Climate & Energy

Verified: More Parking Puts More Cars on the Road

A new study finds something environmentalists have long suspected but never proven.

January 28, 2021

Michael Andersen

https://www.sightline.org/author/michael-andersen/

Senior Researcher
Zombie Scooters to Invade Boise

New technology aims to reduce sidewalk clutter and increase e-scooter use for short trips.

Daniel Malarkey

https://www.sightline.org/author/danielmalarkey/
The Case Against Gas In Our Homes

Washington State's path to electrifying buildings—a way forward that's better for our climate, health, and wallets.

January 25, 2021

Laura Feinstein

https://www.sightline.org/author/laurafeinstein/
Why Should Washington Lawmakers Take Action on Granny Flats?

In a word: Bellevue.

January 19, 2021

Dan Bertolet

https://www.sightline.org/author/danbertolet/

Research Director, Housing and Urbanism
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.

December 21, 2020

Michael Andersen

https://www.sightline.org/author/michael-andersen/

Senior Researcher
Why Some Environmental Advocates Oppose Pumped Hydropower Storage Project

Yakama Nation officials say energy projects have come at their people’s expense.

Eric de Place

https://www.sightline.org/author/eric-de-place/

Director, Thin Green Line
Muscling Political Advantage to Push Kalama Petrochemical Project?

A worrisome pattern of influence peddling and political spending to curry favor.

December 17, 2020

Eric de Place

https://www.sightline.org/author/eric-de-place/

Director, Thin Green Line
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.

December 14, 2020

Michael Andersen

https://www.sightline.org/author/michael-andersen/

Senior Researcher
Northwest States Need a Plan to Move Beyond Gas

Other states lead the way on decarbonizing gas utilities.

December 9, 2020

Laura Feinstein

https://www.sightline.org/author/laurafeinstein/

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.