Carbon fee dividends for citizens

In an article about Jared Polis’s speech to the Outdoor Industry Association, it was noted that the Land and Water Conservation Fund has paid for trails, city parks, fish and wildlife habitat restoration, and other projects nationwide. And that the source of funds is funded by a portion of the fees from offshore oil and gas leasing.

How about expanding the model? Consider the benefits of adopting a revenue neutral carbon fee and dividend to the products of oil and gas.

Fees reflect the economic and environmental costs of using fossil fuel. The fees generated become dividends to every rural and urban household. Some economists believe the

I believe I can say that Americans are sick, tired and repulsed by gun related violence as we see and hear about yet another mass shooting. Those who have been affected directly by this deserve our thoughts and prayers. What prompted this letter is not a call to outlaw the NRA or to collect guns from citizens who follow and obey our laws.

For the last couple years, we have heard President Trump use the phrase “a threat to national security” to justify actions taken by the White House.

Why doesn’t President Trump call this escalating violence “a threat to national security” and do something besides sending condolences? It must not be national crisis in their opinion I guess. Send letters of 250 words or fewer to openforum@denverpost.com or 5990 Washington St., Denver, CO, 80216. Please include full name, city and phone number. Contact information is for our purposes only; we will not share it with anyone else. You can reach us by telephone at 303-954-1201.