Initiative 732, which sought to apply a tax on energy - derived coal,
oil gas garnered just 42 percent after ballot counts around the state, including an early Wednesday update in King County.
Not exact matches
The company has also had to take big losses related to write - downs of the value of its
oil and
gas assets, to reflect the lower prices these energy commodities are
garnering on the open market.
The #NoDAPL movement has
garnered national attention, much like the Keystone XL fight did, for creating a formidable opponent to the fossil fuel companies invested in transporting more
oil and
gas through their ever - expanding pipeline network.
The rampant air and water pollution resulting from fossil fuel use has
garnered considerable attention in recent years, with landmark studies on the human health effects and other costs of coal burning, and alarming accounts of declining air quality in
gas - and -
oil - drilling boomtowns.
With fossil fuel prices escalating and countries searching for ways to reduce
oil dependence and greenhouse
gas emissions, capturing the earth's heat for power generation is
garnering new attention.