Recent Press Releases
Recent press releases from Sightline Institute and how to contact Sightline for interviews, research, and data.
Media contact:
Eric Hess
erich@sightline.org
206-447-1880 ext. 111
Sightline Institute is available to help the media in any way we can. Our researchers and communications team can provide commentary, interviews, story ideas, background information, or serve as expert sources.
We work on a range of topics in the northwest, from climate policy and energy use to population and human health. If we can't comment on an issue ourselves, chances are we know someone who can.
Below are our most recent press releases. You can view all the releases here, or see our list of media contacts.
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Press release
09/14/2011
Has the Northwest reached “Peak Gas?”
Through boom and bust, and despite steady population growth, total gasoline consumption in Oregon and Washington has remained essentially flat since 1999, according to a new report from Sightline Institute. Yet the two states still spent $16.6 billion on petroleum in 2010 and are on track to spend as much as $22 billion this year—an all-time record. -
Press release
07/19/2011
Report: Washington Coal Exports Mean More Coal Consumption in China
A new report released Tuesday shows proposed coal export terminals in Washington would result in more coal being burned in China. The report’s claims are a direct contradiction to proponents of the coal terminals, who say shipping United States coal to China would have no effect on the country’s reliance on coal power. -
Press release
12/01/2010
Economics Textbooks Botch Climate Change
Several popular economics textbooks contain incorrect information about climate change science and policy, ranging from misleading to flat-out wrong. That’s according to a new review of 16 of the most popular college economics textbooks, written by Dr. Yoram Bauman, environmental economist at the University of Washington and fellow at the sustainability think tank, Sightline Institute. -
Press release
06/30/2010
BC gasoline consumption soars, ends decade-long decline
Gasoline consumption in the Northwest ticked up in 2009, ending a decade-long trend of decline. British Columbia say a spike in per-capita consumption of nearly 10 percent--likely due to economic activity spurred by preparations for the Winter Games, and lower gasoline prices. -
Press release
06/30/2010
Northwest gasoline consumption up, despite struggling economy
Lower prices at the pump gave a boost to per-capita gasoline consumption in Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia in 2009--reversing a decade-long trend of decline. -
Press release
06/24/2010
Precarious Improvement for Northwest Wildlife
After precipitous declines over the previous century, some of the iconic wildlife populations of the Pacific Northwest have notched tentative gains in recent years. That’s according to a new report by Sightline Institute’s Cascadia Scorecard—a regional progress report on sustainability in the region. -
Press release
05/12/2009
Sage-Grouse Population Hits Troubling Low; Bad News for Sagebrush Country
The greater sage-grouse population of eastern Oregon is the lowest it has been in nearly 15 years, signaling bad news for the arid sagebrush country of the Northwest, according to new research from Seattle-based think tank Sightline Institute. This research is part of Sightline's annual progress report, the Cascadia Scorecard. -
Press release
02/11/2009
Progress Report: Northwest Gets Failing Grade on Energy
Sightline released the 2009 version of the Cascadia Scorecard, our regional gauge of progress, in online form at http://scorecard.sightline.org. The Scorecard finds that the region made significant progress in health and modest headway in smart growth in 2008. But our progress on economic security and ecosystem health is mixed at best; and we’re lagging way behind world leaders in energy efficiency.