Texas Family Wins $2.95 Million Verdict from Aruba Petroleum for Damaging their Health
A Texas ranching family won a $2.95 million award in a civil lawsuit against Aruba Petroleum, Inc., after a jury […]
Environment
Where are the Jobs? Where are the Trails? Brady Trucking Site Sits Untouched
“Vote for Jobs and Trails!” That was how local pro-business interests promoted passage of Referred Measure A on the
Untangling Colorado’s Web of Anti-Fracking Ballot Initiatives
Colorado voters who try to figure out all the proposed statewide ballot initiatives to regulate drilling and hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”)
Colorado Ballot Initiative Puts Rights of People Over Corporate Rights
Think businesses have too many rights over citizens? Then attend a free informational session Tuesday, April 29 in Grand Junction
Over Half of Weld County’s Winter Air Pollution Comes from Drilling Rigs
A team of atmospheric scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the University of Colorado (CU) found
Retail Marijuana Coming to DeBeque
The new marijuana economy crept a bit closer to Grand Junction this week, after the citizens of DeBeque, Colorado, just
Colorado Health Department Investigating Spike in Fetal Abnormalities in Heavily-Drilled Garfield County
Cross-posted from DeSmogBlog.com The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) has called in an epidemiologist to investigate a recent spike
Colorado Legislators Seek to Punish Cities that Ban Fracking
Cross-posted from DeSmogBlog.com Two Colorado legislators announced they are introducing a ballot initiative aimed at punishing cities and towns that vote to ban
New Business Coalition Forms in Colorado to Fight Anti-Fracking Movement
Cross-posted from DeSmogBlog.com A new pro-fracking business coalition called “Vital for Colorado” (VfC) has sprung up to fight the growing
Study Links Natural Gas Drilling to Congenital Heart Defects in Babies
A newly-published study specific to Colorado (pdf) links the rate of congenital heart defects in babies to how close they live to
Seven Year Old Fights GMOs in Girl Scout Cookies
Seven year old Alicia Serratos of Orange County, California has been a Girl Scout for almost three years, so when
The Grand Valley Canals Double Message
Updated September 8, 2016 – Author’s note: On September 5, 2016, The Daily Sentinel published a front page story about the
ALEC Pushes Bills to Penalize Homeowners Who Install Solar Panels
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), the corporate bill mill that pushes “Stand Your Ground” laws like the Florida law
Time to Replace Anti-Science Delegate Marcia Neal on Colorado School Board
(Update, April 3, 2014 – Marcia Neal announced she is running for re-election to the state school board.) Everyone was
Mesa County Commissioner Rose Pugliese Working to Kill Riverfront Trails System
Mesa County’s Riverfront Project is a 25+ year project to clean up the Colorado riverfront and create scenic bike and
Grand Junction Chamber’s Support for Dirty Energy Quietly Fails
On its website, the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce touts green business practices. It sports photos of green leaves and
BP’s Deepwater Horizon Cover-Up
Newsweek magazine published a scathing expose’ this week about BP’s behind-the-scenes efforts to limit what the public saw and understood
Who Funds Rick Berman’s Dark Money Group, the “Center for Consumer Freedom”?
Rick Berman, the D.C. beltway corporate lobbyist who revels in the nickname “Dr. Evil,” is at it again, this time defending a dangerous