Please, Please, Stop the Taxpayer-Funded (Colorado Teachers) Union Madness!
Sometimes you have to look outside the world of education to capture attention for issues affecting Colorado schools and the students and taxpayers invested in their success. Two headlines in particular popped up this week. The first comes from the Goldwater Institute in Arizona, which is litigating Cheatham v. Gordon, a troubling case of wasted […]
Thin-filmed solar a foolish investment
Taxpayers may have been forced to invest in solar panels, but private investors with a choice aren’t quite so foolish. From today’s Motley Fool column titled “Here are some American eco-investments to avoid” including thin-filmed solar: I’m dogging (oo-er! — Ed) one of my own investments here, First Solar (NASDAQ: FSLR.US), but outside of that […]
Dispelling the Myth of "Clean" Green Energy
By Michael Sandoval Clean Water Action’s Gary Wockner plays the card in his Denver Post guest editorial that is usually intended to end any debate between advocates of renewable energy technology and those in favor of continuing the exploration of fossil fuel resources–“What are the environmental impacts?” Typically, readers are treated to some sort of […]
Fast Spending on FasTracks
The projected cost of the Denver-to-Longmont, or Northwest, rail line–one of six approved by Denver-area voters in 2004–has risen from the 2004 estimate of $462 million to $1.4 billion. For all that money, RTD won’t even get to own the rail line, but will merely rent it from BNSF. Moveover, most of the route from […]
12/8/11
Newsletter December 8 2011
Colo. Public Radio on Denver School Choice Expo: Beautiful Real-Life Chaos
Colorado’s public school open enrollment season is fast approaching. Colorado Public Radio’s Jenny Brundin attended a school choice expo in Denver Public Schools. Her report about “The Middle School Freak Out” shows the beautiful chaos of educational choice – as students find more effective learning options, parents take additional responsibility and schools respond to attract and serve new customers.
Wyoming Governor reacts to EPA "draft finding" on fracturing
While the rest of the world loses its collective mind over an Environmental Protection Agency “draft finding” that hydraulic fracturing may be the cause of groundwater contamination in Pavillion, Wyoming, Governor Matt Mead is a voice of reason. In a press release from his office, Mead stated, “the Environmental Protection Agency’s draft study on Pavillion […]
ObamaCare’s Preventive-Care Subsidies: Neither Free nor Cost-Effective | Cato @ Liberty
Read Michael Cannon‘s post ObamaCare’s Preventive-Care Subsidies: Neither Free nor Cost-Effective | Cato @ Liberty.
Yes Gary, we're thrilled!
Part three in a series responding to a Denver Post guest editorial titled “Is Colorado addicted to oil?” from Gary Wockner of Clean Water Action. The impetus for Wockner’s column seems to be a comment from Governor John Hickenlooper regarding the recent announcement from Anadarko Petroleum about increased investment in the Wattenberg Field due to […]
Moving in for the Kill–or to Be Fleeced?
The Voice of Orange County reports that opponents of California’s high-speed rail boondoggle are “moving in for the kill.” But the article presents no clear path for killing the train to nowhere. While there are lawsuits, opponents in Congress, and critics in the state Legislative Analyst’s Office, the final decision will be made by the […]
More Families Flocking to Public Charter Schools, as Successful Models Improve
Today’s Denver Post features a story by Yesenia Robles that notes significant growth in public charter school enrollment. Here in Colorado, 13 new charter schools opened and 8,500 students were added to the rolls, marking an increase of nearly 12 percent. Nationally, charter school enrollment surpassed 2 million as 500 new charter schools opened and […]
Newt Gingrich’s Serial Hypocrisy
Newt Gingrich is guilty of serial hypocrisy. Continue reading
