In the state of Washington, EV tax incentives have been reinstated. They ended last year but were recently revived and will go into effect on August 1st of this year. Washington Governor Jay Inslee was behind the revival. The goal in Washington is to get 50,000 of these kinds of vehicles on the roads by 2020. Tara Lee, the Deputy Communications Director, Office of the Governor for the state of Washington, answered some questions for Cleantechnica.
Washington State closed out its 2019 legislative session with some big wins for the climate. The legislature passed a 100% clean electricity standard, new efficiency policies, and regulation of super-pollutants, but there is more to do in coming years.
Trump signed two executive orders last week that will make it easier for the federal government to override state concerns about oil and gas pipelines. Government overreach is perfectly OK with conservatives when it serves their purposes.
Republicans are trying to kill us all. Are you OK with that?
Representatives from 10 US states, over 100 cities and more than 1000 corporations presented a unified vision of what America can do to combat the existential threat of climate change even in the face of obstinacy on the part of the federal goverment.
Transportation is a leading cause of global pollution, of all sorts. Typical, dirty transport wrecks our climate, pollutes our bodies (causing premature death and major health struggles), and more bad stuff. The cleaner options below can go a long way to solve these issues. Here’s more news about electric vehicles, bicycling, … [continued]
If climate hawk Governor Jay Inslee gets his way, Washington State may have just taken the next step toward America’s clean energy and low-carbon future.
The leaders of British Columbia, California, Oregon, and Washington just formally joined forces to reduce emissions and transition toward renewables by signing the Pacific Coast Action Plan on Climate and Energy, committing to link and maintain their respective climate and renewable energy policies.
David Roberts of Grist recently had the good fortune to have a good back-and-forth with Al Gore. Great questions and superb answers. To be honest, I was a little surprised to see that I agreed 100% with everything Gore said. There are many complicated issues below, and while I … [continued]
