1.0Sightline Institutehttps://www.sightline.orgEric de Placehttps://www.sightline.org/profile/eric-de-place/Coal Exports and Carbon Consequences II - Sightline Instituterich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="qS5IkjLCJC"><a href="https://www.sightline.org/2012/05/23/coal-exports-and-carbon-consequences-ii/">Coal Exports and Carbon Consequences II</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.sightline.org/2012/05/23/coal-exports-and-carbon-consequences-ii/embed/#?secret=qS5IkjLCJC" width="600" height="338" title="“Coal Exports and Carbon Consequences II” — Sightline Institute" data-secret="qS5IkjLCJC" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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There are at present six proposals to export coal from Northwest ports. If all of these proposals are built, and if all of them operate at full capacity, the Northwest would be shipping 145 million tons of coal per year. When burned, that coal will produce roughly 262 million tons of carbon dioxide per year. It's such a staggering figure, that it's a little hard to grasp. So here's some context:http://www.sightline.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/coal-carbon-states.gif