cap and trade

Carbon Tax Supporters Gather Signatures For Ballot Measure

Bellamy Pailthorp

Supporters of a carbon tax are gathering signatures from Washington voters for a possible ballot initiative. Governor Jay Inslee has a bill on a…

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Inslee Says He’s Undaunted And Optimistic About Climate Programs, Even After Election

Bellamy Pailthorp

Undaunted and optimistic – that’s the attitude Gov. Jay Inslee says he has about working with the legislature after Tuesday’s elections. The governor says…

Bellingham Bay and Mt. Baker, as seen from Gooseberry Point, in Nov. 2008. Climate change is predicted to raise sea levels by as much as three feet by century's end. A new effort between Washington and British Columbia takes on climate change.

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State takes baby steps on climate change in agreement with B.C.

Liam Moriarty

Washington’s neighbors to the north (British Columbia) and to the south (California) are gearing up to launch a regional carbon cap-and-trade system next…