seattlepi.com | Washington state carbon tax poised to fail after Big Oil campaign CNBC Nov 7 (Reuters) - Washington state was heading towards rejecting a ballot initiative to create the first carbon tax in the United States, a tally of about 80 percent of votes showed early on Wednesday, after an oil industry campaign argued it would ... Big Oil beats carbon tax, Big Soda shields itself from sugary beverage tax Washington Voters Reject Carbon Tax, Handing Big Oil A Win |