Wednesday, August 30, 2006

Good Samaritan bill? New West: "Currently, there are four bills in front of Congress that address 'Good Samaritan' legislation: one introduced by Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla., and supported by the Bush administration; another by Senators Ken Salazar, D-Colo., and Wayne Allard, R-Colo., and two more, (sometimes considered one) by Rep. Mark Udall, D-Colo. Inhofe's bill has attracted the most attention, because of its support by the Bush administration. Environmentalists' opinions about the bill are mixed. Many are glad to see the legislation, but feel this one, and the Salazar-Allard version, are too lenient with liability waivers. "According to the environmental group Earthworks, formerly the Mineral Policy Center, these two bills waive up to eight environmental laws - too many for some environmentalists to support - and don't provide any baseline criteria that defines what is meant by 'cleaned up'. The other issue with the bills, some say, is that they provide no funding source." Category: Colorado Water 5:27:14 AM     Ritter or Beauprez for governor? Colorado Media Matters looks at Bob Beauprez's support for Referendum A (in 2003) and chastises the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel for omitting Beauprez's support of the Referendum from their coverage. From the article, "Summary: A Grand Junction Daily Sentinel article about an August 25 Colorado Water Congress meeting reported that Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Beauprez 'told the Congress that he would not let one area of the state -- specifically the Front Range -- seize the rest of the state's water resources.' But it failed to note Beauprez's support of Referendum A in 2003, a proposal that could have had precisely that result." Category: Denver November 2006 Election 5:19:11 AM

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