Key Takeaways: State’s new tax on CO2 emissions is projected to add 46 cents per gallon to 2023 gas prices An increase of 56 cents per gallon is projected for 2023 diesel prices By 2030, the new tax is expected to add 80 cents per gallon of gas By 2030, the new tax is projected […]
Opinion
Oregon Gov. Brown to Inslee: Put the idea of a fuel tax ‘back on the shelf’
… Every day, Oregonians and Washingtonians cross our shared border for work, commerce and recreation. Our communities, our economies and our peoples are linked. That’s why, if Washington leaders are advancing a policy that impacts the working families on our side of the river without benefit, I expect, at the very least, the common courtesy […]
OPINION: Lawmakers must reject costly, ineffective fuel mandate
In the midst of the greatest economic downturn of our time, state lawmakers are pursuing legislation that would significantly increase fuel costs for Snohomish County families, farmers and businesses. In addition to a proposed gas tax hike and a carbon fee, legislators are once again considering a low carbon fuel mandate that would substantially increase […]
Opinion: Data doesn’t support clean fuel standard claims
A recent opinion piece in the Business Journal urged legislators in Olympia to adopt a clean fuel standard for economic and environmental reasons. However, based on the results of this fuel mandate in California and Oregon, also known as the low-carbon fuel standard (LCFS), many of those claims are not supported by actual data. First, […]
Cap-and-trade, LCFS, and gas tax bills would mean higher energy prices and do little for the environment
Washington drivers could see an increase in the cost of gas of between 30 and 50 cents per gallon in 2023 if climate and gas tax bills are adopted this month. … Read the full Legislative Memo here.
Latest state green bill needs more thought
Residents throughout Walla Walla County have voiced concern over House Bill 1091. … Though this low carbon fuel standard plan for Washington state has good intentions, its price tag at the pump is too much for state residents, particularly for farmers and long-haul truckers. … “I think there would be a significantly negative impact on […]
What cap-and-trade climate legislation would mean for energy prices and the environment
Washington drivers could see an increase in the cost of gas of between 30 and 50 cents per gallon in 2023 if a package of climate and gas tax bills is adopted this month. That would be on top of the 67 cents a gallon in gas taxes Washingtonians already pay. The three bills – […]
Combined with cap-and-trade, an LCFS simply becomes waste and graft
If the legislature passes both a CO2 cap-and-trade bill (SB 5126) and the low-carbon fuel standard (LCFS) – as now appears likely – it would have the same corrupting effect, rewarding insider special interests and favored political allies while doing absolutely nothing to reduce CO2 emissions. … A CO2 cap-and-trade system puts a limit (i.e., […]
Donnelly: Proposed bills chart wrong course for state
Washington’s economy needs some TLC. Last year’s employment decline was deeper than during the Great Recession. Recovery is fragile. Yet our Democrat-controlled Legislature is advancing four bills that would add costs and taxes, impose more government controls, and invent arcane new regulations without a rigorous look at either costs or effectiveness. … The Low-Carbon Fuel […]
Proposed CO2 policies would increase price of gas 20 cents per gallon in 2023 and 50 cents in 2028
If the state legislature adopts both a CO2 cap-and-trade system and a low-carbon fuel standard (LCFS) – as the budget proposed by State Senate Democrats indicates – it would add about 20 cents to the cost of a gallon of gas in 2023. That would increase to between 41 and 50 cents per gallon, using […]