The Governor unveiled his latest climate proposals today. Despite claiming we face a climate crisis, the proposals are centered around the least effective approaches to reduce CO2. … Low-carbon fuel standard (LCFS) The Governor’s proposal for a LCFS standard is designed to link to existing requirements in Oregon and California. The current price to reduce […]
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Puget Sound LCFS could cost $900 per household
While the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency (PSCAA) considers a low carbon fuel standard (LCFS) within four counties, Governor Jay Inslee’s newly released proposed operating budget includes a similar LCFS proposal and $1.5 million in funding to implement the plan. It marks the third time legislators have looked at the idea which is already in […]
Low-carbon fuel standard, requirements for ride-hailing companies among Gov. Inslee’s climate proposals
… The governor, during a morning news conference in Olympia, asked the Legislature to pass a low-carbon fuel standard, a requirement for ride-hailing companies to reduce their greenhouse-gas emissions, a bill to create a zero-emission vehicle program and legislation to “align Washington’s emission targets with the latest science,” which would make them more ambitious. An […]
Davis: Big Concerns In 2020 Include Low Carbon, Gas Tax
Looking at the 2020 Washington legislative session, scheduled to get underway in a few weeks, what concerns Tom Davis with the Washington Farm Bureau? The continued push for a Low Carbon Fuel standard in Olympia. “A lot of the conservation and environmental groups in the state have placed the low carbon fuel standard as their […]
Puget Sound LCFS could add $.57 to gas prices
After its failed efforts to impose a low carbon fuel standard (LCFS) across the state during the last two legislative sessions, the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency (PSCAA) is now considering a LCFS that would only apply to King, Pierce, Snohomish and Kitsap counties. Some industry observers say the regional draft rule is intended to […]
4 Puget Sound counties may do what the state couldn’t: Pass a clean-fuel standard
The Puget Sound Clean Air Agency, which was created under the state’s Clean Air Act and encompasses King, Pierce, Snohomish and Kitsap counties, is accepting comments on a draft version of a low-carbon fuel standard. The agency’s board could vote on the proposal as soon as February. … The four-county plan is more aggressive than […]
In the final hours of the legislature, the carbon tax is back. What will it cost you?
With only hours left in the legislative session, a carbon tax proposal is back on the agenda. You can use our carbon tax calculator to see how much it will cost you. Senate Bill 5971 would add three energy taxes (and a number of other fees): A $15 per metric ton of CO2 carbon tax […]
The false promises and high cost of the low-carbon fuel mandate
Imagine a politician bragging about a policy that would reduce air pollution by one percent, ten years from now. Would you be impressed? How about spending $38 to get $1 worth of environmental benefit? What if advocates promised that even though their policy didn’t create the farm jobs they promised last time, this time it […]
Low carbon fuel standard stalls
ESSHB 1110, which would create a statewide low carbon fuel standard (LCFS), has hit a roadblock after it failed to clear an April 9 legislative cutoff date for bills moving through the Senate Transportation Committee, though theoretically it could be resurrected by state lawmakers if it is included in the operating budget. … One cause […]
Low-carbon fuel standard won’t reduce air pollution. So, why do greens want it so badly?
As part of the push to pass an expensive low-carbon fuel standard (LCFS), advocates now claim it will reduce air pollution. Most recently, Carrie Nyssen and Ryan Mello wrote in the Tacoma News Tribune that adopting an LCFS would reduce particulate matter (known as PM 2.5) that is a cause of health problems. Nyssen and […]