Accolades

"An index that reflects our environment and quality of life in the Northwest could really change the public agenda. I have confidence in Sightline's ability to do just that."

-- George Russell
, Co-Founder - The Russell Family Foundation, Frank Russell Company

"The most astute, science-based group we've found for looking at the environmental challenges of our watershed; they have a very focused and efficient strategy for change."

-- John Emrick
, CEO - Norm Thompson, Cascadia Stewards Council

"[The Cascadia Scorecard is] a pioneering attempt to assess life in the Pacific Northwest across a broad array of measures."

-- Seattle Times

"Sometimes an outsider has to tug on our sleeve and remind us what we stand to lose. This week the Seattle-based Sightline Institute did just that."

-- Oregonian editorial

"Sightline is to be congratulated for its pioneering work in devising, measuring, tracking, and promoting a new way of assessing our impact on the earth and the true quality of our lives."

-- Peter Ladner
, City Councilor, Vancouver, BC

"I support Sightline at a major level because I believe it's the most highly leveraged investment I can make in building a Northwest I can be proud to pass along to my children."

-- John Atcheson
, Sightline Board President; Cascadia Stewards Council

"We support Sightline because it fulfills a complementary role to various action-oriented environmental organizations, providing a much-needed perspective on the broader issues."

-- Betty and Bob McInnes
, Sightline donors

"In my work on land use and growth-related issues in my county, I often turn to Sightline's publications for ways to take complex issues and frame them for the general public. Information is power, but information is easy to drown in or not ever have time to learn to swim through it in today's fast-paced world. Sightline's publications hook me with stories that can be shared neighbor to neighbor. They give me hope and a more articulate voice in a complex world."

-- Mayre Flowers
, Citizens for a Better Flathead, MT

"As an elected official, I know I can trust Sightline to provide sharp analysis of trends and problems and pragmatic approaches to identifying solutions. Their work helps give me the information I need to be an effective advocate for building a more sustainable community."

-- TJ Johnson
, City Councilor - Olympia, WA

"Much of the potential value in [Sightline's] Cascadia Scorecard rests in its ability to shed light. Then, we can figure out as a region what to do next."

-- Editorial
, Seattle P-I

"During a hard-fought campaign against well-funded opponents, Sightline Institute's well-documented, independent research, joined with their cogent, accessible analysis, gave us the persuasive punch we needed to effectively communicate with the public and opinion makers."

-- Rex Burkholder
, Portland Metro Councillor

"The Cascadia Scorecard represents a welcome paradigm shift in how we measure success for our region. As an elected official, I believe it is step in the right direction in improving our overall quality of life."

-- Peter Steinbrueck
, Former Seattle City Councillor

"In a world of information overload, the Cascadia Scorecard provides a much-needed focus on the big picture. Sightline has sifted through hundreds of possibilities and identified seven indicators that capture fundamentally important components of the environment of the Northwest. If we pay attention to trends in these indicators, and respond appropriately, we should pass on to our children a better environment and the higher quality of life made possible by it."

-- Gordon Orians
, UW - Chair of National Academy of Science's committee on ecological indicators

"Cascadia is not just our home; it is the epicenter of some of the most innovative and important work on sustainability and livable communities to date. Sightline Institute's Cascadia Scorecard is a prime example of yet another pioneering approach, providing the critical analysis we need to evaluate our progress on these important issues. I look forward to the day when the rest of America is so equipped to evaluate their own efforts in creating more livable communities."

-- Earl Blumenauer
, US Representative for Oregon

"Sightline Institute's Cascadia Scorecard provides the region critical metrics from which we can gain an understanding about today. With this, we can work together to design a better tomorrow."

-- Bert Gregory