I just got home from Austin where I attended the Sunset Commission hearing on the Texas Railroad Commission. Most of the Sunset Committee members were AWOL when citizens were making comments, which was disappointing. The members who stayed, got an … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2012
Dr. Theo Colborn reads a letter to the president
WATCH Dr. Theo Colborn read a letter she sent to President Obama about how chemicals, many from the fossil fuel industry, affect our babies. Thank you Theo! You will recognize many of the chemicals and compounds she mentions. You can find … [Read more...]
More criticism on flawed natural gas export study
The Department of Energy commissioned a report on natural gas LNG exports by NERA Economic Consulting, a company with close ties to the gas industry and the rightwing Hudson Institute. The report has already been called fatally flawed by Economist … [Read more...]
Texas, Denton, Dallas, Fort Worth face fracking nightmares before Christmas.
Did you ever wonder why our cities and states schedule important meetings, decisions and hearings at this time of year? It's because you are distracted by the shopping, caroling and cookie baking and they hope you won't notice when they frack up your … [Read more...]
BP’s Deepwater Horizon leaking oil. Shale leaking methane.
I wonder why CBS put "may" in the title of this article, "Oil may be seeping from Deepwater Horizon site." ...more oil continues to surface. Slicks and sheens of varying sizes and shapes have been documented by satellite photos, as well as aerial … [Read more...]
Fracking Paonia, Colorado the center of organic and sustainable agriculture
In 2009, I visited Paonia. I wanted to stay forever. People who live in Paonia walk or ride bikes. Everywhere are organic farms and orchards, shops and co-ops that sell organic produce and fruit, meat, wine, beauty products, yarn, honey... from … [Read more...]
How to clean up the Railroad Commission of Texas and make the agency work better for you.
Raise your hand if you think the Railroad Commission of Texas RRC needs change. That's what I suspected. I even see some industry hands waving. STEPS TO CHANGE THE RRC. The Sunset Advisory Commission is the agency that regulates all Texas … [Read more...]
Fracking Joe Camel secretly influencing the media.
A new report by Checks and Balances Project found that fracking's Joe Camel has been "secretly influencing the media and the public on energy issues by moving pro-fossil fuel messaging." REPORT: Fossil Fuel Front Groups on Front Page These … [Read more...]
New fracking well construction rules for Texas
It's about time! The Texas Railroad Commission RRC has updated their well construction rules (to be adopted early next year) for the first time in decades. The last time the rules were updated was back in the 70s which is way before 2002 when … [Read more...]
2.6M fracking earthquake in North Texas
Same area as the others. Event Page My bad. There was a 2.8 M earthquake in the Snyder, Texas area on December 8th but fracking earthquakes in Texas are ao yesterday's news. Event Page As usual, please exercise common sense about fracking … [Read more...]
Goodbye natural gas you dirty boy! It’s over between us! #8
GO SOLAR! CLICK HERE - Texas Solar incentives are back for a short time. I just contracted with One Block Off The Grid for solar panels that will offset approximately 50% of my electricity usage and lock in a low rate of approximately 3.2¢/kWh for … [Read more...]