LATEST BLOGS
New CO2 data expose waste, failure in WA state climate policies
State's CO2 emissions continued to increase in 2018 to highest level in a decade
Washington state’s 2018 greenhouse gas emissions increased to 98.9 million metric tons (MMT) CO2, an increase of 1.4 percent from 2017, and the highest level measured since 2008. The numbers, revealed in the state’s draft 2021 Energy Strategy, continue the trend of a steady increase in GHG emissions since the 2009 recession.
In February 2018, staff at the Department of Ecology projected CO2 emissions for that year would be 93.5 MMT, citing policies they claimed would reduce the level. That projection missed the mark badly, failing to predict both the amount and even the direction of emissions.
Read the entire blogMichigan requires restaurants and bars to record customer names and phone numbers
Similar to Governor Inslee’s May 2020 egregious requirement to force restaurant owners to collect personal information on every customer, the State of Michigan has now implemented a similar requirement.
Read the entire blog
Potential Biden Administration Health Care Changes Without Congressional Approval
Assuming that one or both races in the U.S. Senate runoffs in Georgia will be won by Republicans, the upper house will be controlled by Republicans. This will give the Biden Administration limited power to make major health care reforms. On the other hand, the Trump Administration used Executive Orders fairly liberally and it is anticipated that a Biden Administration would do the same.
Read the entire blogWPC IN THE NEWS
WPC CALENDAR
WPC: Office Hours
