This study examines the economic consequences of building the Black Hills Energy natural gas-fired power plant with a project labor agreement (PLA). The academic research on the costs of project labor agreements is discussed. The study also examines the economic impact on Pueblo County if the project were built with and without a PLA. The results of the study are summarized.

"After oil, coffee is the most actively traded commodity in the world with $80 billion in retail sales. But for every $3 cup of coffee, a coffee farmer receives only 3 cents. Most of the money goes to the middlemen, especially the four giant conglomerates which control the coffee market. Tracing the path of the coffee consumed each day to the farmers who produce the beans, Black Gold asks us to 'wake up and smell the coffee', to face the unjust conditions...