Earth Ministry/Washington Interfaith Power & Light members joined a diverse coalition of Native tribal members, labor groups, communities of color, health professionals, and environmental organizations to celebrate the official launch of the Yes on 1631 campaign this Thursday. Initiative 1631 will clean our air and create good paying jobs across the state. It will invest in clean energy like wind and solar, healthy forests, and clean water with a pollution fee paid by the state’s biggest polluters. People of faith support Initiative 1631 because it aligns with our values of justice, stewardship, and responsibility.
Rev. Marilyn Cornwell, an Earth Ministry/WAIPL board member and retired Episcopal priest, spoke at the rally. She said, in part: “I became a priest in part because I recognized the interconnectedness and interdependence of human well-being with the well-being of Earth and all of Earth’s creatures…As people of faith, we are called to be good stewards of this very sacred Earth that is our home. As Earth’s stewards, it is our moral and spiritual responsibility to live sustainably so that all people, all creatures, may live well and thrive. This means we live up to our responsibility to pass on the blessing of this beautiful and bountiful Earth by ensuring a clean and healthy future for ourselves, our neighbors, and especially our children, and their children, and their children’s children. Initiative 1631 will help us accomplish that.”
Read more about the May 8 rally, and the Yes on 1631 campaign, below.
Voter initiative launched to cut carbon emissions in Washington
Natalie Brand
King 5 News
May 10, 2018
The campaign for a new carbon fee initiative officially launched on Thursday, showcasing a coalition of support that proponents hope gives this latest effort a shot in November.
Initiative 1631 must still gather the required signatures to qualify for the ballot, but the campaign has amassed key support among Washington Tribes, environmental groups, labor and other stakeholder groups.
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