Statement in response to Washington House proposed budget

Climate Solutions statement in response to the Washington State House of Representatives proposed budget released Friday, 3/27/15

“We are committed to working with the Legislature to account for the price of carbon in our economy,” said Jessica Finn Coven, Washington State Director for Climate Solutions.  “By cutting global warming pollution and holding the fossil fuel industry accountable, the Carbon Pollution Accountability Act would generate critically-needed revenue for our state and should be a part of the budget.  Climate Solutions is committed to designing an equitable framework for climate action.  We will continue to advocate for full funding of the Working Families Tax Rebate, so those hit hardest by the costs of global warming can more easily transition to the clean energy economy.”

Author Bio

Jonathan Lawson

Senior Editor, Climate Solutions

Jonathan provides editorial management and guidance for Climate Solutions’ communications channels, including the organization’s website, social media, and email. Before joining Climate Solutions in 2014, Jonathan served as Executive Director of the communications rights organization Reclaim the Media, where he played a catalytic role in fueling the growth of a national movement focused on media justice and democratizing media and communications policy. He also spent more than eight years providing communications strategy, digital communications and design to statewide labor organizations including SEIU and WFSE/AFSCME, writing op-eds by day and designing giant puppets by night.

A past board member of the Washington News Council and of Seattle Improvised Music, he is also a veteran of the Independent Media Center movement, and has worked in community radio since 1986; for 19 years he produced the weekly creative music program Flotation Device on KBCS. His articles on media and communications issues have appeared in numerous northwest and national publications. Jonathan holds a masters degree in Theological Studies from Harvard University and an AB in English and Religious Studies from Guilford College.

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