1.0Sightline Institutehttps://www.sightline.orgEric de Placehttps://www.sightline.org/profile/eric-de-place/Northwest Coal Exports II - Sightline Instituterich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="ISdvAgLdnr"><a href="https://www.sightline.org/2011/09/19/northwest-coal-exports-ii/">Northwest Coal Exports II</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.sightline.org/2011/09/19/northwest-coal-exports-ii/embed/#?secret=ISdvAgLdnr" width="600" height="338" title="“Northwest Coal Exports II” — Sightline Institute" data-secret="ISdvAgLdnr" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Sightline is releasing a new and updated research backgrounder today: it’s a “frequently asked questions” about coal exports from the Northwest. In the new version of “Northwest Coal Exports” we set out some basic facts about coal exports: how much North America currently exports, what the new proposals involve, and what the pollution consequences might be. We take a hard look at the scientific literature on the health impacts of coal dust, and we draw some lessons from coal export facilities elsewhere in North America. We also tackle some of the more vexing questions, like whether British Columbia ports have the capacity to handle the export proposals, and whether US coal exports add to global greenhouse gas emissions.