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 Stories About: carbon tax AND climate AND climate change mitigation AND Colorado AND energy AND greenhouse-gas emissions
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Rocky Mountain High Tax
Aspen, Colo., taxes its way to a healthier climate |
Hal Clifford |
31 Jul 2002 |
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| Randy Udall charges more for a ton of carbon dioxide than anybody else in the world. Udall runs a unique, two-and-a-half-year-old program in Aspen and surrounding Pitkin County, Colo., that charges new homeowners up to $100,000 if they exceed the "energy budget" allotted to their property by the local building code. The money collected under the Renewable Energy Mitigation Program ... |
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| Topics: carbon tax, climate, climate change mitigation, Colorado, energy, greenhouse-gas emissions (all these topics) |
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