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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). It’s what they do. But we normally don’t expect that enthusiasm to include false statements. Especially from a politician who has been an ally in the fight against fracking. That's why we were so surprised and disappointed when we heard Governor Hickenlooper’s radio ad for the Colorado Oil and GasColorado: new public disservice ads about oil and gas
By Amy Mall, NRDC This post was originally published at Switchboard , NRDC's staff blog There is something unusual about the latest newspaper and radio advertisements from the Colorado Oil and Gas Association (COGA). While there is nothing new about the oil and gas industry spending money to convince Americans that fracking is safe, what sets the latest ads apart from typical industry propaganda is that the spokesperson in these ads is Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper. In the radio ad, the Governor states that Colorado has not had "one instance of groundwater contamination associated with
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 amendments to gut health and environmental protections which PASSED the U.S. House of Representatives last year, the White House budget proposal adds up pretty well. Taken as a whole, the White House budget tells us that this Administration doesn’t support the House efforts to gut water, air and health
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 Republicans -- including the majority here in Colorado -- have become. It's ironic that Santorum's sweep occurred within weeks of the international silver screen debut of Dr. Seuss' book, The Lorax. Known worldwide as a treehugging environmentalist -- "I am the Lorax, I speak for the trees." -- The Lorax is a