Tag: Oil Industry

Oil Industry articles

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  New WA Bill Would Hold Big Oil Accountable for Oil Spills

  HB 1691 protects taxpayers from the cleanup costs that should be the responsibility of the oil industry.

  Jan 14, 2022
  January 14, 2022

  Laura Feinstein

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

  

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  The Danger of the Pipelines and Trains that Serve Refineries

  Every transportation method carries the risk of environmentally catastrophic oil spills.

  Oct 27, 2021
  October 27, 2021

  Eric de Place

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

  
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  Direct Impacts of Northwest Refinery Pollution

  Refinery air and water pollution negatively impacts human health and local wildlife.

  Oct 20, 2021
  October 20, 2021

  Zane Gustafson

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

  
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  Oil Refinery Profits, Taxes, and Spending: A Primer

  The refining industry pays surprisingly little in taxes considering its massive profits.

  Oct 6, 2021
  October 6, 2021

  Zane Gustafson

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

  
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  Two Possible Futures for Northwest Oil Refining

  One bleak, one hopeful, both dependent on our choices today.

  Sep 29, 2021
  September 29, 2021

  Eric de Place

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

  
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  The Case for Retiring Northwest Oil Refineries

  It is impossible to meet our climate targets without refinery retirement.

  Sep 15, 2021
  September 15, 2021

  Zane Gustafson

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

  
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  Climate Action in the Courts

  Two lawsuits seek to hold corporations responsible for the extraction and promotion of fossil fuels.

  Jun 3, 2021
  June 3, 2021

  Michael Mayer

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

  
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  Alaska, North Dakota, and Alberta Oil in the Era of COVID

  How the places that supply oil to Cascadia are reacting to the market collapse.

  Jun 23, 2020
  June 23, 2020

  Eric de Place

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

  
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  How the Market Collapse is Impacting Northwest Fossil Fuel Companies

  Plummeting prices and a global coronavirus pandemic are doing serious damage to industry’s finances.

  Mar 18, 2020
  March 18, 2020

  Eric de Place

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