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The beginning
Today I was sworn in as a freshman member of the Washington State House of Representatives representing the right and honorable people of the 36th Legislative District. The ‘heart and soul’ of...
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Greenhouse Emissions–a step forward
The House passed the Governor’s greenhouse gas emissions bill last night (morning actually) at 1:30 a.m. It was a dramatic, long and serious dialogue about the future of our planet. The Governor was in...
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I-937 deal or no deal?
The Olympian has the story. http://www.theolympian.com/politicsblog/story/823590.html There was a wild ride late at night when SB5840 was brought to the floor. The bill was hashed out between...
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Cap & Trade Legislation in D.C.–just one step
No one has gone through the hundreds of pages of the legislation passed by the U.S. House of Representatives (certainly not me) and I don’t have a sense of how it’s going to unfold. But one thing is...
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Stop the presses! Carlyle blog saves a tree! Kids worldwide cheer wildly!...
Rep. Reuven "Lorax" Carlyle It is with a deep sense of pride that I announce that your very own state representative–a mere freshman who sits quietly on the back bench of the Legislature studiously...
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McClure Middle School pilot project helps push bold clean energy and jobs...
I’m pleased to share with you that the state House of Representatives just passed House Bill 2561, the Jobs Act, funding construction of energy cost saving improvements for schools and universities...
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Phone books: Opt out!
Do you want the phone books that are delivered on your doorstep? Very few folks know that you can take a simple, easy and immediate step to manage your preferences around yellow pages, white pages and...
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When gov’t holds gov’t accountable
The following email below arrived today announcing that the state Department of Ecology has fined King County for the West Point Treatment Plant spill that occured in December of last year. The plant...
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Repost: Real Cleantech? Take a few modest steps
I enjoy Neal Dikeman’s cleantech blog post everyday. This is only the second time I’ve done a full repost of another site, but just can’t help it. Too good. Serving on the Energy, Technology &...
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Coal & oil export projects update: Importance of civic engagement
We live in a time of radically changing economic systems in our country. The expansion and commercialization of fracking technology has fundamentally altered the supply and thus the price of global...
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CarbonWA’s tax: Bold, compelling policy but not revenue neutral
CarbonWA, a group of passionate and engaged volunteer citizen activists, has been collecting signatures to place a revenue neutral carbon tax before the 2016 Legislature and potentially the voters....
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