Eric Hess
Eric Hess, former senior communications associate, lead Sightline's marketing, media, and other communications efforts. After graduating from Whitman College with a degree in Environmental Studies: Sociology, Eric moved to Seattle from Portland. A former Sightline intern, he was brought on board in June, 2008. He enjoys many outdoor activities, including backpacking, hiking, and snowshoeing. He also has a not-so-secret passion for cooking.
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Your Monday Afternoon Viewing
Streetfilms, an organization creating short videos about smart transportation infrastructure that improves our streets, has produce two new videos about Vancouver, BC. Both are worth a watch.
The first takes a look at how the city improved safety on its bikeways, encouraging folks of all ages to get on a bike:
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Weekend Reading 10/26/12
Anna:
Chris Mooney takes a stab at just why the presidential debate organizers failed to mention C-word (you know, that climate thing) even once in the 2012 season. Good ol' Bernie Sanders on Romney's energy policy (Spoiler: He calls it a relic from the 19th C.). And if, like me, you've had enough of vapid horse race election coverage, read Eric Alterman's critique of the mainstream media's "trivial pursuit" of political stories:Attention RSS readers
Pardon the break from our usual sustainability commentary. If you’re using an RSS reader to follow our blog or news ...
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Weekend Reading 10/19/12
Clark: Dan Bertolet over at Citytank has one of the best pieces on housing affordability since David Sucher’s enlightened rant ...
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Weekend Reading 10/12/12
Alan: Among the dozen or so books I devoured this summer, the single best read was the second volume of ...
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Weekend Reading 10/5/12
Clark: A father and son send a toy train into space. Are half of all the facts you know wrong? ...
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Walk Score Gets Audited
Never content, the crew over at Walk Score is at it again. This time, they’ve handed over the keys by ...
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Weekend Reading 9/21/12
Alan: The best article I’ve read on the US economy recently is, of all places, in the New York Review ...
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Weekend Reading 9/14/12
Clark: Charts of the day: by this reckoning, the US housing bubble has more or less deflated. Prices have fallen ...
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Weekend Reading 9/7/12
Clark:
Clearing off my desktop, I ran across a fascinating article comparing public resistance to three major scientific paradigm shifts: Copernicus’s heliocentric view of the solar system, Einstein’s theory of relativity, and global warming. What fascinates me about all three episodes was that so many people took their opinions about scientific matters from their political leaders. This quote, from a scientist who found an empirical confirmation of the theory of relativity, seems particularly apropos to today’s global warming debate:“This world is a strange madhouse. Currently, every coachman and every waiter is debating whether relativity theory is correct. Belief in this matter depends on political party affiliation.”
Portland’s Ecodistricts Summit
Next month, the Portland Sustainability Institute will convene leaders from across the country to talk about achieving sustainability at the ...
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Weekend Reading 8/31/12
Eric dP: If by chance you’re disgusted by the mendacity on display at the Republican convention, take a moment of ...
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