http://www.sightline.org Recent press releases from Sightline Institute and how to contact Sightline for interviews, research, and data. daily 1 2006-02-12T06:14:54Z http://www.sightline.org/press/releases/northwesterners-driving-less-using-less-gas Total gasoline consumption fell 180 million gallons in 2008, the greatest drop since 1980. Per-capita use has been on the decline for eight of the last nine years, and is at a four-decade low. Moreover, Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) for 2009 show northwesterners have already driven 643,000 miles fewer than they did during the same time frame in 2007. No publisher eric_t_hess_gmail_com landing page 2009-07-09T21:30:00Z Press Release http://www.sightline.org/press/releases/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. No publisher eric_t_hess_gmail_com landing page 2009-07-09T21:30:24Z Press Release http://www.sightline.org/press/releases/northwest-states-scorecard-release-09 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. No publisher elisa_sightline_org landing page 2009-07-09T21:30:59Z Press Release http://www.sightline.org/press/releases/bc-scorecard-release-09 British Columbia leads the Pacific Northwest in several critical long-term trends, including human health, energy efficiency, and smart growth, reported the Cascadia Scorecard, a regional progress report released today by Sightline Institute at http://scorecard.sightline.org. No publisher elisa_sightline_org landing page 2009-07-09T21:31:19Z Press Release