the proposal also contains some ideas that may be unpopular, such as penalizing heavy users of electricity and natural gas This plan is actually a defense against having Al Gore ever live here.

and basing auto insurance premiums on the number of miles traveled. Madness.  Yeah, I know, let's have auto insurance dictated by the government.  That way, we'll have cleaner air!

To cut back on use of landfills - methane gas from landfills is a major contributor to global warming - the plan would encourage recycling and charge residents for the amount of trash they throw away.
Does anyone else live in a place where they don't pay for trash collection.  Or, to put it differently, I'm sure Denverites pay more in taxes to have it done, than they would if dealing with a private trash company.

"The most remarkable difference is that you used to see people with 15 bags of lawn clippings on the street; you don't see that anymore," said Susie Gordon, senior environmental planner for the city.Yeah, because we all know that those clippings just suddenly ceased to exist!  Gimme a break.

Setting energy-efficiency standards for new construction

Giving carpoolers and hybrids priority for parkingHey, go for it.  Be careful of the price bump for new housing.  A little, and my home is worth more.  A lot, and Denver becomes the new California, as nobody can afford to live there any more.

HSR

Yep, just talking about a problem and caring actually got results. Sometimes I wish I was a liberal sometimes.