Press Releases

Press release
06/12/2007

Despite Green Reputation, Northwest Comes up Short on Key Trends

Cascadia Scorecard 2007: Cutbacks in gasoline and improving health are bright spots.

Press release
06/12/2007

BC Lags World Leaders, Leads Northwest

Cascadia Scorecard 2007: Province shines in energy and health, stalls in economic security.

Press release
04/22/2007

Oregonians Change Attitudes on Measure 37

New Sightline report, video testimony from Oregonians, and new survey results evidence a growing backlash against Measure 37.

Press release
10/12/2006

"Don't let it happen in your state," Oregonians say about western property rights initiatives

Press release
06/21/2006

Northwest’s Car-Centered Sprawl is Major Health Risk

Car-centered sprawl shortens northwesterners’ lives because it contributes to some of the region’s leading health risks, reports Cascadia Scorecard 2006: Focus on Sprawl and Health, an annual progress report on the Pacific Northwest released today by Sightline Institute (formerly Northwest Environment Watch).

Press release
04/21/2006

Northwest Environment Watch, renamed Sightline Institute, launches online resource center

Why Sightline changed its name, and what's at Sightline.org, including 100-plus maps and graphics, regional data, and daily news blog.

Press release
08/25/2005

Toxic flame retardants overtaking past chemical threats in Northwest mothers

An analysis of persistent chemicals in the breastmilk of Pacific Northwest mothers found that levels of the toxic flame retardants PBDEs may be overtaking those of PCBs, an industrial chemical banned in the late 1970s.

Press release
08/25/2005

Toxic flame retardants overtaking past chemical threats in British Columbian mothers

PBDEs are accumulating rapidly in humans and the environment and may present similar health threats to those of PCBs, which have been linked to developmental delays and cancer.

Backgrounder
06/30/2005

Backgrounder: New population numbers for Washington State

Washington's population could double in less than fifty years, according to new research from Sightline Institute.

Press release
03/11/2005

BC leads in smart growth and lifespan but stalls in economy

British Columbia boasts the second longest lifespan in the world and is a regional model for smart growth, but lags significantly in economic security for its residents.

Press release
02/25/2005

Washington's energy system vulnerable to sabotage; drains $7 million a day from state economy

Washington's energy system is highly insecure, according to Cascadia Scorecard 2005, an annual report that tracks seven key trends critical to the region.

Press release
02/25/2005

The Northwest's energy system vulnerable to sabotage; drains $30 million a day from region's economy

The Pacific Northwest's energy system is highly insecure according to Cascadia Scorecard 2005, an annual report that tracks seven key trends critical to the region.

Press release
02/25/2005

Oregon's energy system vulnerable to sabotage; drains $9 million a day from state economy

Oregon's energy system is highly insecure, according to Cascadia Scorecard 2005, an annual report that tracks seven key trends critical to the region.

Press release
02/25/2005

Idaho's energy system vulnerable to sabotage; drains $4 million a day from state economy

Idaho's energy system is highly insecure, according to Cascadia Scorecard 2005, an annual report that tracks seven key trends critical to the region.

Press release
02/25/2005

British Columbia's energy system highly insecure; clean energy key to security and stronger economy

British Columbia's energy system is highly insecure, according to Cascadia Scorecard 2005, an annual report that tracks seven key trends critical to the region.