No green wave in midterms

Green campaigners were hoping for a “Green Wave” in the 2018 midterms just as Democrats were hoping for a blue one.

CFACT’s Adam Houser reports at CFACT.org that dreams of a big green wave were dashed.

Three out of four Green ballot initiatives went down to defeat, while the fourth, in Nevada, requires a second ballot to advance.

• Washington state voters said “no” to a proposed carbon tax on emissions of $15 per ton;

• Colorado voters rejected a proposal to increase setbacks for shale energy extraction that would have placed vast uninhabited areas off limits for fracking;

• 70% of Arizona voters said no to an amendment that would have required 50% of power from public utilities derive from “renewable” energy by 2030;

• Nevadans approved an amendment requiring 50% of electricity come from “renewables” by 2030. A second vote is required for enactment.

A fortune of money was spent to push these referenda, with Green billionaire Tom Steyer footing much of the bill.

Carbon taxes and higher electricity prices hit the poor the hardest and send businesses looking for more sensible jurisdictions to set up shop.

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