February 12, 2014
WCTA Government Affairs Committee Follow-up
Thanks to all who were able to attend our first meeting and discuss carbon pricing policy.  I was very pleased with the active participation and thought we did a good job of surfacing the pros and cons, as well as identifying other approaches to reducing carbon—and boosting the cleantech sector. The arguments in favor of […]

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January 23, 2014
CLEW Update: Senator Ericksen and Rep. Short Submit Letter and Recommendations
To view the letter click here. To read the full report click here. SUMMARY Recommended Policies: Incentivize hydroelectric power generation Replace fossils fuels with nuclear generation Promote research and development (R&D) for new technologies Encourage conservation under the Energy Independence Act (I-937) Allow renewable energy credit banking under I-937 Modify fuel mix reporting system Proposals […]

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January 23, 2014
CLEW Update: Governor Inslee, Sen. Ranker and Rep. Fitzgibbon Submit Recommendations
Governor Inslee, Senator Ranker and Representative Fitzgibbon put forth the following recommendations. Click for the full report. SUMMARY 1. Proposed Actions to Meet Washington’s Carbon Pollution Statutory Limits To meet the statutory charge, we propose the following five programs be developed and implemented in Washington: 1) A cap on carbon pollution emissions should be established. It should […]

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January 21, 2014
Washington State Legislature Update – Week 1
January 17, 2014 | Brad Boswell | The Legislature is off and running in the first week of the 2014 Legislative Session, with much activity around the shifting members from House to Senate.  This year is a short session – meaning it is only supposed to last 60 days. Both the House and Senate energy committees […]

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January 9, 2014
Talk Among Yourselves: A Washington State Carbon Tax Outlook
By Benjamin Romano, Originally published on Xconomy Washington Gov. Jay Inslee got Republicans and Democrats to talk in 2013 about proposals to meet the state’s carbon emissions reduction goals. Expect more talk, but little action in 2014. Olympia watchers do see prospects for movement on a few smaller issues important to the Washington clean technology […]

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December 12, 2013
UPDATE: Draft Proposals for CLEW Public Hearing on December 13th
Draft Proposals of Representative Short and Senator Ericksen Overview: Incentivize hydroelectric power generation Encourage conservation under I-937 Allow renewable energy credit banking Promote R&D for clean technologies Modify fuel mix reporting system Replace fossils fuels with nuclear generation Revisit targets established in 2008 Study consumption- and generation-based accounting of emissions Complete currently insufficient analysis of […]

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September 27, 2013
Evaluation of Approaches to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Washington State
As part of its Evaluation of Approaches to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Washington State, the Climate Legislative and Executive Workgroup (CLEW) has tasked Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) with analyzing Washington State Emissions and Related Energy Consumption (Task 1), in several parts. SAIC completed these tasks, with the following analysis of emissions, energy consumption, […]

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