Stealth Anti-Science Bills Disguised as “Academic Freedom” Bills
The National Center for Science Education is warning that a bill introduced in the Colorado House of Representatives on January 16, […]
Environment
Grassroots Group Succeeds in Peeling Away Heartland Institute’s Funding
A group called Forecast the Facts is leading a campaign to peel away corporate funders who give money the Heartland Institute, a
Finally, A Law Firm that Helps the Beleaguered Working Class
An entirely new kind of law firm has opened up in Washington, D.C. and New York City. Its stated mission
Koch-Funded Climate Skeptic Now Warns of Global Warming
A University of California, Berkeley physics professor and longstanding critic of prevailing global warming science has reversed course and now
Biotech Giant Syngenta Facing Criminal Charges Over GM Corn
The big biotechnology firm Syngenta is facing criminal charges for covering up a U.S. study that showed cows died after
Energy, Environment, Security
Progress in Fuel-Free, Pollution-Free Flight
The spectre of fuel- and pollution-free air travel drew closer this month as the first airplane powered completely by solar
Billboard Companies Poisoning Trees
A former billboard company employee in Tallahassee, Florida has revealed that billboard companies intentionally poison trees that block their billboards
Clean, Sustainable Energy vs. Fracking Colorado
A guest post by Michele Swensen The week prior to Senator Morgan Carroll’s May 2 introduction of SB 107 (The
The Bottled Water Scam
People who buy bottled water pay up to 1,900 times what tap water costs, but get less access to key
Online Petition Battles Junk Mail
The U.S. Post Office, suffering from reduced mail volume, has started a new program aimed at encouraging businesses to send
Memo Exposes Huge PR Campaign to Attack Wind and Solar Industries
A group of energy industry-affiliated, right-wing groups is readying a massive PR plan to try and turn American public opinion
Heartland Institute Likens People Who Believe in Climate Change to Mass Murderers
The Heartland Institute put up an inflammatory billboard along a major highway Illinois that compared belief in global warming to
89 Degrees in the Rocky Mountains in April?
At 4,500 feet elevation on the Rocky Mountains’ western slope, the average daytime temperature in the month of April in
CO House Rep. Jerry Sonnenberg Works to Benefit Drilling Industry
New Republican legislation has been introduced in Colorado that purely benefits the oil and gas industry. House Bill 1356, introduced
BP Ads Say Everything’s Great in the Gulf; Fisherman Report Sicknesses, Deformed Sea Life
Two years after the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico, BP is running ads on TV promoting tourism
Increase in Earthquakes Tied to Disposal of Fracking Wastewater
A six-fold increase in the frequency of Richter-scale 3.0 and greater earthquakes occurring in the middle of the country correlates
Philip Morris and Monsanto Sued over Birth Defects in Tobacco Farmers’ Children
Tobacco farmers in Argentina filed a lawsuit (pdf) against Monsanto and Philip Morris for requiring them to use herbicides and pesticides
Economics, Environment, Health
NRC Dings Colorado for Botched Approval of New Uranium Mine
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission says the Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment (CDPHE) failed to hold proper public