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| 2009-05-09 | |
| Environment Washington commends the state legislature for the passage of SB 5854, which would raise energy efficiency standards for new construction and improve efficiency in existing public buildings. | |
| 2009-04-13 | |
| Global warming could cost corn growers in Washington $2.3 million a year, according to a new report by Environment Washington. Nationwide the damages to America’s #1 crop total more than $1.4 billion annually. Other heat-sensitive agricultural products such as milk, wheat and potatoes could also see significant losses. Environment Washington expects these costs to go up unless Congress and the president take decisive action to repower America with clean energy and reduce global warming pollution. | |
| 2009-01-14 | |
| Environment Washington answers the question of how much global warming pollution can be reduced by boosting our economy with investments in clean energy and transportation. Nationwide, we can reduce the pollution that causes global warming by 10 percent annually and replace the energy equivalent of 170 coal fired power plants with a $150 billion investment - all while creating more than 3 million new green jobs. Environment Washington also urges congress to make clean energy a cornerstone of any economic stimulus bill. | |
| 2008-12-15 | |
| Environment Washington joined a coalition of national environmental groups to recommend that President-elect Obama and the new Congress make critical investments in the clean energy and green infrastructure that will protect the environment and rebuild the American economy. | |
| 2008-09-23 | |
| Western Climate Initiative provides much-needed leadership on capping climate pollution in U.S. | |
| 2008-09-18 | |
| Economists agree that capping emissions and making polluters pay for permits at an auction is the most cost-effective and fair approach to cutting global warming pollution, without increasing the cost to consumers, according to a new report released today by environmental organizations that have been monitoring the Western Climate Initiative and other such “cap and trade” programs. | |
| 2008-03-05 | |
| OLYMPIA – Today, the Washington State Senate passed a historic climate action bill that joins Washington with California and New Jersey in placing limits on greenhouse gas reductions and begins the process to enact a cap-and-trade framework to reduce state emissions by at least 70% over the next 40 years. | |
| 2007-05-03 | |
| Senate Bill 6001 Establishes Greenhouse Gas Reduction Goals; Limits New Sources of Emissions | |
| 2007-02-24 | |
| WASHINGTON, DC— Governors of five Western States today announced a regional plan to reduce global warming pollution. Under the Western Regional Climate Action Initiative, Oregon, California, Washington, New Mexico, and Arizona will adopt pollution-reduction goals for the five states and a market-based program to meet them, such as a “cap and trade†program, within 18 months. | |
| 2007-02-07 | |
| A broad coalition of Washington groups including Climate Solutions, Earth Ministry, National Wildlife Federation, NW Energy Coalition, Sierra Club, Transportation Choices Coalition, Washington Conservation Voters/ Washington Environmental Coalition, and WashPIRG marked today’s announcements by Governor Gregoire, King County Executive Ron Sims, and State Senator Erik Poulsen as strong and timely responses to the climate crisis. | |
| 2005-05-06 | |
| In a bold stroke that will clear the skies over Washington and save consumers a bundle at the gas pump, Governor Christine Gregoire signed Clean Car legislation today. The legislation was hailed as a classic example of how forward-looking energy policy can benefit consumers and the environment. | |