[Greenbuilding] Carbon Tax approved by voters in Boulder, CO.

[Chris Green]

This from the NY Times today.

City Approves ‘Carbon Tax’ in Effort to Reduce Gas Emissions.
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> BOULDER, Colo., Nov. 14 — Voters in this liberal college town have 
> approved what environmentalists say may be the nation’s first “carbon 
> tax,” intended to reduce emissions of heat-trapping gases.
>
> The tax, to take effect on April 1, will be based on the number of 
> kilowatt-hours used. Officials say it will add $16 a year to an 
> average homeowner’s electricity bill and $46 for businesses.
>
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/18/us/18carbon.html?_r=1&th&emc=th&oref=slogin

Chris Green.