Regis Philbin
Jun 13th, 2007, 02:56 AM
Is Denver going to overtake San Francisco as the kook capitol now? I doubt it, it's probably too cold there for the Greenies...
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_5581634,00.html
Some see red on Denver's green plan
Proposals called radical, 'loony' after hitting Web
Denver targets global warming
June 12, 2007
People around the country accused Denver on Monday of embracing a "crackpot" scheme to fight global warming after the city's plan drew widespread attention on the Internet.
The reaction was to a Rocky Mountain News story that detailed some of the proposals in Denver's Climate Action Plan, which aims to cut the city's output of gas emissions linked to global warming.
The plan includes several controversial ideas, including making residents who use large amounts of electricity and natural gas pay higher utility fees, boosting insurance rates for people who drive long distances and mandating that homes be energy efficient before they can be sold.
After the online RockyMountainNews.com version of the story was posted as the lead item on Drudgereport.com, the phones started ringing at Mayor John Hickenlooper's office. Many of the calls were from people accusing the city of embracing a radical environmental agenda.
"We've gotten a bunch of phone calls, but nothing like a good snowstorm," Hickenlooper said.
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_5581634,00.html
Some see red on Denver's green plan
Proposals called radical, 'loony' after hitting Web
Denver targets global warming
June 12, 2007
People around the country accused Denver on Monday of embracing a "crackpot" scheme to fight global warming after the city's plan drew widespread attention on the Internet.
The reaction was to a Rocky Mountain News story that detailed some of the proposals in Denver's Climate Action Plan, which aims to cut the city's output of gas emissions linked to global warming.
The plan includes several controversial ideas, including making residents who use large amounts of electricity and natural gas pay higher utility fees, boosting insurance rates for people who drive long distances and mandating that homes be energy efficient before they can be sold.
After the online RockyMountainNews.com version of the story was posted as the lead item on Drudgereport.com, the phones started ringing at Mayor John Hickenlooper's office. Many of the calls were from people accusing the city of embracing a radical environmental agenda.
"We've gotten a bunch of phone calls, but nothing like a good snowstorm," Hickenlooper said.