Event Title
The Thin Green Line
Description
Long known for its leadership in environmental policy and clean energy, the Pacific Northwest is poised to become a carbon export hub of global consequence. Standing squarely between Asia’s voracious energy markets and huge fossil fuel deposits in the interior of North America—Powder River Basin coal, Bakken shale oil, Alberta tar sands, and remote natural gas fields---the region has become ground zero for fights over fossil fuel infrastructure. The sliver of coast from Prince Rupert, British Columbia to Coos Bay, Oregon is facing new proposals or active development for seven coal terminals, two oil pipelines, eleven oil-by-rail facilities, and six natural gas pipelines. In the next few years, the Northwest will decide whether to double-down on fossil fuel use or act as a thin green line for the climate.
About the Lecturer: Eric de Place, policy director, researcher, writer, speaker, and policy analyst. He spearheads Sightline’s work on climate and energy policy.
Document Type
Event
Start Date
1-10-2014 12:00 PM
End Date
1-10-2014 1:15 PM
Location
Fairhaven College Auditorium
Resource Type
Moving image
Title of Series
World Issues Forum
Genre/Form
lectures
Contributing Repository
Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
Environmental policy--Northwest, Pacific; Coal mines and mining--Northwest, Pacific; Petroleum pipelnes--Northwest, Pacific; Gas fields--Northwest, Pacific; Petroleum--Transportation--Northwest, Pacific
Type
Moving image
Keywords
Environmental policy, Clean energy, Fossil fuel infrastructure
Rights
This resource is displayed for educational purposes only and may be subject to U.S. and international copyright laws.
Language
English
Format
video/mp4
The Thin Green Line
Fairhaven College Auditorium
Long known for its leadership in environmental policy and clean energy, the Pacific Northwest is poised to become a carbon export hub of global consequence. Standing squarely between Asia’s voracious energy markets and huge fossil fuel deposits in the interior of North America—Powder River Basin coal, Bakken shale oil, Alberta tar sands, and remote natural gas fields---the region has become ground zero for fights over fossil fuel infrastructure. The sliver of coast from Prince Rupert, British Columbia to Coos Bay, Oregon is facing new proposals or active development for seven coal terminals, two oil pipelines, eleven oil-by-rail facilities, and six natural gas pipelines. In the next few years, the Northwest will decide whether to double-down on fossil fuel use or act as a thin green line for the climate.
About the Lecturer: Eric de Place, policy director, researcher, writer, speaker, and policy analyst. He spearheads Sightline’s work on climate and energy policy.
