http://www.sightline.org Since 1993, Sightline has been covered extensively by Northwest media. Here are a few of the most recent articles about our work. daily 1 2006-02-12T06:14:54Z http://www.sightline.org/press/sightline_news/natural-environment-vansun Even with the incredible environmental ferment that exists in the Pacific Northwest, there may be no group more devoted to Cascadia than the Sightline Institute (formerly Northwest Environment Watch) of Seattle, founded by Alan Durning in 1993. No publisher christinew_sightline_org 2008-05-12T17:25:58Z Press Clip http://www.sightline.org/press/sightline_news/litte-wonders-vansun The book by science writer Eric Sorenson and the staff of the Seattle-based Sightline Institute celebrates seven ordinary things that ascend to the status of the fabled hanging gardens of Babylon in the context of climate change. No publisher christinew_sightline_org 2008-05-15T22:52:45Z Press Clip http://www.sightline.org/press/sightline_news/northwest-guzzling-least-amount-of-gas-since-66 "The biggest single impetus is higher prices," said Clark Williams-Derry, research director of Sightline. "When prices rise, people start to make different kinds of choices. ... We're traveling a little less. We're making shorter trips and fewer trips." No publisher christinew_sightline_org 2008-04-21T20:00:11Z Press Clip http://www.sightline.org/press/sightline_news/northwest-hits-brakes-on-per-capita-use-of-gasoline Northwest residents are individually buying 10 percent less gas than they did nine years ago, now consuming about a gallon a week less than the national average. No publisher christinew_sightline_org 2008-04-21T19:56:17Z Press Clip http://www.sightline.org/press/sightline_news/nw-drivers-cutting-back-big-time-on-gas-consumption On the day that Washington state's attorney general is set to announce the findings of a year-long investigation into high gas prices, a Seattle-based think tank says people in the Northwest are leading the nation in cutting back on gas consumption. No publisher christinew_sightline_org 2008-04-21T19:53:43Z Press Clip http://www.sightline.org/press/sightline_news/spokane-gas-cheapest-in-the-state State investigators found no evidence of price-fixing or illegal collusion in Washington, although gas prices have risen 230 percent since 2003. No publisher christinew_sightline_org 2008-04-21T19:51:04Z Press Clip http://www.sightline.org/press/sightline_news/green-with-envy “At one point we were the greenest corner of the country and perhaps one of the trendsetters of the world. And now, I don’t want to say we’re falling behind, but we’re no longer uniquely the ones to watch,” says Clark Williams-Derry. . . No publisher christinew_sightline_org 2008-04-21T19:48:15Z Press Clip http://www.sightline.org/press/sightline_news/walk-the-walk Last summer, a trio of Seattle software developers started walkscore.com, which calculates the number of potential destinations within walking distance of any given address and then produces a rating. No publisher christinew_sightline_org 2008-04-21T19:45:52Z Press Clip http://www.sightline.org/press/sightline_news/growing-cruise-ship-industry-impacting-air-water-quality "The Port of Seattle tends to count only the benefits of the cruise ship industry and not count the costs. It's a bit like counting your paycheck, but the not the charges your racking up on the credit card," said researcher Eric de Place, Sightline Institute. No publisher elisa 2008-04-14T21:31:49Z Press Clip http://www.sightline.org/press/sightline_news/cyclists-skinny-tires-streetcar-rails-2014-not-a-good-mix New streetcar tracks on Seattle's Westlake Avenue have turned into a trap for bicyclists. The tires on a standard road bike are narrower than the 1 ¾-inch groove that holds a streetcar wheel. If a bicycle veers into that gap, it can easily get stuck, pitching the rider onto the street. No publisher eric_t_hess_gmail_com 2007-12-06T18:40:19Z Press Clip http://www.sightline.org/press/sightline_news/nickels-to-employees-take-bus Mayor Greg Nickels has proposed giving all city employees free bus passes by 2009 to encourage use of transit as a means for reducing the air pollution that causes global warming. No publisher eric_t_hess_gmail_com 2007-12-06T18:35:56Z Press Clip http://www.sightline.org/press/sightline_news/does-building-new-roads-help-or-hurt-global-warming Seeking a place in the vanguard of the battle against global warming, France last month unveiled a package of ambitious pledges that included a particularly bold proposition: An end to new highway construction. No publisher eric_t_hess_gmail_com 2007-12-06T18:31:16Z Press Clip http://www.sightline.org/press/sightline_news/licensing-bicycles One of the more sensational stories to come out of the mean streets of Toronto recently was not a driver committing an act of road rage, but a cyclist losing it and attacking a driver who cut him off. No publisher eric_t_hess_gmail_com 2007-11-27T17:34:05Z Press Clip http://www.sightline.org/press/sightline_news/climate-change-lead-or-step-aside The United States can best influence how the world addresses global warming by leading the way instead of sniping from the sidelines. Constructive participation in meetings next month in Bali, Indonesia, must set the tone. No publisher eric_t_hess_gmail_com 2007-11-27T17:32:58Z Press Clip http://www.sightline.org/press/sightline_news/visions-of-a-sounder-safer-future Can today's Americans make wise choices for the futures of their communities? Accept some current pain for gains down the road? Think long-term? Too often, the answer seems "no." Although in a string of recent referendum votes across the country, glimpses of refreshing far-sightedness shone through. No publisher eric_t_hess_gmail_com 2007-11-27T17:35:08Z Press Clip