In their zeal to meet the lofty goals of the radical Green Dealers to become emission free, Democrats are on a banning spree to take away Coloradans’ gasoline-powered lawn mowers, leaf blowers and other garden implements.
It looks like snow blowers would also be banned, except for the $1,000 electric kind.
That might get Coloradans out of their driveways, so long as a storm doesn’t knock out power leaving everyone in the cold and dark without electricity, because generators would also be banned under a bill moving through the state Senate.
And now that we have your attention, Excel has rolled out increased prices for using electricity in peak hours during the week, starting with 310,000 Colorado customers, the Denver Post reports.
That means getting charged more to use the oven during peak eating periods, and will especially burn low income earners, gig workers, home schoolers — everyone who doesn’t have a regular 9-5 weekday job.
Consumers are about to get screwed coming and going, thanks to Senate Bill 138 sponsored by Denver Democrats including state Sen. Chris Hansen.
Jesse Mallory, state director of Americans for Prosperity-Colorado, writes in Complete Colorado Page Two:
Banning gardening supplies is not a sound energy or environmental policy solution. But that hasn’t stopped lawmakers in the Colorado legislature from putting forth Senate Bill 138, a proposal that would only make everyday life more difficult while doing little, if anything, to improve the environment.
So, what is the real purpose of SB 138’s ban on lawn mowers, leaf blowers, hedge trimmers, and chainsaws? To hand the government more control over consumer purchases. It acts as an excuse for cronyism, corporate welfare, and political talking points – but really just hurts the least fortunate in society.
Politicians in the #coleg want to control how you cut your lawn. Can you imagine the ridiculous ideas they’ll come up with if they get that power? Tell @HansenForCO SB138 is nothing but government overreach. Say NO to the #GoatEmploymentAct. #copolitics pic.twitter.com/9jIplk3g0w
— AFP Colorado (@AFPColorado) March 8, 2022
It’s potentially the most controversial budget request this session, emblematic of a larger issue that is the state Public Health and Environment department’s request for 138 new employees to ramp up regulations on everything from lawn mowers to energy wells in the name of greenhouse gas emissions, writes the Denver Business Journal.
Colorado Concern CEO Mike Kopp summed it up best with the Journal:
“It’s going to be the beginning of a regulatory trend in Colorado that’s going to look more like the state of California, and that isn’t going to be good for workers or businesses,” he said.