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Evergreen State: Ever More Green?
Publication Date: May 2009
Publisher(s): National Institute on Money in State Politics (U.S.)
Author(s): Tyler Evilsizer
Funder(s): Energy Foundation; Pew Charitable Trusts; Sunlight Foundation; Rockefeller Brothers Fund; Foundation to Promote Open Society; Ford Foundation
Funder(s): Energy Foundation; Pew Charitable Trusts; Sunlight Foundation; Rockefeller Brothers Fund; Foundation to Promote Open Society; Ford Foundation
Topic: Environment (Environmental policy)
Politics (Campaigns, lobbying, and pressure groups)
Keywords: climate change; cap-and-trade
Type: Report
Coverage: Washington
Abstract:
On January 29, 2009, Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire and legislative leaders announced a $500 million package of climate-change legislation that would "create jobs, expand [Washington's] green economy, and make important progress toward energy independence." The legislature adjourned without passing any of it.