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WHO, US? Feds Fall Flat on Investigation of Animas River Spill
Remember when EPA Chief Gina McCarthy assured Coloradans that the feds responsible for the Animas River spill would be held accountable, and that an Interior Department review would examine the criminal, civil, and negligent nature of their actions? So does Congress....
SHUT OUT: Fractivists Act Like Spoiled Children at Supreme Court Hearings
Today, the Colorado Supreme Court heard oral arguments to determine whether cities like Longmont have the right to ban fracking. We often make fun of fractivists and their irrational behavior, and today offered another example. Some fractivists, including Cliff...
WASTE NOT WANT NOT: Colorado Features Prominently in Flake’s 2015 Wastebook
Colorado is often cited in national publications for it's quality of life, but this month, Colorado is featured in a publication that highlights a different side to the state - waste. Each year, Sen. Jeff Flake, a Republican from Arizona, publishes an overview of the...
HOLD ONTO YOUR WALLET: More Money Needed to Create Bigger EPA Messes
Timing is everything and some folks just don’t have it – we’re looking at you Bruce Finley. As Congress confronts Interior Secretary Sally Jewell Wednesday about her agency’s failure to adequately investigate the EPA spill at the Gold King Mine, Finley writes that the...
IRONY ALERT: State Pen Inmates Awarded Constitutional Sunshine in the Shade
Just in time for new arrivals from the tropical island of Cuba, the Colorado State Penitentiary will build an outdoor recreation area at a cost of nearly $5 million to taxpayers because a federal judge ruled that sunshine is a constitutional right. We jest you not....
BACKFIRE: Left Wing Enviro Group Runs “Issue Ad” Thanking Bennet For Supporting EPA Power Grab
Once again, embattled Democratic U.S. Senator Michael Bennet has shown more concern for special interests than Colorado working families. This time, Bennet caved to the extreme environmental lobby looking to force expensive "clean power" regulations on electric power...
SPECIAL DELIVERY: AFP Gifts Legislature with 1,300 Petitions Demanding Audit of Healthcare Exchange
Christmas came early for state legislators as Americans for Prosperity gifted them 1,300 petitions demanding that someone, anyone audit the Colorado Health Exchange, Connect for Health Colorado. That such a move was necessary is galling as a bill requiring a full...
CRAZY TOWN: Adams County Fractivist Compares Energy Development to Slavery and Apartheid
Slavery is probably the worst blemish in our country's history. The practice killed thousands or millions (depending on who you believe), tore apart families, and failed to respect any sense of human dignity. That's why it was so appalling that a fractivist Maria...
ANIMAS RIVER: Congress Investigates Colorado and EPA Blame Spat
With the federal government and Colorado officials at a stalemate over who’s to blame for the Animas River spill – they blame each other – Congress has commanded that Interior Secretary Sally Jewell appear before them Wednesday and address the investigative mess her...
NEVER FORGET: Campbell Leads Panel to Build Veteran Memorial for Native Americans
Everyone has heard of the Navajo code talkers, but what about the Chickasaw and Choctaw code talkers, the code breakers and soldiers from more than a dozen other tribes who fought in WWII and other battles to defend the U.S.? Former U.S. Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell...