Tag: public policy

Here are some of the bills that are still under consideration in the energy/climate arena that are being tracked by the Association of Washington Business: E2SSB 5802 (Ranker/Governor Request Legislation) initiates a study to provide recommendations for reducing Washington’s greenhouse gas emissions.  The bill, as it was introduced, concerned the broad business community because of […]

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Washington Clean Tech Alliance Prepared by:  Boswell Consulting Wednesday, March 13 was legislative cut off. This means that any piece of legislation that is not specifically related to the budget must be passed out of its originating chamber or it is considered dead for this session.  (In other words, Senate bills have to be passed over […]

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The Washington Economic Development Commission (WEDC) released its economic development and jobs report—Driving Washington’s Prosperity: Strategy for Job Creation and Competitiveness.  WEDC reports that the message is simple—we can and must do better.  The Commission recommended five ‘Drivers’ of job Development.  They are summarized below.

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Public Hearing on SSB 5802 – Developing recommendations to achieve the state’s greenhouse gas emissions limits The Senate Ways & Means Committee will be holding a public hearing on SSB 5802 Governor request legislation to develop recommendations to achieve the state’s greenhouse gas emissions limit on February 27 at 2:00 p.m.

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This past week marked the cutoff for bills to pass from a policy committee to receive further consideration in either the Rules Committee or in a fiscal committee.  Bills not advancing from a policy committee are considered dead, unless of course considered necessary for the budget.  To get additional details on any of the bills […]

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Overarching Narrative: The use of conventional energy sources leads to a variety of global, regional, and local environmental problems, which are worsened when energy is used inefficiently. Carbon emissions related to energy use is a prime example.  Finding appropriate technical and policy solutions to these problems requires an examination of numerous issues related to current […]

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Washington Clean Technology Alliance Prepared by:  Boswell Consulting In the Senate, two important bills dealing with I-937 passed out of the Senate Environment Committee this week.  SB 5648 (making energy conservation a top priority by adding new incentives and aligning the timing of the acquisitions of eligible renewable resources, electricity, or equivalent renewable energy credits, with […]

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By Daniel J. Evans and Jorge Carrasco.  Daniel J. Evans is a former U.S. senator and former Washington state governor.  Jorge Carrasco is superintendent of Seattle City Light and a member of the Alliance’s Commission on National Energy and Efficiency Policy. The U.S. should pursue President Obama’s recommendation to double energy productivity in the next […]

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Governor Inslee released his February clean energy policy brief last week. It was full of references to clean transportation—as a means for economic development as well as reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. While there are many aspects that are worthy of highlighting, I am highlighting just a few items in Governor Inslee’s brief.Washington spends more […]

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These are the Energy and Climate Change Bills that the Association of Washington Business is tracking. This past week, both the House Environment Committee and the Senate Energy, Environment and Telecommunications Committee held public hearings on several bills important to the broader business community.  Here are a few of the bills AWB was tracking:

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