Some of the biggest names in business — including a major oil company — lined up Wednesday to support Washington state’s new carbon market.
The backing from BP America, Amazon and Microsoft may seem surprising, but experts say the reasoning is simple: They prefer a carbon market to more direct regulations.
The three companies joined environmental and community groups in donating campaign money to fight Initiative 2117 on Washington state’s November’s ballot.
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That measure asks state residents whether they want to void the climate law that authorized the state’s new cap-and-invest market. It came in response to record high gas prices, which critics connected to the carbon market.
