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Colorado: 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
It’s Time to Renew America’s Commitment to Clean Water
Maintain Our Clean Water Progress - Take Action Today
From our friends at National Wildlife Federation By Jan Goldman-Carter Our nation’s investment in clean water began forty years ago with the 1972 Clean Water Act – a bi-partisan congressional commitment to end the flagrant pollution of rivers, lakes and coastal waters. Republicans and Democrats alike recognized that to clean up our rivers, lakes, and bays, we had to stop pollution at its source – upstream in the multitude of headwaters, wetlands, and small streams that store and filter water before releasing it downstream. Since its birthEnough 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 chemical industry is trying to block the final Dioxin Reassessment. We wrote to Administrator Jackson urging EPA to keep this important policy moving. Dioxin is linked to cancer, birth defects, learning problems, reproductive disorders and many other health effects. It is found in the bodies of people