropower Storage Project
Yakama Nation officials say energy projects have come at their people’s expense. -
Muscling Political Advantage to Push Kalama Petrochemical Project?
A worrisome pattern of influence peddling and political spending to curry favor. -
Oregon Just Ended Excessive Parking Mandates On Most Urban Lots
A 2019 law legalizing "middle housing" statewide turns out to also be one of the biggest parking reforms in US history. -
Northwest States Need a Plan to Move Beyond Gas
Other states lead the way on decarbonizing gas utilities. -
Family Forest Owners Could Champion Carbon Drawdown
New forest carbon programs could fuel the transition to carbon-smart forestry. -
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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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