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By Michael Kelly, Director of Online Communications

Fracking in Weld County

We’re used to a little booster-ism from our elected officials for the industries and causes they support (see all the wild and varying claims about the hundreds of thousands of jobs that could be created by the XL Pipeline)
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The President's Budget - Do the Math

By Lynn Thorp, National Campaigns Director Last week the President released his administration’s 2013 federal budget proposal. Even though there is some important math involved the main thrust of the proposal is about sending signals and setting priorities. In the face of the 191 bills and
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Would Rick Santorum Ban The Lorax?

By Gary Wockner, Colorado Program Director Originally published on the Huffington Post. Presidential candidate Rick Santorum's three-state sweep in the 2012 Republican caucuses this week throws the Republican race into disarray and also demonstrates just how wildly anti-environmental many
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Enough is Enough - Dioxin is Dangerous

By Lynn Thorp, National Campaigns Director After almost 3 decades of delay, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is moving to finalize the scientific re-analysis of the toxicity dioxin. Dioxin is actually a group of chemicals which are among the most toxic chemicals in the world. The
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