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Sadly injection is best option for fracking waste

April 23, 2015 By TXsharon

fracking waste

Fracking waste has to go somewhere and the shale boom is creating massive amounts of fracking waste. I know you are tired of all the frackquakes caused by injecting fracking waste. Injection has activated dormant faults causing earthquakes in eight … [Read more...]

Filed Under: earthquakes, injection well

Wilson County residents dodged the injection well threat for now

July 13, 2012 By TXsharon

Wilson County Community Values Association WCCVATX.org, a new group in the Eagle Ford Shale dodged an injection well threat when the permit was withdrawn. I don't have a news article I can link to, all I have is what I've been told. Apparently the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Eagle Ford Shale, injection well

Tested fracking waste reveals alarming results

July 2, 2012 By TXsharon

For all those living near injection wells or fighting an injection well permit, lookie at this: First-Ever Fracking Wastewater Test in Ohio Reveals Stew of Hazardous Toxins The lab results indicate high levels of alpha particles, arsenic, barium … [Read more...]

Filed Under: injection well

The waste from fracking shale has to go somewhere

July 1, 2012 By TXsharon

"The waste has to go somewhere." News report. LaVernia, Texas residents in Wilson County don't want that toxic waste dumped in their backyard. So they have organized to fight it and this weekend they had a BBQ fundraiser to raise money for legal … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Environmental Injustice, injection well

BBQ Fundraiser for Eagle Ford Shale group fighting injection well

June 27, 2012 By TXsharon

The Wilson County Community Values Association is having a BBQ fundraiser Friday night to help fund their fight to keep an injection well out of their community. They are citizens organized in an effort to prevent conversion and expansion of a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Eagle Ford Shale, injection well

Injecting the massive amounts of fracking waste underground not a good solution.

June 21, 2012 By TXsharon

The alternate title for this post: I told you so. This is no surprise to those of us who live in the gas patch but... Disposing of the massive amounts of liquid waste generated from fracking and producing natural gas into underground formations is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: injection well, STFA

Lightning strikes tank battery in Wise County

May 31, 2012 By TXsharon

Lightning loves gas facilities, another of the many issues industry needs to solve. This facility was a disposal/injection well. Wise County Gas Well Fire Under Control After Lightning Strike 8 of 10 tanks along state Highway 199 exploded, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Explosions, injection well, Wise County

Eagle Ford Shale group organizes to fight injection well in Wilson County

May 26, 2012 By TXsharon

Wilson County Community Values Association WCCVATX.org is a new group in the Eagle Ford Shale formed with the mission to: Their "Current Issue" is fighting a permit for a disposal/injection well. ...Geomeg Energy, LLC, (amazing to me how all … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Eagle Ford Shale, injection well

Documenting the monumental failure of the Texas Railroad Commission – #2 there she blows!

May 7, 2012 By TXsharon

Of course, this is will need to be a never ending series. You might remember how the Texas Railroad Commission fiercely defends it's turf. You might remember the indignation expressed by Commissioner David Porter  when another agency wanted to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: injection well, Parker County, Texas Railroad Commission

Fracking waste in Johnson County creek headed for Joe Pool Lake

January 28, 2012 By TXsharon

As if this week hasn't been crazy enough, last night WFAA reported that some more of that sophisticated technology of building dirt berms to contain toxic waste failed in the heavy rains. Runoff from injection well site worries land … [Read more...]

Filed Under: injection well

Rumor has it: Valley View fracking disposal well burns

January 25, 2012 By TXsharon

A friend drove by today and the disposal well in Valley View was on fire. Anybody know anything? UPDATE: From an email: “This shale oil disposal well facility at 4987 N. Interstate 35 near Valley View caught fire shortly before 7 a.m. Wednesday … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Explosions, injection well

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