What is unscientific or extreme about Inslee's position?
Ending fossil fuel subsidies does not mean fossil fuels are disappearing overnight. It means that the prices on fossil fuel derivatives will reflect their true prices, and consumers and the free market will adjust their consumption accordingly.
Don't feel sorry for the status quo. It has plenty of momentum, lobbyists, and big money to keep going the way it's going.
Inslee proposes to shift government incentives to what we wish to see more of. The fact that the technology does not exist now, is an even STRONGER reason to provide government incentives and deadlines for R&D.
How we get on the moon in a decade? A leader shared a vision. People had the courage to believe and make it happen.
We should EXPECT positive change and big vision from our leaders. Don't give up on the system!
“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any.” ― Alice Walker