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LOMAX | Proposition 112 rests its case on a mountain of misinformation
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Reality is catching up with the “ban fracking” and “keep it in the ground” groups behind Proposition 112. It started early last week, when the famously progressive New York Times applied some scrutiny to Prop 112. The Times correctly labeled 112 as an “anti-fracking” measure and an “extreme” one at that. But more importantly, the…
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Fewer high schoolers playing football? Don’t blame the NFL flap — at least, not yet
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The trend line is enough to worry any red-blooded fan of America’s Sport: Since 2010, the number of boys playing high school football in the U.S. has been in decline. The drop hasn’t exactly been dramatic from year to year, but it has been steady. That’s the upshot of a new national study conducted by…
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100 percent renewable energy by 2050? Only in your dreams
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Stanford University professor Mark Jacobson’s “roadmaps” for states to reach a 100 percent renewable energy portfolio by 2050 has become the new benchmark for aspiring politicos who hope to chart their own political course with promises to bring their states and eventually the entire United States to green salvation. Among them, Colorado Democratic U.S. Rep.…