Friday, May 30, 2025
No more natural gas in Washington State? Voters to say- oil and gas 360

No more natural gas in Washington State? Voters to say

(Oil & Gas 360)—One of the more closely watched state initiatives in this election with potential national ramifications is one in Washington State that would make it more difficult and costly to use natural gas in housing construction and business operations. Initiative 2066 seeks to protect energy consumers’ rights to have a natural gas option for power. While Washington state has

Washington state vote a harbinger for wider carbon markets- oil and gas 360

Washington state vote a harbinger for wider carbon markets

(Investing) – A ballot initiative to ax Washington state’s carbon market would, if passed next week, send an ominous signal to other U.S. states and Canadian regions looking to build markets aimed at cutting emissions that scientists blame for climate change. The carbon market, formed by the state’s Climate Commitment Act (CCA), has raised more than $2 billion for programs