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 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
Low Carbon Fuel Standards: A View Opposed
By Don Brunell, AWB President, The Columbian business commentator Have you heard of the Ethanol Shuffle? One step forward, two steps back. Actually, it’s not a dance; it’s part of California’s clean energy policy — a program our governor wants to emulate. Gov. Jay Inslee recently signed a pact with California, Oregon and British Columbia pledging […]

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