Western voters say no to fossil fuels

An oil pump jack near Fredrick, Colorado. / AP PHOTO ED ANDRIESKI
An oil pump jack near Fredrick, Colorado. / AP PHOTO ED ANDRIESKI

By Tom Kenworthy | Climate Progress

Fossil fuels took a licking in local elections in Colorado and Washington on Tuesday, as voters resoundingly said no to oil and gas fracking and coal exports.

In Washington state, the four progressive candidates for seats on the Whatcom County Council that will likely decide the fate of a controversial coal export terminal proposal were running well ahead Tuesday night. Incumbents Ken Mann and Carl Weimer, and challengers Rud Browne and Barry Buchanan were all backed by opponents of the coal terminal, including Washington Conservation Voters, which spent nearly $300,000 on the progressive candidates’ campaigns.

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