According to the UTGCD, Barnett Shale drilling used more than 1,146,598,272.73 gallons of water in the 4 county UTGCD district from Trinity Aquifer in 2009. That's just from the Trinity in those 4 counties and does not include surface water. … [Read more...]
Denton Creek foam from Barnett Shale waste
Back in February, I posted that I was getting reports about illegal dumping of produced water in the Denton Creek Watershed.Today I received this message and photo:This right at the intersection on the side of the road where Gilbow dumped the … [Read more...]
BREAKING: Natural gas in aquifer causes evacuations
Natural gas has contaminated another aquifer and private water wells. Over 200 residents were evacuated on a day very close to the anniversary of the cattle deaths. Residents who depend on the Carisso Wilcox Aquifer are now left wondering what they … [Read more...]
128 billion gallons of water each year removed from our water cycle
...and that's not taking into account what's already gone or the worldwide water ruined by shale drilling.Natural Gas Drilling: What We Don’t Knowby Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica -Another uncertainty arises from the enormous amounts of water needed … [Read more...]
Your Tap Water: How Bad Is It
Thousands of unregulated chemicals in our tap water. Watch this NY Times Video:Tainted Tap Water Thirty-five years after Congress passed the Safe Drinking Water Act, some regulators and environmentalists say the law is now so out of date that it … [Read more...]
EPA Study Reveals Widespread Contamination of Fish in U.S. Lakes and Reservoirs
Is anybody out there surprised about this?A new EPA study shows concentrations of toxic chemicals in fish tissue from lakes and reservoirs in nearly all 50 U.S. states. For the first time, EPA is able to estimate the percentage of lakes and … [Read more...]
BREAKING: Chesapeake CEO Admits Hydraulic Fracturing Damages Water
Here it is: Company says NYC Watershed More Important Than Profit From a Gas Well“How could anyone well be so profitable that it would be worth damaging the New York City water system?” he said to the Times.This is not the first time a Chesapeake … [Read more...]
NPR: How Safe is Our Water?
Regulators aren't enforcing the laws to keep our water safe!Fresh Air with Terry GrossJournalist Charles Duhigg says 1 in ten of Americans has been exposed to "toxic water."H.R. 2766:Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2009 … [Read more...]
The water used for natural gas development is not sustainable.
This is a reminder that air pollution and encroachment on private property are not the only issues we face with this "bridge fuel."Natural Gas Production Causing Water BankruptcyHydraulic Fracture: Your Money or Your LifeSome people on this earth … [Read more...]
EPA Ruling Promises to Protect Clean Air from Oil and Gas Drilling
NEWS RELEASEWildEarth Guardians' Petition Ruling Promises to Protect Clean Air in the Westfrom Oil and Gas DrillingEPA Reverses Bush-era Rollbacks: Rules Pollution from Oil and Gas Operations Must be Aggregated and Assessed Cumulatively, Rejects … [Read more...]
Natural Gas or Water? Montana Chooses Methane
A judge in Montana overturned rules meant to protect water because they might be a "threat to energy production."I thought Montana was one of those "family values" states!Judge Overturns Mont. Water Rules For Gas DrillingDrafted by Montana and … [Read more...]
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