The Impacts of a Grays Harbor Oil Spill, in 13 Slides
How Big Oil jeopardizes Washington coastal tourism and the Quinault Nation. | Three large oil terminals proposed for Grays Harbor could undermine the region’s economy and local culture. That’s the...
View ArticleWashington Is (Still) Unprepared for a Grays Harbor Oil Spill
And our beaches, birds, and pocketbooks would all pay the price. | The 1988 Nestucca oil spill fouled 110 miles of Washington’s shoreline and 280 miles of the west coast of Vancouver Island. Yet...
View ArticleThe High Costs of a Grays Harbor Oil Spill, Part 2
Oil shipments jeopardize millions of dollars in tourism and fishing revenues for the bay. | Grays Harbor has seen an oil spill before—one that took over sixteen years to clean up. Although Grays Harbor...
View ArticleTesoro’s New Oil Train Cars: Too Few and Still Too Dangerous
The oil company’s proposed upgrade for its Vancouver, WA, terminal is little comfort for residents. | One of the biggest players in oil by rail is trying to build more capacity in Washington State....
View ArticleWhat the Northwest Needs to Know about the Crude Oil Export Ban Lift
The Thin Green Line just grew more important than ever. | In the wake of a historic agreement at this month’s Paris Climate Change Conference, the United States is expected to take the significantly...
View ArticleTacoma Steering into Uncertain Waters
Loopholes for hybrid LNG facility would set an alarming precedent. | Tacoma may soon be home to the Northwest’s next liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility, with a $275 million plant positioned to move...
View ArticleHow Industry and Regulators Kept Public in the Dark After 2014 LNG Explosion...
Lax industry oversight and incomplete reporting leave us with questions still today. | Nearly two years ago, an explosion and massive gas leak at a liquid natural gas (LNG) facility in Plymouth,...
View ArticleFrom Montana to the Coast, Coal Dust Threatens Human Health
A new study shows Bellingham and Longview terminals would harm communities along rail route. | Update 4/4/16: The Gateway Pacific Terminal project has requested a temporary suspension of the proposal’s...
View ArticleTacoma’s Proposed LNG Plant Raises Safety Concerns
Insufficient safeguards to govern facility. | Puget Sound Energy (PSE), a regional utility, plans to build a multifarious liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Tacoma. The plant won the second of two...
View ArticleWilliams Companies Failed To Protect Employees in Plymouth LNG Explosion
The natural gas company eyeing other Northwest projects has a history of unsafe work conditions. | Two years ago, an explosion at a liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in eastern Washington forced...
View ArticleEvent: Lummi Nation Totem Pole Journey
Join the Lummi Nation and take a stand against Northwest coal, oil, and gas projects. | The 2016 Totem Pole Journey is underway and I will be speaking at the journey’s Blessing Stop in Seattle this...
View Article“Our Victories are Preventing Decades of Pollution”
Tarika Powell's speech from the recent Lummi Totem Pole event in Seattle. | Editor’s Note August 2016: Last week during the Lummi Totem Pole Journey stop in Seattle, Sightline senior researcher Tarika...
View Article“The Spill Response Is Totally Inadequate”
British Columbia’s Nathan E. Stewart oil spill proves province unprepared for more oil. | Just after midnight on October 13, 2016, the tug Nathan E. Stewart and its 287-foot oil barge ran aground on...
View ArticleHow Northwest Communities Are Stopping Fossil Fuel Projects Before They Start
Local governments are making the Thin Green Line a reality. | In the final weeks of 2016, Portland moved to the forefront of the Thin Green Line—the Northwest’s opposition movement to coal, oil, and...
View ArticleFighting Fossil Fuels at the Local Level
American communities weather challenges to protect themselves from oil and gas corporations. | As the Trump Administration looks to new federal energy policy, state and local authority, especially the...
View ArticleLiquefied Natural Gas: Coming to a Rail Line Near You?
The latest profit scheme for America’s “pipeline on rails.” | Already besieged by explosive oil trains and polluting coal trains, rail-line communities in the Pacific Northwest may soon face a new...
View ArticleMaps: The 20 LNG Proposals Vying for BC’s Shores
A new Sightline report details the potential for liquefied natural gas to take hold in British Columbia. | Over the past few years, Oregon and Washington fended off several proposals to build enormous...
View ArticleBC Wants to Produce Four Times as Much LNG as World’s Largest Exporter
Are province’s LNG dreams unreasonable? | Even now that Shell has announced its decision to discontinue further development on the Prince Rupert LNG project, there are still nineteen LNG export...
View ArticleLNG ‘Giants of the Sea’ Headed for BC Waters
More than 3,400 large tankers would crisscross BC’s iconic Pacific Coast. | British Columbia’s Pacific Coast is home to prolific salmon runs, pristine shorelines, and a rich archaeological history. Yet...
View ArticleBC’s Carbon Pollution Could Double with LNG Plants
‘Clean energy’ messaging ignores scale of proposals. | British Columbia is of two minds. The province has pledged to reduce its greenhouse gas pollution by 80 percent by 2050, but simultaneously it...
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