Carbon initiative key issue as lawmakers reconvene in Olympia

Here’s a look at another carbon reduction proposal set to go before lawmakers in Olympia or possibly be voted on by the public.

From KPLU

How to limit the carbon pollution that causes climate change and global warming is a key issue as lawmakers get going in Olympia this week. Dozens of legislative proposals have been submitted on the topic, some with multiple versions that use very minor changes in wording in attempts to see which proposals would have the best chances of passing.

One of the first written is Initiative 732, the proposal from a group called Carbon Washington, which canvassed for signatures from the public all last year and submitted its final haul at the end of the year for a total of more than 350,000 — more than enough to qualify. Read the rest of the story here.