There’s no way for a refiner to absorb those costs they could literally bankrupt the industry.’ Bankrupt? Chevron posted a $36.5 billion profit last year - a record high. “He said, ‘it’s not our job to go bankrupt to help the state avoid the consequences of its programs. “Just last week, a spokesperson for Chevron blamed high gas prices on Washington’s new climate policies,” Leah Missik, a Senior Policy Manager with Climate Solutions, wrote regarding Washington’s cap-and-invest program. And their new excuses are as deceptive as their previous claims.”Ĭlimate Solutions, an organization claiming to address the global climate crisis, worked alongside Inslee to confront oil companies over potential price gouging at the pump. The Washington state Legislature approved a bipartisan compromise Tuesday to address drug possession and. Now, they – along with climate activists – are changing tactics, attempting to blame others for the predictable results of their own policy. Jay Inslee speaks at a news conference at the state Capitol in Olympia. “That turned out to be completely inaccurate, causing Ecology to scrub its web page of those erroneous claims. The CEO of Exxon Oil made 35 million last year while he’s jacking up our prices through the roof. Lives are going to get better because of massive housing investments totaling. “For more than a year, Governor Inslee and staff and the Department of Ecology claimed their new tax on CO2 emissions wouldn’t significantly increase gas prices,” Myers wrote in a statement. They’re giving it to their CEO, Inslee said during the press conference. Inslee speaking at a press conference on April 23 It’s been an extraordinary session, Inslee said.

“Combine this with the cap-and-trade hidden tax, it means nearly $1 of every gallon of gasoline goes to state government, not big oil.” “Washington state also has the eighth-highest gas tax in the nation at 49.4 cents-per-gallon of fuel, yet we have terrible roads, unreliable ferries, an alarming increase in traffic fatalities, and horrible traffic congestion,” Dye wrote. Dye claimed Washington’s inflated fuel prices are not because of “big oil,” but because of big government gouging its residents. Mary Dye, R-Pomeroy, who issued a statement to respond to Inslee’s address.

“We intend to rein in the terrible pollution that the oil and gas industry is causing across our state and our nation and we won’t stand for it,” Inslee continued.īut critics of the governor are pointing to the state’s new carbon emissions charges as the main reason prices are rising at the pump, including Rep. More on Washington gas prices: WA most expensive state to buy gas for first time in history The nationwide average is just $3.58 in comparison. Mid-grade gas is around $5.15/gallon, and premium averages $5.36. According to AAA, the price for a gallon of regular unleaded gas is averaging $4.93 statewide.

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