The dark money groups, shady astroturfers and wealthy locals backing Measure 1A, the public safety sales tax
Ballot Measure 1A will increase the sales tax in Mesa County by 0.37% to fund the Mesa County Sheriff’s Office […]
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G.J. Area Chamber of Commerce Continues to be Anti-Worker, Anti-Family and Anti-Local Government
In its ad in yesterday’s Daily Sentinel, the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce announced it opposes HB-1001, “The Parental Involvement in
Children, Consumer advocacy, Crazy Republicans, Democracy, Energy, Environment, Fracking, Grand Junction Chamber, Human rights, politics, Weird Grand Junction Stuff, Worker advocacy
G.J. Area Chamber of Commerce Continues to be Anti-Worker, Anti-Family and Anti-Local Government
In its ad in yesterday’s Daily Sentinel, the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce announced it opposes HB-1001, “The Parental Involvement in
Whitewater-Area Residents, Ignored by Mesa County Commissioners, Still Suffer from Frackwater Odors, Illnesses
On November 23, 2015, residents of Whitewater, Colorado submitted a letter to Mesa County Planning Department and the County Commissioners asking for permanent
G.J. Energy Expo Keynote Speaker is a Tea Party “Clown Act”
Club 20 is outing itself as a tea party group, and in so doing joins the Grand Junction Area
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
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
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“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
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
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”)
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
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
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
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
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