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NICE GAS GUZZLER: Rep. Salazar Wants to Ban Oil and Gas, Drives Gas Hog to Hearing
Today, Rep. Joe Salazar will introduce a bill that would, in essence, destroy the oil and gas industry in Colorado. Salazar has been champing at the bit to make a name for himself, after years of idiotic missteps, by damning the oil and gas industry to hell. His bill...
MOVE OVER CLIFF WILMENG: Clinton Goes Full-Native on Fracking Bans
Hillary Clinton, current former current Democratic frontrunner in this year’s presidential election, made nasty threats to the oil and gas industry during her debate this past Sunday with Senator and self-proclaimed socialist Bernie Sanders. The two battled it out in...
DEAD-END ROAD: Environmentalists Fail in Court Battle to Define Ski Trails as Roads
The U.S. Appeals Court said no to environmental groups and yes to Colorado ski areas this week in a ruling that upholds the Roadless Rule but respects existing ski area development plans. Special interest environmental groups argued unsuccessfully that when Aspen...
GO GREEN: Who Knew the City of Denver Loved Fossil Fuels?
Check out Denver’s new building codes, the city is really stepping up to the plate to support fossil fuels by requiring that new homes have charging outlets to plug in hybrid vehicles. Though opposed by homebuilders, the electric vehicle readiness requirement...
RECALL REDUX: Douglas County Teachers Union, We Mean, Students Stage Walk Out
Learning lessons from their more organized brothers and sisters in Jefferson County, the Douglas County teachers union is trying to pull the same shenanigans in Douglas County that the Jefferson County Education Association successfully maneuvered in Jefferson County....
FACT CHECKING THE FACT CHECKERS: Politifact Only Dings Republicans, Contradicts Previous Opinion
Fact-checking outfit Politifact's announcement that it would open a branch in Colorado and partner with KMGH Channel 7 News was met with serious side eye around these parts. First and foremost, let's just say that news reporting, especially political news reporting,...
EPA AT FAULT: Emails Reveal Coverup in Animas Spill
An Interior Department officials says he was ordered to steer clear of pointing fingers at the EPA when investigating that agency’s spill at the Gold King Mine in August. According to emails being released by the House Natural Resources Committee investigating the...
UNAUTHORIZED CHARGES: State Department Defends Funds Sent to U.N. Green Climate Funds
Today Sen. Cory Gardner grilled Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Heather Higginbottom on a decision to send $500 million to the United Nations' Green Climate Fund. The funds came from a State Department bank account meant to encourage growth and...
GARDNER: Resolution Just Says No to Gitmo
Several U.S. senators led by Colorado’s Cory Gardner introduced a resolution Tuesday opposing the transfer of Gitmo detainees to the U.S. That other senator from Colorado, Michael Bennet, was not one of the original cosponsors. However, we expect he will jump on board...
MOSQUITOES 1 – PUBLIC 0: Rancher Going to Jail for Protecting Wife Against West Nile Virus
The desire for organic food outweighs the health risks posed by mosquitoes over in Hotchkiss, where an 81-year-old rancher has been ordered to spend a few days in jail and pay a hefty $7,500 fine for trying to protect his family against the West Nile virus, according...
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