Scorecard Update: It's a numbers game--the Scorecard counter

The trends tracked by the Cascadia Scorecard move slowly in the background of our daily lives, but have a tremendous impact on our region over time. To find out how the Northwest is doing this year, check out our new Scorecard counter, which tallies-in real time-the numbers that tell the region's most important stories. Watch the changes add up.

Scorecard in Action: Everyone should have a Plan B
More than half a million Northwest couples will have sex today. Around 40,000 will take their chances on pregnancy, skipping birth control. Emergency contraception offers a safety net for these instances. Fortunately, Cascadian women have unusual access to emergency contraception such as Plan B.

But widespread acceptance of emergency contraception, one of the best public policy options toward reducing the number of unintended pregnancies, is currently stalled at the federal level in the US. Canada is another story. Read more.

Personal Scorecard: Share and share alike
The Northwest's bumper crop of community-supported agriculture farms offers a way to share the risks and rewards of farming. Read more.

Sightline Profile: Are we entering a new Renaissance? Actor Peter Donaldson recently invited members of Sightline's Cascadia Stewards Council to explore that question at a presentation of his one-man Leonardo da Vinci show. Read more.

What are the values that foster sustainability? Join the conversation by commenting on Sightline's draft statement of values. Click here.

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Events in Cascadia
Dr. Michael Braungart
June 9: The Next Industrial Revolution:
New Approaches for the New Economy

Sightline has an opening for a grants associate. Deadline is Friday, June 3, 2005.

The Daily Score
Biking in the Northwest

Is the Dept. of Natural Resources "green washing"?

The rise of tolls

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Are fuel-economy standards counterproductive?

The case for charisma: If only salamanders were fuzzy

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