Last month, environmental activist and certified gas imaging thermographer Andrew Klooster released a report on his work in 2022 filming hydrocarbon emissions at oil and gas facilities. More than 95% of the potential issues of improper emissions reported to state air quality regulators led not to an onsite investigation by the state but only to an inspection by the owners of these facilities.
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Dems’ Legislation Would Ban an Unproven Medicine Taken To Try To Reverse An Abortion
Colorado Democrats have introduced a package of three bills that target the marketing practices of anti-abortion centers and their use of abortion pill reversal, expanding legal protections for patients and providers seeking reproductive and gender-affirming health care, and expanding insurance coverage for those seeking reproductive health care.
Colo Republican Who Called for Civil War Says Real Solution to Gun Violence Is Changing Hollywood’s ‘Portrayal of Murder’
State Representative Matt Soper called for “civil war” last week over Democrats’ gun safety bills.Soper eventually issued a vague apology for “some of the words” in his tweet.
Wheat and Chaff, Sheep and Goats: Divides Within the Christian Anti-Abortion Movement
During the Feb. 17 Colorado House Health and Insurance Committee hearing for Rep. Stephanie Luck’s (R-Penrose) proposed law to require pain medication be administered to fetuses before abortion procedures, Will Duffy, president of Colorado Right to Life, and Jeff Durbin of End Abortion Now testified against the bill.
Mike Lindell Endorses Tina Peters for Colorado GOP Chair
Nationally-known endorsements are a key factor in any political race, and in these final days of the race for Colorado GOP Chair, former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters has landed a big one: MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell.
The Army of Gideon: Anti-Abortion Activism in Wichita
Wichita, Kansas, is no stranger to anti-abortion activism. In 2009, Dr. George Tiller, a physician who provided abortion services late in pregnancy, was assassinated by anti-abortion extremist Scott Roeder at the Reformation Lutheran Church in Wichita, where Tiller was serving as an usher. Dubbed “Tiller the baby killer” by U.S. Rep. Robert Dornan (R-CA) and demonized by Fox News host Bill O’Reilly, Tiller was targeted with violence throughout his career. In 1986 Tiller’s clinic was firebombed, and in 1993 he was shot five times by anti-abortion extremist Shelly Shannon.
The New Abolitionists: The Christian Anti-Abortion Movement Gaining Ground in State Legislatures
This year was the second year in a row that Colorado Republicans have attempted to pass legislation criminalizing abortion in Colorado. Rep. Scott Bottoms’ (R-CO Springs) bill, “Abolishing Abortion in Colorado,” was a repeat of former Rep. Dave Williams’ (R-CO Springs) bill in 2022. Both bills featured testimony from Jeff Durbin of End Abortion Now and members of Colorado Right to Life, and both bills died in Democrat-controlled committees.
‘My World Is on Fire’: Denver Students Organize March in Support of Reproductive Rights
by Lindsey Toomer, Colorado Newsline
GOP Mega Donor, Who Funded CO Right-Wing Radio Hosts’ Trip to El Paso, Suggest Feds Use Undocumented Immigrants To Bolster Social Security
When Colorado Republican mega-donor Steve Wells turns his attention to the immigration problems along the southern border, he concludes that “everything that’s going on is extremely intentional.”