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New Barnett Shale Waste Pit Pictures

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I took these on July 4th.

The arrogance and total disregard for our environment astounds me! They don’t even pretend to try.

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Sharon Wilson is considered a leading citizen expert on the impacts of shale oil and gas extraction. She is the go-to person whether it’s top EPA officials from D.C., national and international news networks, or residents facing the shock of eminent domain and the devastating environmental effects of natural gas development in their backyards.

Comments

  1. Stenotrophomonas says

    Are drillers exempt from the Migratory Bird Act? What are the survival chances of, say, a whooping crane that stops there for a drink? Many other birds also use North Central Texas as a migratory pathway, not to mention all the others that live in the area.

  2. TXsharon says

    Apparently birds die in pits all the time. Look here and scroll down a bit. I called the TRC last year about it and they don't have to fence or cover the pits at all.

    Look past that pit to the tree line downhill. That's a flowing creek that feeds into Denton Creek.

  3. Stenotrophomonas says

    "seven operators paid $6,425 in fines for violating the Migratory Bird Treaty Act."
    Well, ~$900 has to be the cheapest possible violation of Federal law. Might as well be exempt.

  4. TXsharon says

    We are working on a campaign to get better pit rules in Texas. Not that we need them are anything…

    The fines are ridiculously low and I think a permit to drill is only about $200.

  5. LyndaK says

    omg this makes my heart sick. Devon had runoff to a creek beside our home , I called the EPA they sent a guy out and I video taped the visit, he talked to a gas guy shook hands then left. they repaired the dam around the pond but never cleaned up our property or the creek and argued with me saying they did, not true video tapped the whole thing! they get away with murder!

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