We applaud Denver7 for listening to our criticism of their story from earlier this week and responding with a lengthier piece that seeks to provide more perspectives around the key issue of public health near oil and gas operations. Unfortunately for their viewers, Denver7’s latest...
UPDATE (4/9/18, 5:40 EST) Dr. Larry Wolk, Chief Medical Officer and Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), has just weighed in on the latest study by Lisa McKenzie. Here’s what he had to say: This study confirms our 2017...
Today, more public testimony will be heard on State Rep. and Colorado Attorney General candidate Joe Salazar’s (D) bill, HB18-1071 — also known as the “Martinez/Earth Guardian” bill —ahead of a vote in the Colorado State Senate Ag Committee. We have covered both the bill...
Lately, Colorado anti-fracking activists have spent a huge chunk of their time protesting at the “wrong door” of a county commissioner’s home, staging poorly timed “die-in” protests, shutting down an energy company’s community meeting and even crashing the Colorado Governor’s book signing. Some might call...
With anti-fossil fuel activists across the country set to celebrate Earth Day by “marching for science,” Energy In Depth released a new compendium and a new health microsite highlighting peer-reviewed research and studies by government agencies examining the health impacts of fracking. Sponsors and partners of...
Her team’s latest study that claims adverse health impacts associated with oil and natural gas development “cannot tell us that oil and gas caused any of these health outcomes,” admitted Lisa McKenzie, a researcher whose work is routinely cited by anti-fossil fuel activists, on a...
Later this morning, Lisa McKenzie, a researcher whose work is routinely cited by anti-fossil fuel activists, will be leading a conference call to discuss her latest study that claims adverse health impacts associated with oil and natural gas development. Energy In Depth is curious about...
In an opinion piece published by the Denver Post this morning, a team of researchers favored by anti-fracking activists concedes that its latest findings “do not provide enough evidence to say that living near oil and gas wells causes leukemia or does not cause non-Hodgkin...
On Tuesday at an oil and gas forum in Broomfield, Colorado, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) released a landmark health assessment that found that “the risk of harmful health effects is low for residents living [near] oil and gas operations,” and that...
Just in time for the U.S. Senate’s impending vote on repealing the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) methane rule, Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) has churned out a repackaging of debunked anti-fracking studies and talking points into a new “report.” Notably, PSR intentionally conflates methane...
A town hall meeting in Broomfield, Colorado, this evening provides opportunities for a smart, thoughtful, and fact-based discussion on oil and natural gas development in the area. Broomfield has long been a target of national “ban fracking” groups, including Washington, D.C.-based political activist group Food...
UPDATE (2/15/17, 5:35 EST) Dr. Larry Wolk, Chief Medical Officer and Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), has just weighed in on the latest study by Lisa McKenzie. Here’s what he had to say: We support studies that evaluate...