This month, voters throughout the country inflicted a bloodbath on climate activism and climate-activist political candidates.  Voters rejected the two highest-profile climate-activist ballot initiatives, severely punished Republicans who joined the congressional Climate Solutions Caucus, and sent home the Democratic climate activist most heavily supported by billionaire environmentalist Tom Steyer. State Ballot Initiatives Rejected Washington State voters soundly rejected a ballot initiative that would have taxed carbon dioxide emissions.  It was the second consecutive election in which Washington voters rejected a carbon dioxide tax.  Even in deep-blue Washington, the proposed tax lost by double-digits in 2016 and now in 2018. Meanwhile, Arizona voters inflicted a humiliating defeat on a ballot initiative that would have required 50 percent of the state's electricity to come from renewable sources.  Voters rejected the initiative...(Read Full Article)