Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
Google accused of burying negative Hillary Clinton stories
An explosive report released Thursday suggests that Google manipulated its search engine to boost Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton by burying unflattering stories about her. Published June 9, 2016
Climate models overstating case for man-made global warming, study suggests
Whenever climate models overestimate temperatures linked to rising carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere, scientists have pointed to a convenient fall guy: aerosols, which cool the planet and act as a counterweight to global warming. Published June 9, 2016
EPA’s glyphosate report favorable to herbicide disappears
The Environmental Protection Agency findings posted last month were welcome news for the herbicide industry: Glyphosate, a key ingredient in popular weed killers such as Roundup, was unlikely to cause cancer. Published June 8, 2016
GOP shut out of California Senate election as Democrats take both ballot slots
Predicting election results can be tough, but here's an easy one: A Democrat will win the November contest to succeed Sen. Barbara Boxer, California Democrat. Published June 8, 2016
Oregon school board slammed for banning books on climate-change ‘doubt’
An Oregon school board that banned books expressing climate-change "doubt" has come under fire from free-speech advocates who accuse the district of attempting to indoctrinate students by stifling debate. Published June 7, 2016
Wyoming Democrats file challenge after Sanders wins vote but Clinton amasses more delegates
The latest delegate count shows Hillary Clinton just clinching the Democratic presidential nomination, but Wyoming supporters of Sen. Bernard Sanders aren't giving up yet. Published June 7, 2016
D.C. pension board ignites debate after pulling ‘direct’ investments from fossil fuels
The District of Columbia Retirement Board has divested its $6.4 billion pension fund from direct investments in 200 fossil-fuel companies, drawing kudos from climate-change groups even as critics dismissed the move as an "empty gesture." Published June 7, 2016
About 92K Coloradans to lose Obamacare coverage as insurers drop out, cut back, raise rates
More than 92,000 Coloradans will lose their Obamacare health care coverage in 2017 as four leading insurance companies scale back or eliminate their plans while others propose rate hikes of as much as 40 percent. Published June 6, 2016
‘Me Before You’ movie spurs disabled-rights protests over pro-suicide message
Disabled-rights advocates are staging protests pegged to Friday's general release of the movie "Me Before You," which critics say promotes the message that people in wheelchairs are better off killing themselves. Published June 3, 2016
No hard feelings: Romney donors Elway, Manning to join Obama for Super Bowl tribute
Former Denver Broncos quarterbacks John Elway and Peyton Manning may have opposed the current White House occupant in the last election, but they're also good sports. Published June 3, 2016
Landmark California bill would allow prosecution of climate-change skeptics
A landmark California bill gaining steam would make it illegal to engage in climate-change dissent, clearing the way for lawsuits against fossil-fuel companies, think-tanks and others that have "deceived or misled the public on the risks of climate change." Published June 2, 2016
Climate P.R. firm took charge after professors called for prosecuting skeptics
In the days after 20 professors fired off a letter urging President Obama to investigate climate skeptics for suspected federal racketeering charges, the climate change movement went into full damage-control mode. Published June 1, 2016
Mars also undergoing climate change as ice age retreats, study shows
Earth isn't the only planet grappling with climate change, although this other orb doesn't have much in the way of fossil fuel emissions or a 97 percent of scientific "consensus" on global warming. Published May 31, 2016
Gary Johnson-Bill Weld 2016 Libertarian ticket offers ‘third way’ in divisive election
The Libertarian Party put forward Sunday the strongest presidential ticket in its history, throwing down the gauntlet in an election that has the two major parties poised to nominate divisive candidates with soaring unfavorability ratings. Published May 29, 2016
Libertarian Party chairman candidate strips on stage at national convention
Something you'll never see at a Democrat or Republican convention: A candidate for Libertarian Party chair on Sunday danced and stripped down to his thong before leaving the stage amid a chorus of boos. Published May 29, 2016
Nicholas Sarwark, Libertarian Party chair, urges billionaire Koch brothers to dump GOP and come home
The Libertarian Party chair on Sunday urged the Koch brothers to dump the GOP and bring their political war chest to the nation's largest third party, telling the billionaire brothers that it's time "to come home." Published May 29, 2016
Libertarians nominate Gary Johnson for president on second ballot
Gary Johnson won the Libertarian Party 2016 presidential nomination on Sunday, capturing 55.8 percent of the delegate vote on the second ballot. Published May 29, 2016
Libertarian presidential nomination goes to second ballot
The Libertarian National Convention went to a second ballot Sunday after former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson fell just five votes short on the first ballot for the party's presidential nomination. Published May 29, 2016
Libertarians torn between principles, popularity at rowdy presidential debate
The crowd at Saturday's Libertarian Party presidential debate didn't always appreciate former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson's stances on the issues -- such as his support for driver's licenses. Published May 29, 2016
Gary Johnson, Libertarian frontrunner, booed by delegates as ‘failed Republican’
Not all Libertarians are on board with former Republican Govs. Gary Johnson and William Weld running together on the party's presidential ticket. Published May 28, 2016
