Fracking News
UPDATE: From the Victoria Advocate Energy Transfer Partners reported to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality that as much as 165,732 pounds of volatile organic compounds may have burned before the company was able to isolate the … [Read more...]
Random thoughts about fracking updates I think are important: A big Encana blowout boo-hoo Poor Encana. They lost $197k for the 138,000 gallons of oil spewed over 1000 acres during the blowout. Aerial photos show where that oil ended up. … [Read more...]
Will these be our new allies: Bankers and Insurance Companies Against Fracking? It could happen. Bankers Against Fracking We've covered this topic before many times. If you need to catch up, read this NY Times article: Rush to Drill for Natural Gas … [Read more...]
BWAHahaha! The Texas Railroad Commission not convinced by frackquake evidence. Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey, SMU and the University of Texas concluded that two disposal wells, where companies bury wastewater from oil and gas … [Read more...]
Here are some fracking updates from the week. Gas leaks are a big source of climate pollution. I'm sure you've heard that fracking is happening again in Denton and residents are protesting and getting arrested. Vantage, the same company that … [Read more...]
UPDATE: Karnes residents still evacuated after well blowout. From May 19th to June 6th and still counting. UPDATE: A Big Encana Blowout Boo Hoo. A huge thanks to Greenpeace for the flyover photos showing the damage from the Encana blowout in … [Read more...]
Earthworks Press Release EPA study reveals fracking pollutes water Despite investigation weakened by oil and gas industry obstructionism, EPA confirms what communities living with fracking have known for almost a decade Earthworks June 4, … [Read more...]
With HB40, the oil and gas industry, through the Texas Legislature, used a big government power grab to strip local control of drilling activities from Texas cities. This is a list of cities known to have drilling ordinances. But there could be … [Read more...]
The picture doesn't much relate to the post but I just like it. I had a guy make it for me years ago. This is a compilation of some news I didn't want you to miss. Fracking bankruptcies. Fracking companies are going bankrupt but it shouldn't be … [Read more...]
I received the nicest letter today from a self-described fracking addict. This letter will keep me going for a long time. Some of my very best friends are recovering fracking addicts. Letter from a recovering pro-fracking addict. May 21, … [Read more...]
Methane blasting into the air while crude oil covers Santa Barbara coastline. This disgusts me. Natural gas is methane. In Karnes County, 15 to 20 homes were evacuated due to what was, at first, thought to be a deadly hydrogen sulfide leak. But as … [Read more...]