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All of Sightline's research, maps, and publications on how northwesterners are really faring economically.

To better measure how the Northwest's economy affects working families, Sightline created an economic security index for the Cascadia Scorecard, which serves as a better measure of how northwesterners are faring than traditional economic measures such as GDP. In this section, you'll find our latest version of the index, plus articles, graphics, and other resources on economic security.

Research & Publications
Easing Off the Gas: Northwesterners Using Less Gasoline Report
Easing Off the Gas: Northwesterners Using Less Gasoline
Total gasoline consumption in the Northwest states fell by 180 million gallons between 2007 and 2008. Per-capita use followed a decade-long trend of decline. The Northwest states are outpacing the rest of the nation by nearly 10 percent.
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Podcast: Energy Efficiency: The Low-Hanging Fruit
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Solutions
Report Other Economic Trends as Often as GDP
GDP figures are reported regularly. Why aren't other important economic trends, such as poverty and income?
Measure Gross National Happiness
Society needs to measure happiness as carefully as we do financial indicators such as income or gross domestic product. And we need to use these measurements to shape public policy.
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Resources
Organization
Economic Opportunity Institute
EOI is a nonpartisan, nonprofit, public policy institute, which attempts to define the policy debate on the issue of economic security.  It focuses on concerns shared by middle-class families and low-income workers. http://www.eoionline.org
Organization
Oregon Center for Public Policy
OCPP does in-depth research and analysis on budget, tax, and economic issues. Its goal is to improve decision making and generate more opportunities for all Oregonians. http://www.ocpp.org
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Now On the Blog
Paul Krugman Versus Matt Taibbi
Two views on the risk of carbon market manipulation.
Eric de Place 11/04/2009
Gaming Cap and Trade: Should We Worry?
A look at the evidence -- and a path forward.
Eric de Place 11/03/2009
Have Cap-and-Trade Programs Been "Gamed"?
No.
Eric de Place 11/03/2009