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Calling out the McKenzie Media Playbook
Give credit where credit is due — University of Colorado Public Health professor Lisa McKenzie must be moonlighting as a public relations professor/professional given that she sure knows how to work the earned media front, releasing reports that achieve one scary, fear-mongering headline after the...
Dr. McKenzie Concedes to Flaws in Colorado Air Study
Following up on my previous post titled “Ohio Learns of the Many Flaws of the Colorado Public Health Study”, I had the chance to sit in on the panel discussion featuring Dr. Lisa McKenzie. Her presentation gave the crowd the same bad inputs which made her study panned by those who had a chance to review it. What I found interesting is that she had some of the same concerns with her study as we do.
EU Sustainability Directive Threatens American Energy Producers
The European Union is moving forward with several climate regulations that reach across borders and penalize American energy companies, particularly LNG exporters. Chief among these incoming climate regulations is the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, or “CS3D.” American policymakers ranging from state attorneys general to...
New Study Same Bias: Colorado Researcher Yet Again Fails to Demonstrate Link Between Energy Development and Health Outcomes
An academic with a long history of publishing questionable and heavily criticized research targeting the oil and natural gas industry, is out once again with more deeply flawed research. In the latest iteration, Dr. Lisa McKenzie, a professor at CU’s School of Public Health, attempts...
Colorado Regulators Stick to the Science for Permitting Wells in Weld County, Sidestep Broomfield’s “Political” Complaint
Almost a week after the two-day hearing to consider a new oil and gas project just outside Broomfield, the Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) approved the proposed well site at Cosslett East and denied the city and county of Broomfield’s (CCOB) attempt to...
Activists Attempt to Obstruct Colorado Oil and Natural Gas Development, Despite History of Best Practices
As President Biden and other policymakers discuss potential solutions to reduce energy prices for American consumers including increasing U.S. oil and natural gas production, “Keep It In the Ground” activists in Colorado continue to try and stop the safe and sustainable development of the state’s...
Broomfield Health Survey Researchers Confirm: Findings Do Not Show Oil and Natural Gas Is Causing Health Impacts
UPDATE (6/16/2022, 2:30 PM EST): The Colorado Department of Public Health and Envrionment (CDPHE) has issued a statement on the survey acknowleding the limitations of the authors’ findings: “Surveys of this nature contribute to the scientific evidence by identifying potential public health concerns that may...
Taxpayers Beware: Broomfield Health Survey Ignores Key Context
Researchers with a long history of publishing deeply flawed studies targeting Colorado’s oil and natural gas industry – who have been previously criticized by state regulators – are out with a $55,217 survey that polled residents in Broomfield, Colo. on the health impacts of development...
Media, Activist Group Aim to Build a Fracking Straw Man, But Come up Empty On Negative Impacts
There has been much discussion over the last decade about the additives used in hydraulic fracturing (or fracking) fluid and even greater dialogue around the disclosure of them. On both fronts, the industry has delivered in the name of transparency and accountability. The oil and...
Experts: Stopping Oil & Natural Gas Development on Federal Lands, Waters Will Hurt The Environment
When the Biden Administration announced a ban on permitting and leasing for oil and natural gas development on federal lands, it argued the policy was needed to protect the environment and address climate change. “In my view, we’ve already waited too long to deal with...
Falsehoods and Insults From Anti-Energy Activists At COGCC Hearing
Anti-energy activists rehashed the same old falsehoods and tossed around insults during a recent series of Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission public hearings in yet another attempt to undermine responsible oil and natural gas development in the state. The COGCC is undertaking a week-long...