Admittedly, not as ominous a headline as the Drudge Report’s overheated, ” ‘Warming’ Plan in Denver: Crackdown on Residents,” but much more accurate. Here is what Denver is considering:
• Making heavy users of electricity and natural gas pay more
• Charging residents who throw away a lot of trash
A brutal crackdown, indeed.
Joe Romm is a Fellow at American Progress and is the editor of Climate Progress, which New York Times columnist Tom Friedman called "the indispensable blog" and Time magazine named one of the 25 “Best Blogs of 2010.″ Read more.
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