Sustainability Toolkit
Sightline's project to articulate the principles of sustainability, plus a catalog of the top solutions for the Northwest and ways to live more sustainably.
As part of Sightline's research, we've developed a number of tools to help you talk about, share, and work toward a better Northwest. These include our project on key values and principles of sustainability; primers on the most important the most important solutions for the region; and how-tos on how you can live more sustainably.
And for quick inspiration, see Alan Durning's essay on "Sustainability's Slow-Motion Revolution."
- Since 2005, Sightline has worked to articulate the core values, or principles, of sustainability--including strong communities, fair markets, and responsible stewardship--as well as key action steps to support these values. Read about them on this page.
- Systemic Solutions
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Prove Safety First with New Chemicals
There are some 85,000 synthetic chemicals approved for commercial use today, but few have been tested for their effects on human health. We need to test them before putting them into widespread use. -
Solutions for Healthier Communities
Individuals and institutions can take simple steps to create compact, complete communities that enable residents to get around without a car and encourage physical activity and connections among neighbors. -
Use Solar and Windpower
Shifting to renewable energy sources and reducing the amount of energy we waste are the keys to reducing the bloated impacts of industrial nations on the atmosphere.
- Sustainable Living
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Counter
Car Crashes, by the Numbers
The car crash counter estimates the human and economic costs of crashes--a huge and underappreciated risk to Cascadians’ health. -
Newsletter article
Community Supported Agriculture--Share and Share Alike
CSAs and other strategies to reduce fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions, increase access to local, organic foods, and conserve rural land. -
Newsletter article
My Backyard Bog: Smart landscaping for rainy days
Landscaping for rain water minimizes environmental impacts, keeps your home dry, and can create a backyard haven out of your saturated soils.
- Resources
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Book
Cradle to Cradle
The authors make the case that an industrial system that "takes, makes and wastes" can become a creator of goods and services that generate ecological, social and economic value. 2002; North Point Press; 208 pp.; -
Organization
Idaho Rural Council
Through education and organizing, IRC works to build a sustainable future by preserving Idaho's family farms and rural communities; and stewarding its land, air, water, and human resources. http://www.idahoruralcouncil.org
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