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Thursday, September 6,2012

Can your vote be traced?

Boulder County is in the thick of Colorado's budget battle

By Jefferson Dodge
The election ballot system used by Boulder County is at the center of a standoff between Secretary of State Scott Gessler and several of Colorado’s county clerks.
Thursday, August 30,2012

CU fracking study author: No pressure from oil/gas industry

By Jefferson Dodge
A University of Colorado faculty member who published findings last spring showing that air pollution caused by hydraulic fracturing may contribute to health problems for those living nearby says she has not experienced any blowback from the oil/gas industry as a result of her research.
Thursday, August 30,2012

Fracking and academic freedom II

Some professors shielded from oil/gas attacks, thanks to tenure

By Jefferson Dodge
While certain faculty members around the country have felt the heat from the oil and gas industry for raising questions about the possible health impacts of hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” not all have been canned.
Thursday, August 30,2012

Monsanto's point of no return

By Joel Dyer
There is now mounting evidence that should the majority of farmers in the U.S. suddenly need to plant non-GMO seeds due to swing in marketplace pressure brought on by GMO labeling and its resulting consumer choice, it would not be possible.
Tuesday, August 28,2012

Judge rules against city of Boulder in Seth Brigham restraining order case

By Jefferson Dodge
A judge has turned down the City of Boulder’s request for a permanent restraining order against political gadfly Seth Brigham.
Thursday, August 23,2012

New study: Fluids from Marcellus Shale likely seeping into Pennsylvania drinking water

By Abrahm Lustgarten
New research has concluded that salty, mineral-rich fluids deep beneath Pennsylvania’s natural gas fields are likely seeping upward thousands of feet into drinking water supplies.
Thursday, August 23,2012

Niwot fracking protest only the beginning

By Jefferson Dodge
The local coalition that recently came together to protest the new oil/gas drilling site east of Niwot is not done yet.
Thursday, August 23,2012

CU conducts survey on football stadium upgrades

By Jefferson Dodge
It’s been less than a decade since the University of Colorado Boulder erected a controversial and costly expansion of its football stadium, but despite being in debt with the campus and president’s office, the athletics department is conducting a survey about what improvements it wants to make next.
Tuesday, August 21,2012

Boulder announces road closings for USA Pro Challenge stage

Read more for a full run-down of closed streets and other regulations for the weekend of Aug. 24-26.
Thursday, August 16,2012

Fracking and academic freedom

Fired researcher paints pattern of pressure from oil and gas industry

By Jefferson Dodge
A former researcher who says he left the Colorado School of Mines due to pressure from the oil and gas industry has now lost his university job in Wyoming after an industry association complained to his superiors about comments he made about fracking.
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