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UW scientists endorse I-732

Please vote “yes” on I-732, the Carbon Tax Initiative. We need to stop dithering around and make real progress on combating climate change.

Over 50 scientists/professors at the UW have recently published an endorsement letter urging a “yes” vote for I-732. Their respective fields include: Oceanography, Atmospheric Sciences, Earth and Space Sciences, Atmospheric and Environmental Chemistry, etc.

To read a copy of their brief but impressive endorsement, please visit the website of meteorologist and UW professor Cliff Mass. (Search: Cliff Mass open letter from leading scientists, or go to: cliffmass.blogspot.com/<code_dp>2016/10/open-letter-<code_dp>from-leading-climate.html

This story was originally published November 1, 2016 at 8:04 PM with the headline "UW scientists endorse I-732."

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