Calling Polis’s bluff: Will he act to save us 50 cents a gallon on gas?

For the past 3 yrs, Gov. Polis has been a very pleased promoter of the belief in planetary demise by local weather transform, regardless of whether from drought to flood, rain to fireplace in the forests, hurricanes, hail and all manners of weather.

It was underneath this pretense of saving all mankind from extinction that Polis refused to ask for EPA waivers on air air pollution restrictions because the filthy air did not originate right here.

The waiver would have kept fuel rates listed here lower, but it was extra significant for Polis to pressure Coloradans to pay out a lot more for every gallon for a distinct mix of gasoline for the reason that other states trigger air pollution.

Now that it is an election year, rumor has it Polis is completely ready to let “science” be damned and assert the exemption so voters really don’t have to shell out an more 50 cents a gallon.

He just has not really performed it.

His Republican gubernatorial opponent, Heidi Ganahl, is contacting Polis’s bluff and tough him to end the political pandering and act before the impending EPA deadline.

“For several years, Jared Polis has been adamant in his refusal to post a simple letter that would save Coloradans 50 cents a gallon due to the fact he prioritizes his and Joe Biden’s Eco-friendly New Deal about the suffering of hardworking Coloradans. We see this for what it is: another election 12 months ploy. If he is actually eager to submit the letter, I call on Polis to submit that waiver today so that he fulfills the EPA deadline in time. Coloradans are worthy of the reality,” reported Ganahl.

John Hickenlooper was prepared to consider the strike from the radical inexperienced still left when he was governor and secured the exemption.

It will be exciting to see if Polis is prepared to admit he’s been wrong the last 3 years, asks for the waiver, and absorbs the political fallout from his progressive foundation.

Or, he tells Colorado voters to pound sand and pay back a further 50 cents a gallon for fuel.