Amazon tells Gov. Inslee it supports a clean fuel standard in WA
The tech giant says it fully supports the contentious measure. Could this tip the scales in the Legislature?
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Updated on Wednesday, March 10 at 8:04 a.m.
Amazon entered the debate over greenhouse gas emissions from gasoline and diesel on March 8, 2021, when it delivered a letter to the Washington Gov. Jay Inslee to express support for a clean fuel standard in the state. (Michel Spingler/AP)
Amazon is embracing the adoption of a low-carbon fuel standard in Washington state, telling Gov. Jay Inslee that the plan would be “a cost-effective strategy” to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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Given the devastating economic toll the COVID-19 pandemic has had on women and girls, the imperative to mark International Women’s Day carries more weight than usual this year.
The idea of a day celebrating the accomplishments of the female gender in the U.S. reaches back to 1909. Throughout the subsequent decade, the concept was embraced by countries including Austria, Denmark, Germany, Russia and Switzerland, but it wasn’t until 1975 that the first International Women’s Day was celebrated and adopted by the United Nations.
As I began identifying leaders to include on this third annual list, I was inspired by the introduction to All We Can Save, an essay and poem collection co-edited by marine biologist Ayana Elizabeth Johnson (who you can find on this year’s list) and Katharine Wilkinson (who we recognized on the first Badass Women list in 2019).