Accolades

"It is exceptionally rare to find an organization with a team that is consistently of such high caliber in knowledge, execution, and integrity as well as overall fun and great people. I never cease to be amazed by the quality and quantity of Sightline's work.
" -- Mark Kotzer
, Washington Resident

"Sightline is the epitome of what it means to think about the future--not just to react to events but to aim for the possible and the necessary." -- Bill Mckibben
, Writer

"Positive thinking isn't just an afterthought at Sightline." -- Jennifer Hoffman
, Seattle, WA

"[Sightline provides] the information I want, at the level I need, in the format I have the time and energy to use." -- Robert McMinn
, Boise, ID

"Sightline has made me reevaluate the way I live." -- Jennifer Davies
, Duvall, WA

"Durning and the Sightline staff  . . .  want to change our American system so doing the right thing is also the cheapest, easiest, and most fun thing." -- William Dietrich
, Pacific Northwest Magazine

"Sightline is unique in its data-driven, big-picture strategy." -- Eli Lamb
, Social Venture Partners, Portland, OR

"Awesome, wonky, and awesomely wonky Sightline Institute." -- Erica Barnett
, The Stranger

"If the Stranger News Team handed out Genius Awards, another candidate in the 'Political Group' category would be Sightline."

-- Josh Feit
, News Editor, The Stranger

"Sightline is the best one-stop information source for finding out about sustainability in the Northwest. Their level of analysis and clear reporting is unparalleled. I recommend Sightline to my colleagues in the sustainability field regardless of where they live since I think Sightline is a great model of regional sustainability monitoring."

-- Beth Meredith
, Co-founder - Sustainable Petaluma

"I applaud Sightline for its pioneering work on the Cascadia Scorecard. It provides a long-range view of the trends that shape our state, which offers us new perspectives and helps us make informed decisions about our future."

-- Gary Locke
, Former Washington State Governor

"In my work on land use and growth-related issues in my county, I often turn to Sightline's publications for ways to take complex issues and frame them for the general public. Information is power, but information is easy to drown in or not ever have time to learn to swim through it in today's fast-paced world. Sightline's publications hook me with stories that can be shared neighbor to neighbor. They give me hope and a more articulate voice in a complex world."

-- Mayre Flowers
, Citizens for a Better Flathead, MT

"As an elected official, I know I can trust Sightline to provide sharp analysis of trends and problems and pragmatic approaches to identifying solutions. Their work helps give me the information I need to be an effective advocate for building a more sustainable community."

-- TJ Johnson
, City Councilor - Olympia, WA

"During a hard-fought campaign against well-funded opponents, Sightline Institute's well-documented, independent research, joined with their cogent, accessible analysis, gave us the persuasive punch we needed to effectively communicate with the public and opinion makers."

-- Rex Burkholder
, Portland Metro Councillor

"In a world of information overload, the Cascadia Scorecard provides a much-needed focus on the big picture. Sightline has sifted through hundreds of possibilities and identified seven indicators that capture fundamentally important components of the environment of the Northwest. If we pay attention to trends in these indicators, and respond appropriately, we should pass on to our children a better environment and the higher quality of life made possible by it."

-- Gordon Orians
, UW - Chair of National Academy of Science's committee on ecological indicators