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In
this photo taken Oct. 29, 2015, Carbon Washington campaign organizer Ben
Silesky, left, leads a group of supporters and organization members into the
Elections Office for the Washington Secretary of State in Olympia, Wash. to
deliver signatures in support of putting Initiative 732 on the ballot. Voters
in Washington state will weigh in on Initiative 732 in the 2016 election as
they consider whether to approve the nation’s first
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Washington lawmakers have
tried and failed in recent years to make polluters pay for their carbon
emissions to fight climate change. Now, voters will get to decide.
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In
this April 2, 2010 photo, a Tesoro Corp. refinery, including a gas flare flame
that is part of normal plant operations, is shown in Anacortes, Wash. after a
fatal overnight fire and explosion. Voters in Washington state will weigh in on
Initiative 732 in the 2016 election as they consider whether to approve the
nation’s first direct carbon tax on the burning of fossil fuels. (AP Photo/Ted
S. Warren)
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