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daily12006-02-12T06:14:54ZGreater Vancouver’s Leadership in Smart Growth Slips http://www.sightline.org/press/releases/greater-vancouver2019s-leadership-in-smart-growth-slips Analysis of census data finds recent decline in Greater Vancouver’s compact, walkable neighborhoods.No publisherelisa2008-05-21T16:49:47ZPress ReleaseSightline Announces Release of "Seven Wonders for a Cool Planet" http://www.sightline.org/press/releases/seven-wonders-released Press release: Sightline Institute offers everyday solutions with a big impact to global warming with its latest book, Seven Wonders for a Cool Planet: Everyday Things to Help Solve Global Warming, written by award-winning journalist Eric Sorensen and Sightline staff.No publisherchristinew_sightline_org2008-04-24T18:23:53ZPress ReleaseNorthwesterners put the brakes on gasoline consumption http://www.sightline.org/press/releases/northwesterners-put-the-brakes-on-gasoline-consumption According to a new report by Sightline, residents of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho have cut back on per capita gasoline consumption by 11 percent from 1999 to 2007--and are outpacing the nation when it comes to cutting back. No publisherelisa2008-04-23T01:37:52ZPress ReleaseTransportation and Climate Linked Up http://www.sightline.org/press/prop1 The Proposition 1 vote in the Puget Sound region tells us that climate and transportation issues are firmly linked in the minds of regional voters, and that there's an opportunity with future transportation packages to move climate protection in the right direction. No publisherleigh_sightline_orglanding page research2008-04-08T17:30:23ZPress ReleaseNew Maps Chart Measure 37's Potential Impact on Rural Oregon http://www.sightline.org/press/M37mapsPR Sightline Institute has just released a new mapping analysis of the potential impact of Measure 37 in rural Oregon, showing that current claims could allow tens of thousands of new residents in protected areas.No publisherleigh_sightline_org2008-04-08T17:10:07ZPress ReleaseWashington State Fee Gives Bulk Discounts to Biggest Polluters http://www.sightline.org/press/releases/washington-state-fee-gives-bulk-discounts-to-biggest-polluters According to a new analysis by Seattle-based Sightline Institute, one of Washington State’s few fees designed to discourage toxic pollution is undermined because it gives bulk discounts to the biggest polluters. As a result, the fee—the Hazardous Waste Planning Fee—hits hardest on small- and mid-size businesses and gives big producers a free pass to pollute.No publisherelisa2007-09-05T16:01:08ZPress Release