Bad Energy Policy and the Overreach of Colorado’s Health Department

On December 15, 2022, Kim Monson connects the dots between bad energy policy driving up heating bills, Republican consultant class sellouts, and alarming new vaccine mandate proposals from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Guests Bob Boswell, Pam Long, Myra Mesko, Karen Levine, and Lorne Levy provide expert analysis on energy, real estate, mortgages, and medical freedom.

Energy Policy Driving Up Heating Costs

Start listening at 35:08 – Hour 1

Bob Boswell, CEO of Laramie Energy, breaks down how the Biden administration’s anti-fossil fuel policies have led to skyrocketing energy prices for American consumers. Boswell explains that the Inflation Reduction Act is misnamed, allocating $489 billion to unreliable renewables while penalizing traditional energy production. He notes that Colorado sits on the second-largest concentration of natural gas in the country according to the USGS, yet state regulations prevent accessing this abundant resource.

The policies restricting leasing on federal lands, combined with regulatory overreach from agencies like the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, have created artificial scarcity. Boswell points to Europe as a cautionary tale, where Germany’s bet on green energy has backfired spectacularly. They shut down nuclear and coal plants, became dependent on Russian gas, and now face energy prices eight to fifteen times higher than the United States.

“USGS says that in Colorado we have the second largest concentration of natural resource, of natural gas in the country.”

Bob Boswell, CEO of Laramie Energy

CDPHE Proposes Rules Against Homeschools and Natural Immunity

Start listening at 75:14 – Hour 2

Pam Long, former captain in the Army Medical Service Corps and West Point graduate, exposes alarming new rules proposed by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. The department seeks to extend vaccine requirements to students in online-only programs and eliminate titers testing as proof of natural immunity. Long warns this sets a precedent that could eventually require work-from-home adults to comply with adult vaccine schedules.

Long traces the corruption back to the 1986 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act, which gave vaccine manufacturers and prescribing doctors blanket immunity from liability. Since then, the childhood vaccine schedule has tripled to 72 doses from birth to age 18. CDPHE receives millions in CDC grant money to promote vaccines regardless of effectiveness or safety. Long emphasizes that titers testing provides a scientific basis for determining actual immunity, something the health departments deliberately obscure from the public.

“The long-term goal, based on CDPHE’s last 10 years of policy and lobbying the legislature, is to remove and restrict exemptions so that every person from womb to tomb would receive every vaccine created on the market with 300 in the pipeline, with no exemptions for medical, religious, or philosophical reasons.”

Pam Long, Former Army Medical Service Corps Captain

Housing Market Reality Check

Start listening at 28:49 – Hour 1

Karen Levine, seasoned RE/MAX realtor and property rights advocate, reports on seasonal cooling in the housing market after returning from a European river cruise. Ranch-style single-level homes in northwest Denver suburbs continue selling well, reflecting demographic demand from an aging population. Levine notes that a forecast from the National Association of Realtors chief economist attributed 50% of California home costs to policy decisions.

“He went to buy a property, and he could attribute 50% to policy of the cost of the home.”

Karen Levine, RE/MAX Realtor

Fed Rate Hikes and Mortgage Market Impact

Start listening at 66:07 – Hour 2

Lorne Levy, mortgage specialist with Polygon Financial Group, analyzes the Federal Reserve’s 50 basis point rate increase announced the previous day. While the Fed signaled another 75 basis points in smaller increases through next year, mortgage rates have actually dropped from over 7% to around 6.25% as the economy slows. Levy advises consumers to get pre-qualified so they can act quickly when opportunities arise in this normalized market where homes are no longer receiving 25 competing offers.

“We don’t have 25 offers on the same house where people are having to pay $50,000 over list price. We’re having a normalized market where you can find a home, maybe get a little bit better deal, even after a price decrease.”

Lorne Levy, Mortgage Specialist

Botanical Rush: Affordable Therapeutic Skincare

Start listening at 20:24 – Hour 1

Myra Mesko, founder of Botanical Rush with 22 years in the skincare industry, explains the science behind winter dry skin. The body reduces oil production in cold weather to conserve calories for survival. Her plant-based, therapeutic-dose formulas provide concentrated products at a fraction of dermatologist or medical spa prices. Mesko emphasizes consumer advocacy, refusing to gouge customers during inflationary times while maintaining effectiveness through clinical-trial-level potencies.

“I’m a businesswoman. I love profits as well, but I also have to feel good about what I do and how much I charge a consumer. Our formulas are extremely concentrated. They last a long time. So a little goes a very long way.”

Myra Mesko, Founder of Botanical Rush