The politics of Inslee's climate package

Cap and trade, clean fuels standard face both traditional oil-industry opposition and competing ideas

When Gov. Jay Inslee rolled out his climate change proposals on Tuesday, there weren’t a lot of big surprises. Instead, there were tweaks on ideas he’s pushed for years, only to see them die in the Legislature, at the ballot box, or in court. Will next year be the year? Let’s take a look at the politics.

There are a lot of bells and whistles in his propo…