TCEQ HELICOPTER TAKES TO THE SKY FOR GULF COAST CLEAN AIR STUDY Looking for unreported, under-reported emissions FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: LISA WHEELER WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2009 … [Read more...]
Dr. Colborn Comments on Infrared Videos Showing Fugitive Emission in Barnett Shale
A comment from Dr. Theo Colborn who viewed the videos when I was in Colorado recently: The tanks you see in this picture can be found across the gas fields in the US. They look harmless as you drive by just like the other stationary equipment you … [Read more...]
Updated: "Clean-burning" Natural Gas has a Dirty Secret – Caught on Video
Help me expose this dirty video!The following is official video from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. It reveals fugitive emissions from several Barnett Shale gas well sites.Fugitive emissions occur at every stage of the natural gas … [Read more...]
Almandariz Officially on Short List for EPA Region 6 Director
EPA: Regional posts key as Obama admin reshapes agency (07/27/2009)It's a Greenwire article so a subscription is required. Here's a snippet:Region 6, DallasTerritory: Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.Issues: Clean air and toxic … [Read more...]
This Contains a Flat Out Lie: Exxon Sees Potential…
Everybody and their dog has forwarded me this article the past few days about the new technology. Of course, no mention is made about how they plan to protect our drinking water, not to mention the earthquakes.But, right off the bat, they tell a big, … [Read more...]
I’m in Paonia, Colorado
On the way to Paonia... Just outside Paonia... How the locals feel about Paonia... Rocky Mountain Inn in Paonia... Relaxing in Paonia... Paonia Cluture. Fresh, organic produce is everywhere, the air is fresh … [Read more...]
Big Oil Spends Millions on Image Instead of Doing it Right.
The oil & gas industry could do things differently. They could use some of their profits to implement the affordable emission controls mentioned in Dr. Armendariz's study that would prevent half of the air pollution in North Texas. They could use … [Read more...]
Barnett Shale Drilling Emissions: Harmful to Lungs Even in Rural Wise County
Your Lungs Hate DFW's Air...the American Lung Association doesn’t mince facts: it gave Dallas, Collin, Tarrant and Denton counties F’s for several nasty sounding pollution varieties.Picture from Getty imagesThe smog and ozone is not confined to the … [Read more...]
DFW 10th Worst Ozone Air Pollution
Does anyone else feel like crap from breathing the bad air around here? DFW is rated as the 10th worst Metropolitan area for ozone and air pollution by the American Lung Association. And we are well on our way to having air as bad as Houston.I … [Read more...]
Chesapeake Energy Flares Barnett Shale Well in Benbrook, Texas Neighborhood
This picture was taken from Harris Parkway last night. The roar of the flare was quite loud. The closest houses were those on Lomo Alto Dr. The pad is quite large and appears to have at least one other completed well.I gave a talk to the citizens of … [Read more...]
Health Endangering North Texas Smog Requires Action
Al Armendariz: We can't wish our smog away(Armendariz air study)Clean-air plan won't keep N. Texas from violating ozone standard. We deserve better.06:35 AM CDT on Wednesday, July 25, 2007Dallas-Fort Worth's ozone smog is going to disappear. No more … [Read more...]