Sustainable Living
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Sightline Institute’s Giving Tuesday Spotlights
Staff share their picks to support a brighter tomorrow. -
Cascadia and the End of Roe
Oregon and Washington can support women who come here needing abortions and can lead the way on state-of-the-art reproductive healthcare and contraceptive options that have had abortion on the decline for decades anyway. -
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Things I Hope Never Come Back After the Pandemic: #4. Cheap Beef
The pandemic is knocking this climate-killing food down a notch. -
Things I Hope Never Come Back After the Pandemic #3: The Hegemony of Fossil Fuels
Their economic power is crumbling. How soon will their political power follow? -
Things I Hope Never Come Back After the Pandemic. #2: Junk Mail
Already declining before Covid, ad mail has plummeted. -
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Housing Policy Is… Salmon Policy?
How state laws permitting more homes could ease two crises at once.
The decisions we make in our everyday lives and in our homes can help to promote a greener, healthier Northwest. From installing a rain garden to buying less stuff to opting for public transit or biking when possible, small everyday actions by engaged, informed consumers accumulate to big impacts.
Series in Sustainable Living
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Teen Pregnancy: Going... Going...
How to continue the decrease in US teen birth rates. -
My Year of Nothing New
Follow Anna Fahey's New Year's resolution to buy nothing new in 2012—saving cash and cutting carbon at the same time. -
Sustainababy: Born to be Green
Anna Fahey looks at pregnancy and motherhood through the lens of sustainability policy. -
The Year of Living Car-lessly Experiment
After the demise of their family Volvo, Sightline director Alan Durning and his family decided to try living car-free for one year. -
The Reluctant Cyclist
Follow Eric Hess's first rides, initial thoughts on commuting, and an introduction to bike culture in this Sightline series. -
Making Sustainability Legal
Some of the smartest, most innovative solutions for a sustainable Northwest are, at present, simply illegal. This Sightline series puts the spotlight on cases where we can make sustainability legal by changing existing regulations and developing pragmatic money-saving proposals.
Recent Reports & Graphics
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How Kinder Morgan’s Bankers Are Funding a Tar Sands Pipeline
Some banks are saying exactly the right things, but their money is doing the opposite. -
Making Sustainability Legal
Outdated Rules that Stop Affordable, Green Solutions -
Indicator Update: Cascadian Life Expectancy Increases
Despite recent economic woes, northwesterners' health has improved.
