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		<title>Opinion: CO2 tax supporters&#8217; latest effort to hide cost is badly flawed</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2024 04:06:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="160" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-CO2-tax-supporters-latest-effort-to-hide-cost-is-badly-flawed-300x160.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Todd Myers of the Washington Policy Center disputes the claim that the impact of Washington’s CO2 tax ‘isn’t so much.’" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-CO2-tax-supporters-latest-effort-to-hide-cost-is-badly-flawed-300x160.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-CO2-tax-supporters-latest-effort-to-hide-cost-is-badly-flawed-750x400.jpg 750w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-CO2-tax-supporters-latest-effort-to-hide-cost-is-badly-flawed-150x80.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-CO2-tax-supporters-latest-effort-to-hide-cost-is-badly-flawed-768x409.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-CO2-tax-supporters-latest-effort-to-hide-cost-is-badly-flawed.jpg 1178w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Todd Myers of the Washington Policy Center disputes the claim that the impact of Washington’s CO2 tax ‘isn’t so much.’]]></description>
		
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		<title>Opinion: Washington agency says decarbonization isn’t a priority of ‘Community decarbonization’ funded by CO2 tax</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2024 19:12:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="160" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-Washington-agency-says-decarbonization-isnt-a-priority-of-‘Community-decarbonization-funded-by-CO2-tax-300x160.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Todd Myers writes that simply taxing and spending don’t help the environment. Yet that is the philosophy used here and why Washington has repeatedly failed to meet its environmental goals despite spending huge amounts of money." decoding="async" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-Washington-agency-says-decarbonization-isnt-a-priority-of-‘Community-decarbonization-funded-by-CO2-tax-300x160.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-Washington-agency-says-decarbonization-isnt-a-priority-of-‘Community-decarbonization-funded-by-CO2-tax-150x80.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-Washington-agency-says-decarbonization-isnt-a-priority-of-‘Community-decarbonization-funded-by-CO2-tax.jpg 750w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Todd Myers writes that simply taxing and spending don’t help the environment. Yet that is the philosophy used here and why Washington has repeatedly failed to meet its environmental goals despite spending huge amounts of money.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Opinion: As state’s CO2 tax faces voters, Inslee Administration using taxpayer funds to campaign for policy</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2024 20:54:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-As-states-CO2-tax-faces-voters-Inslee-Administration-using-taxpayer-funds-to-campaign-for-policy-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="As Washington’s CO2 tax, known as the Climate Commitment Act, heads to the ballot this fall, this logo highlighting projects that received funding from that tax will become more prevalent. And state residents are paying for it." decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-As-states-CO2-tax-faces-voters-Inslee-Administration-using-taxpayer-funds-to-campaign-for-policy-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-As-states-CO2-tax-faces-voters-Inslee-Administration-using-taxpayer-funds-to-campaign-for-policy-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-As-states-CO2-tax-faces-voters-Inslee-Administration-using-taxpayer-funds-to-campaign-for-policy.jpg 711w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>As Washington’s CO2 tax, known as the Climate Commitment Act, heads to the ballot this fall, this logo highlighting projects that received funding from that tax will become more prevalent. And state residents are paying for it.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Opinion: Washington&#8217;s CO2 tax ends the year at about 43 cents a gallon, but increases are coming</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2023 01:06:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Large_Clark-County-Today-Washingtons-CO2-tax-ends-the-year-at-about-43-cents-a-gallon-but-increases-are-coming-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Todd Myers believes a combination of factors mean we are likely to see the impact of the tax on CO2 emissions increase in 2024" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Large_Clark-County-Today-Washingtons-CO2-tax-ends-the-year-at-about-43-cents-a-gallon-but-increases-are-coming-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Large_Clark-County-Today-Washingtons-CO2-tax-ends-the-year-at-about-43-cents-a-gallon-but-increases-are-coming-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Large_Clark-County-Today-Washingtons-CO2-tax-ends-the-year-at-about-43-cents-a-gallon-but-increases-are-coming.jpg 711w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Todd Myers believes a combination of factors mean we are likely to see the impact of the tax on CO2 emissions increase in 2024]]></description>
		
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		<title>Opinion: Cost of Washington’s CO2 tax jumps to 45 cents per gallon</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jun 2023 00:13:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-Opinion-Cost-of-Washingtons-CO2-tax-jumps-to-45-cents-per-gallon-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Todd Myers of the Washington Policy Center says more government spending probably only carves up the pie of how CO2 emissions are reduced, but it won&#039;t change the size of the pie." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-Opinion-Cost-of-Washingtons-CO2-tax-jumps-to-45-cents-per-gallon-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-Opinion-Cost-of-Washingtons-CO2-tax-jumps-to-45-cents-per-gallon-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-Opinion-Cost-of-Washingtons-CO2-tax-jumps-to-45-cents-per-gallon.jpg 711w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Todd Myers of the Washington Policy Center says more government spending probably only carves up the pie of how CO2 emissions are reduced, but it won't change the size of the pie.]]></description>
		
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