Posts Tagged ‘clean energy’
Gov. Inslee Signs Nation’s ‘Strongest’ Clean-Energy Bill Today
This year’s legislative session wrapped April 28 in Olympia, with state lawmakers committing to a 100 percent carbon-free electricity grid by 2045. Governor Inslee is signing the measure into law today, as Eric Tegethoff reports.
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2019 Legislature: Sen. Hawkins on Chamber Cutoffs, Energy, Daylight Saving Time
12th District Senator Brad Hawkins joins Dan Langager every Tuesday on the KOHO Morning Show during the 2019 legislative session in Olympia. Today Hawkins talks about the deadline tomorrow for “chamber of origin” bills and how the Senate bills he sponsored are fairing in the House of Representatives. Hydro-power and hydrogen are part of two…
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Supporters of I-1631 Say Coal Plant Closure Latest Example of Carbon Fee’s Potential
The fight over a ballot initiative that would charge a carbon pollution fee is already drawing big money. Initiative 1631 would charge large industrial emitters an escalating fee of $15 per metric ton of carbon emissions starting in 2020. Money raised — about $1 billion in the first year — would pay for projects aimed…
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