‘Every part of this soil is sacred’: Restore respect for our shared home This Earth Day, nothing we could say would be better worth your time to read, than this Seattle Times op-ed written by Leonard Forsman, chairman of the Suquamish Tribe: For thousands of years,...
No on 2117 is building No-mentum The No on 2117 campaign launched today, and already has over 100 organizations signed on in support, and over $11 million in donations and pledges. Because Clean & Prosperous Washington recognizes how well the Cap-and-Invest...
Just No This Your November ballot will include choices for president, governor, school board, and… clean air? Who is running against clean air?! Initiative 2117 would repeal the Climate Commitment Act (CCA) which establishes a Cap-and-Invest program to reduce...
Let’s play “The Price is Right” One thing we can all agree on is that carbon emissions impose a cost beyond the smokestack. Air pollution from carbon emissions leads to respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, lung cancer, asthma, and premature mortality. The health...
Dollars & sense Thanks to the Climate Commitment Act, it’s no longer free to pollute in Washington state. But was it ever? As they say, “there’s no such thing as a free lunch”. Everything has a price, and that price must be paid by someone. Historically we’ve...
Advancing policy solutions to power a clean economy At the top of our homepage, it says “Advancing policy solutions to power a clean economy”. Yesterday, Governor Jay Inslee signed three policy solutions passed by the legislature that will help power a clean economy....