The Crucial History Lesson Behind CO Ballot Initiative #75: the “Community Rights Amendment”
Colorado citizens are now gathering signatures to get Ballot Initiative #75, a groundbreaking constitutional amendment, onto the state wide ballot in […]
Public health
Botox Victim Wins $18 Million from Allergan after Contracting Botulism Poisoning
Dr. Sharla Helton, an accomplished obstetrician in Oklahoma City, won $18 million a long-running legal fight against the maker of
Midwife Sounds Alert Over Spike in Stillbirths in Heavily-Drilled Vernal, Utah
A midwife in Vernal, Utah, has raised a red flag about a spike in the number of stillbirths and neonatal deaths in
Corporations, Education, Energy, Environment, Fracking, Health, Public health, Safety, Security, Worker advocacy
“DrillingAhead.com” Gives Inside Look at Problems, Accidents and Worker Behavior in Oil and Gas Field
DrillingAhead.com is a worldwide networking website for employees of the oil and gas field. Rotating news stories on the the site’s
Lawsuit Blames Chicago Woman’s Death on Botox
A woman injected with cosmetic Botox at a skin care center in Chicago in May, 2011 developed symptoms of botulism and
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
Stacy London: What Not to Promote
On July, 8, 2013, Stacy London, star of the TV show What Not To Wear, entered into a partnership with drug
Jumpin’ Without Jesus: Get Air at the Silo to Open Soon in Grand Junction
A controversy arose in Grand Junction last month after a parent complained about a video shown to Grand Mesa Middle School
Colorado GMO Labeling Law Heading for Signature-Gathering Phase
Colorado Ballot Initiative #48, the “Colorado Right to Know Act,” would require food manufacturers to include the words “Produced with
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
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
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The Activism Behind CVS’s Cigarette Announcement
CVS Drugstores announced this week that they are finally acting on information the rest of us have known for fifty years:
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
Philip Morris on the First Surgeon Generals Report in 1964
January, 2014 marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of the first U.S. Surgeon General’s report on smoking and health
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
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
A Freethinker Halloween
With the rates of obesity and diabetes skyrocketing nationally and the number of kids going hungry in Mesa County at