By Scott Weiser | Denver Gazette via Colorado Politics
According to a proposal by Democrats at the Colorado state Capitol, up to a $20,000 fine will hang over the heads of every retailer who sells either liquid or gas fuels if they don’t have global warming warning stickers on their pumps and products if House Bill 25-1277 is signed into law.
The bill, Increasing Transparency Impact of Fuel Products, sponsored by Rep. Jennifer Bacon, D-Denver, Rep. Junie Joseph, D-Boulder and Sen. Lisa Cutter, D-Jefferson County, says retail outlets selling petroleum-based fuel products must put stickers on pumps, store displays and other retail items or face fines.
“Evidently the purpose of the bill is to shame buyers for purchasing a product necessary for them to use in many cases to transport their children to school, travel to work, or go to the grocery store,” said Greg Fulton, president of the Colorado Motor Carriers Association in a post on LinkedIn. “Many lower- and middle-income families cannot afford an EV but why shame them for purchasing what constitutes a necessity in their life today?”