Sightline Flashcards are quick reference tools for effective communications strategies. They’re messaging memos distilled from experts and savvy communicators—to help you do your job and save you time.
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Sightline Flashcards are quick reference tools for effective communications strategies. They’re messaging memos distilled from experts and savvy communicators—to help you do your job and save you time. The Flashcards focus on values-based communication: strategies for talking about important policies or issue solutions in terms of shared values. Browse the Flashcards to gain insight into particular sustainability issues or simply to hone your values-based communications strategies.
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Mother-in-Laws do matter! But we’re not talking about our spouses’ moms. (Hi, Linda!) We’re talking about apartments over garages, daylight basement suites, and backyard cottages. This kind of home can be a great living solution for renters and owners alike—with benefits for the whole community too. READ MORE: ADU Parking Quotas Are Climate Killers A key … Read more
Legislators in Oregon and Washington are eyeing statewide solutions to keep job centers affordable for middle-income people. Among those being considered in this legislative session are “missing middle” housing proposals aimed to re-legalize a variety of home choices like duplexes, triplexes, and quads in residential city neighborhoods. These kinds of mid-size homes could help curb … Read more
The moral dimensions of public-policy ideas aren’t always obvious. The real-life implications of data often require interpretation—even translation. For every smart solution, policymakers and movers and shakers need the best words and messages and narratives to convey why it matters. That’s what our Flashcards are for! We help you find the words—and stories, images, and … Read more
An idea has been percolating among American writers and thinkers who care about the function—and future—of US democracy. Lamenting that elections as they now stand alienate so many voters by leaving them “without any say in how the country is run,” David Brooks recently concluded in his New York Times column, “the good news is … Read more
Although Alberta is not in Cascadia, the decisions made there have a disproportionate impact on the lives of West Coast Canadians and Americans. Besides being home to the largest oil sands mines in the world—with a correspondingly high contribution to greenhouse gas emissions—Alberta is also the origin of the existing Trans Mountain pipeline, and the … Read more
With partisanship becoming more venomous every day and midterm campaigns ramping up, it may be shocking to learn that Americans from across the ideological spectrum are actually coming closer on one issue: climate change. As back-to-back storms ravage the East Coast and dire warnings come once again from scientists with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate … Read more
If you live in Cascadia—Washington State, Oregon, or British Columbia—you might think fracking is not really your problem. You might also be under the impression natural gas isn’t all that bad compared to oil and coal. But think again. “Natural gas” is slick industry branding for methane gas, more and more of which is extracted … Read more
Editor’s Note: We would like to acknowledge that the use of the term “Latinx” is a matter of personal, generational, and cultural preference. Latinx communities make up 17 percent of the population of the US, and Latinx political and cultural power is essential for helping move America toward a clean energy future. Polling conducted by … Read more
Editor’s note: This is the second in a two-part summary of housing affordability messaging recommendations resulting from Sightline Institute focus group testing. Find part 1 here. Sightline has conducted two rounds of focus groups to expand our understanding of Seattle attitudes about the burdens and benefits of growth, hopes and dreams for the kinds of … Read more
Esteemed climate communicator Dr. Katharine Hayhoe is back on the lecture circuit with a new talk, which I was lucky enough to catch at the University of Washington in mid-May. Dr. Hayhoe’s life and credentials make her uniquely suited to bridge divides and speak from the heart about climate science: She’s a Canadian expat in … Read more
