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“Transportation Freedom Day” Highlights Transportation Costs for Residents 3/12/2010

Over the next few weeks, residents in the Denver metro area will be able to celebrate Transportation Freedom Day, the date in which a typical household has earned enough to cover its annual transportation costs. For residents in some cities like Englewood, Aurora and Littleton, that day will come earlier than many of their neighbors in Brighton, Parker and Evergreen.

Energy Solutions News

As Summer Ends CoPIRG Highlights Need to Cool Off	9/22/2009
New Report Highlights Home Heating Efficiency Standards: Details How Coloradans Can Save Money This Winter	9/10/2008
A penny wise and a dollar foolish	3/26/2008
Energy efficiency: a penny saved, earned	2/27/2008
Governor Ritter Signs Major Energy Efficiency Policy	5/22/2007

Transportation News

“Transportation Freedom Day” Highlights Transportation Costs for Residents	3/12/2010
CoPIRG Lays Out 21st Century Transportation Vision for Colorado	3/09/2010
Report Touts Long Term Benefits of High Speed Rail	2/09/2010
New Data - Public Transportation Projects Create More Jobs than Building Highways	1/05/2010
Colorado Ranks Among Top States for Reporting on Economic Stimulus Spending	7/29/2009

Healthy Communities News

Technologies can Eliminate Chemical Hazards	8/01/2007
New Report Links Toxic Pollution and Health Hazards as EPA Acts to Restrict Pollution Data	3/22/2007
EPA Action Allows Companies to Withhold Information on Toxic Chemicals	12/18/2006
House Fails to Strengthen Weak Chemical Security Program	9/29/2006
House Protects Public’s Right to Know About Toxic Pollution	5/18/2006

Health Care & Prescription Drugs News

New Report: Health Care Reform Can Save Colorado $39 Billion	8/05/2009
Gaps in Medical Research Result in Poorer Care and Higher Costs	7/08/2009
Health Care Reform Could Mean Jobs, Economic Growth in Colorado	6/09/2009
House Passes Prescription Drug Safety Reforms	9/19/2007
Governor Ritter signs executive order to stop unfair Rx drug pricing	1/31/2007

Money & Politics News

Colorado’s Stimulus Spending Website Ranked 4th Best	1/26/2010
Citizens United Opinion Widens Corporate “Personhood” Rights	1/21/2010
House Adopts Independent Ethics Oversight	3/11/2008
Colorado Supreme Court Reverses Injunction on Voter Approved Amendment 41 - Statement by Jenny Flanagan, Executive Director, Colorado Common Cause	2/25/2008
Colorado Behind in Disclosing Where Tax Dollars Go	11/14/2007

Voting & Democracy News

New Study: Modernizing Our Voter Registration System Could Eliminate Millions in Wasteful Spending	5/15/2009
Colorado Students Mobilizing the Youth Vote	1/30/2008
CoPIRG Grades Colorado's Congressional Delegation On Public Interest Issues	5/30/2002
Citizens May Be Protected From Lawsuits That Discourage Public Participation	1/28/2002
Public Interest Scorecard Released:Legislature Fails to Keep in Step With Coloradans' Concerns	6/27/2001

Financial Privacy & Security News

Consumer Group Urges Caution As New Credit Card Rules Take Affect	2/16/2010
House Stands With Consumers Against Big Banks	12/11/2009
CoPIRG Applauds Passage of CFPA Through House Committee	10/22/2009
CoPIRG Calls for Financial Reforms Now	9/17/2009
New Report Highlights Billions Hidden in Tropical Tax Havens	5/04/2009

Toy Safety News

Parents Beware - Many Toys Still Toxic, Hazardous	11/24/2009
Consumer Group Alerts Shoppers to Hidden Toy Hazards	11/25/2008
CoPIRG Applauds Senate Passage Of Comprehensive CPSC Reform, Urges Swift Negotiations With House	3/06/2008
CoPIRG Commends Senators for Agreeing to Bring Legislation That Will Strengthen Product Safety	2/19/2008
Consumer Group Alerts Shoppers to Hidden Toy Hazards	11/20/2007

More News

Retailers Misleading Consumers on the Digital Television (DTV) Transition	2/13/2008
CoPIRG's "Pre-Buttal" to the President's State of the Union	1/28/2008
Consumer Group Finds Colorado Investors Still Not Adequately Protected From Corporate Accounting Fraud	7/19/2004
Landlord-Tenant Relations Bill Killed In Committee	4/09/2004
Don’t Be Fooled at the Tax Preparer’s Office: Consumers Face Identity Theft and Rip-Off Fees this Tax Season	4/01/2004

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