Accolades

"It is exceptionally rare to find an organization with a team that is consistently of such high caliber in knowledge, execution, and integrity as well as overall fun and great people. I never cease to be amazed by the quality and quantity of Sightline's work.
" -- Mark Kotzer
, Washington Resident

"Sightline is the epitome of what it means to think about the future--not just to react to events but to aim for the possible and the necessary." -- Bill Mckibben
, Writer

"Sightline has made me reevaluate the way I live." -- Jennifer Davies
, Duvall, WA

"Positive thinking isn't just an afterthought at Sightline." -- Jennifer Hoffman
, Seattle, WA

"[Sightline provides] the information I want, at the level I need, in the format I have the time and energy to use." -- Robert McMinn
, Boise, ID

"Awesome, wonky, and awesomely wonky Sightline Institute." -- Erica Barnett
, The Stranger

"Durning and the Sightline staff  . . .  want to change our American system so doing the right thing is also the cheapest, easiest, and most fun thing." -- William Dietrich
, Pacific Northwest Magazine

"Sightline is unique in its data-driven, big-picture strategy." -- Eli Lamb
, Social Venture Partners, Portland, OR

"If the Stranger News Team handed out Genius Awards, another candidate in the 'Political Group' category would be Sightline."

-- Josh Feit
, News Editor, The Stranger

"Sightline Institute's Cascadia Scorecard gives us powerful measures reaching many aspects of our lives." -- Bill Bradbury
, Oregon Secretary of State

"Sightline is the best one-stop information source for finding out about sustainability in the Northwest. Their level of analysis and clear reporting is unparalleled. I recommend Sightline to my colleagues in the sustainability field regardless of where they live since I think Sightline is a great model of regional sustainability monitoring."

-- Beth Meredith
, Co-founder - Sustainable Petaluma

"I applaud Sightline for its pioneering work on the Cascadia Scorecard. It provides a long-range view of the trends that shape our state, which offers us new perspectives and helps us make informed decisions about our future."

-- Gary Locke
, Former Washington State Governor

"Sightline provides timely and accurate information in areas where legislators need good, solid information to support positive public policy."

-- Ken Camp
, Legislative Assistant - Washington State Senate

"Sightline introduced me to the concept of a sustainable society and continues to help me understand the links between the choices we make today and world my grandchildren will see."

-- Allen Puckett
, Sightline donor

"Sightline has been an interesting, important, and useful source of information to me as I have thought about how Seattle can become a leader in building a sustainable community."

-- Greg Nickels
, Mayor of Seattle