Articles in Climate + Energy

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  Who Will Pay for Cascadia’s Transmission Lines?

  The multibillion-dollar question that Senator Maria Cantwell, Governor Jay Inslee, and other Northwest leaders can help answer.

  Sep 12, 2023
  September 12, 2023

  Emily Moore

  https://www.sightline.org/profile/emily-moore/

  

  Director, Climate and Energy
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  Why Is It So Hard to Build New Transmission Lines?

  For starters, Cascadia has no plan.

  Jul 20, 2023
  July 20, 2023

  Emily Moore

  https://www.sightline.org/profile/emily-moore/

  

  Director, Climate and Energy
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  Without Gas, What Business Models Could Gas Utilities Pursue?

  Several examples exist, and Cascadian policymakers can encourage shifts while setting guardrails to protect customers.

  Jul 17, 2023
  July 17, 2023

  Laura Feinstein

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  Fellow
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  It’s Time for Cascadia to Start Pruning the Gas System and Electrifying Whole Neighborhoods

  Early efforts in California, Colorado, and New York offer lessons to get started.

  Jun 7, 2023
  June 7, 2023

  Emily Moore

  https://www.sightline.org/profile/emily-moore/

  

  Director, Climate and Energy
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  Washington’s Refinery Communities Just Got a Transition Boost

  A quarter-million-dollar budget proviso will fund a study to map opportunities beyond oil.

  May 31, 2023
  May 31, 2023

  Emily Moore

  https://www.sightline.org/profile/emily-moore/

  

  Director, Climate and Energy
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  The Northwest Needs More Midsize Solar

  While distributed solar can’t solve the region’s transmission woes alone, Idaho and Washington would be smart to follow Oregon’s lead in boosting it for a cleaner future.

  May 10, 2023
  May 10, 2023

  Emily Moore

  https://www.sightline.org/profile/emily-moore/

  

  Director, Climate and Energy
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  What Washington, DC, Can Learn from the Other Washington about Climate Policy

  Six lessons from the Evergreen State for America's national leaders.

  Mar 9, 2023
  March 9, 2023

  Kristin Eberhard

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  Fellow
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  It’s Time to Stop Subsidizing New Gas Pipes

  Regulators across Cascadia should end line extension allowances, the subsidies ratepayers finance that expand utilities’ pipeline infrastructure.

  Jan 17, 2023
  January 17, 2023

  Laura Feinstein

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

  

  Fellow
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  Is There a Future for Gas Utilities? It Could Be Heating and Cooling Your Home (from the Ground)

  "GeoNetworks" are being piloted in New York and Massachusetts. Cascadia should be next.

  Jan 11, 2023
  January 11, 2023

  Emily Moore

  https://www.sightline.org/profile/emily-moore/

  

  Director, Climate and Energy
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  New Report Charts Need for WA to Plan Ahead for Oil Refinery Closures

  A spate of recent shutdowns across the US holds urgent lessons for local communities.

  Dec 1, 2022
  December 1, 2022

  Emily Moore

  https://www.sightline.org/profile/emily-moore/

  

  Director, Climate and Energy
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