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Last week’s U.S. elections were not all bad news for the environment, with local ballot initiatives scoring some important victories. Some crucial climate wins from Nov. 5 include:
• Washington State voters rejected a measure to repeal the state’s landmark Climate Commitment Act and its flagship cap-and-invest program.
• Californians approved a US$10-billion climate mitigation and adaptation fund.
• Louisiana voters supported a constitutional amendment requiring state revenues from renewable energy to go to a coastal protection and restoration fund.
• Rhode Islanders voted in favour of a $53-million environmental bond, one-third of it earmarked for an offshore wind development by the Port of Davisville.
• The majority of South Dakotans rejected Referred Law 21—a complex ballot measure that would have allowed pipeline construction through their state to transport captured CO2 emissions from 57 midwestern ethanol producers to underground storage in North Dakota.
• In Honolulu, 58% approved a Climate Resiliency Fund using a dedicated 0.5% of property taxes.
Read the full post at The Energy Mix.
