Well, I’m a fan of Senator Kevin Ranker, and I’m glad they got something accomplished down in Olympia, but passing a bill on climate change that apparently simply allows creation of a strategy by authorizing the governor to hire a consultant to look into climate change seems, underwhelming…Hope there’s more to this than meets the eye, and that they expect results from this consultant sooner than later. They’ve already created a ‘blue ribbon panel’ on climate change. I know that’s how things get done, but given the magnitude of the problem, it seems pretty weak.
The Washington state legislature has just passed a bill that will develop a strategy to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Senate Bill 5802 was introduced at the request of Governor Jay Inslee and has now passed with bipartisan support in the house and senate.
http://earthfix.kcts9.org/energy/article/washington-state-passes-legislation-to-tackle-gree/