en-us Copyright Sightline Daily - all rights reserved newsfeeds@sightline.org newsfeeds@sightline.org Most recent Economy headlines from Sightline Daily, the Northwest news that matters http://daily.sightline.org Plone http://daily.sightline.org/logo.gif 427 69 A pastoral campground on the banks of the Columbia River has for decades provided about 60 low-income residents with a clean, cheap, and safe place to live in an Oregon county with a dearth of decent affordable housing. But regulators say it's operating illegally and the long-term tenants must go. http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2009/11/a_mixed_thanksgiving_for_sauvi.html Economy Oregon 11/19/2009 Oregonian The Seattle Housing Authority unveiled a plan last week to remake Yesler Terrace's 561 units of public housing into a mixed-use area of office, housing, and retail with buildings up to 22 stories high. http://www.realchangenews.org/index.php/site/archives/3453/ Economy Washington 11/19/2009 Real Change Senate Democratic leaders said Tuesday they would put off debate on a big climate-change bill until spring, in a sign of weakening political will to tackle a long-term environmental issue at a time of high unemployment and economic uncertainty. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125850693443052993.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us Cap and Trade Climate Economy Energy Environment Green Jobs Green Taxes Policy Pollution & Toxics United States 11/17/2009 Wall Street Journal Gov. Ted Kulongoski ordered a hurry-up review Tuesday of Oregon's incentives for renewable energy companies in the face of ongoing criticism of the tax breaks, asking whether the increasingly expensive Business Energy Tax Credit is necessary for continued expansion of renewable and wind energy. http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2009/11/governor_orders_review_of_ener.html Climate Economy Energy Green Jobs Green Taxes Policy Oregon 11/17/2009 Oregonian In the past year, record numbers of western Montana residents have turned to local food pantries and shelters for help. Agencies at the forefront of this unwelcome trend believe more people can't find work in this tight labor market and can't afford regular meals. http://www.missoulian.com/news/local/article_83dfca2e-d3f4-11de-83b0-001cc4c002e0.html Economy Food & Farms Montana 11/17/2009 Missoulian The federal environment minister says it may be a few years before Canada tables regulations to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Jim Prentice said the world has to first negotiate a new climate change treaty and Canada and the United States must finish their continental agreement on the same issue. http://www.cbc.ca/politics/story/2009/11/17/greenhouse-gases-prentice.html?ref=rss Cap and Trade Climate Economy Environment Pollution & Toxics British Columbia Canada 11/17/2009 CBC BC A carbon tariff is an indispensable component of any economically viable carbon policy that Western economies must ultimately adopt. A carbon tariff is an indispensable component of any economically viable carbon policy that Western economies must ultimately adopt. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/blogs/jeff-rubins-smaller-world/we-need-another-carbon-tariff/article1365078/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheGlobeAndMail-Front+%28The+Globe+and+Mail+-+Latest+News%29&utm_content=Google+Reader Cap and Trade Climate Economy Environment Pollution & Toxics Canada United States 11/18/2009 Toronto Globe and Mail It's tempting to present the flattening of Oregon's unemployment rate - at 11.3 percent in October - as good news. But economists, dismal scientists to the core, paint a negative picture. http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2009/11/oregons_unemployed_giving_up_l.html Economy Oregon 11/17/2009 Oregonian The nation's economic crisis has catapulted the number of Americans who lack enough food to the highest level since the government has been keeping track, according to a new federal report, which shows that nearly 50 million people -- including almost one child in four -- struggled last year to get enough to eat. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/16/AR2009111601598.html Economy Food & Farms United States 11/17/2009 Washington Post