Environment & Parks

National energy tax puts jobs, families at risk
August 20, 2009
OP-ED by Rep. Shelly Short   Washington citizens are proud of our state’s tremendous natural resources, abundance of clean, renewable energy and rich history of environmental stewardship. As one of the globe’s cleanest states, emitting less than three-tenths of 1 percent of the world’s carbon, we have a lot to... Read More...
House passes cap and trade ‘light’
April 14, 2009
‘We’re nosing our way through the starting gate toward a regional cap-and-trade system and I think that’s detrimental to our families and our employers,’ says Short. In a late Tuesday night session, the House of Representatives passed legislation that gives the Department of Ecology (DOE) specific authority to continue involvement... Read More...
House version of ‘cap and trade’ is dead
March 13, 2009
‘We’re halfway there. We need to keep the pressure on to kill the Senate bill as well,’ says Short Yesterday marked the cutoff for bills in the Washington State Legislature to be heard in their house of origin, meaning House bills not approved by the full membership of the House... Read More...