From Mike Bastasch:
Washington voters rejected a ballot measure backed by a vast coalition of liberal groups to tax carbon dioxide emissions from in-state fossil fuel combustion.
The measure, called Initiative 1631, is the third attempt to impose a carbon tax in Washington state. Voters rejected a similar ballot measure in 2016, and carbon tax legislation failed earlier in 2018.
Had the measure passed, Washington would have become the first state to tax carbon dioxide emissions. The political battle over the tax became the most expensive in state history for a ballot measure — drawing $45 million in spending.
Initiative 1631 was put forward by the Alliance for Jobs and Clean Energy, a coalition of environmentalists, businesses and other liberal groups. The measure called for taxing emissions at $15 a ton in 2020, which will increase at $2 a year above the rate of inflation until the state meets its emissions goals.
More here
Ryan Maue summed it up pretty well.
https://twitter.com/RyanMaue/status/1060036958024597504
Its going to get too cold to grow food due to reduced solar activity and these people are still arguing about CO2.
See minute 44 if the math is too much for you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_yqIj38UmY&t=2656s
Unfortunately, Canada’s Federal government is run by one Gerald Butts; ancien head of WWF Canada and paid $350,000 by them when he left to run Canada’s, government. WWF got a good deal there as he has effectively shut down the oil sands and halted resource development in Canada.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Butts
https://www.cbc.ca/news/opinion/ontario-disaster-architects-1.3884108
https://www.therebel.media/it_pays_to_be_a_green_liberal_gerald_butts_paid_nearly_500k_not_to_work
Now we just need a greenhouse experiment showing marijuana plants grown with high CO2 levels and plant growth differences at different concentrations. That’s the only thing they respond to these days. Is it good for craft breweries and marijuana or not?
You’re counting on a one-and-one-equals-two contextual comprehension that simply does not exist.
Trust me – we’ve got weed-shops all over Oregon – Greenies do not have that connectability option.
I suppose you’re right…..
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181106150439.htm
Along with same sex marriage and a “war on climate”, dope heads were also attracted to those pollies wanting to legalise MJ m’kay!
That is a really great IDEA ! But it is not an easy setup to do….
I’m waiting for the enviro-loons in the state government to try to get a judge to overturn the results. Making a decision like the government is looking out for the common good of the environment. Wouldn’t be surprised if that happened.
Thanks for the good news. I had been too nervous to look at the results up to now!
Now WUWT has got me feeling jolly — How about if we rural counties get together and pass a ballot measure imposing 1631 on King County?
Hydro power from the Mighty Columbia River is not renewable according to Olympia, so we may have to raise taxes on that too, just in King County, in the interest of being logically and legally consistent.
They are already prepared to ration electricity, with their new Smart Meters. So no worries.
Rural counties need to be creative and proactive in days like these. (: