Denton fracking ban petition signing events Saturday and Sunday

February 21, 2014

The Denton Drilling Awareness Group (Denton DAG) is collecting signatures for a ballot initiative to ban hydraulic fracturing within city limits. (Read the petition HERE.) If approved by voters, Denton would become the first major Texas city to ban fracking, and the first city in the country to ban fracking after permits had been previously […]

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Denton fracking ban petition kickoff party Thursday

February 18, 2014

In case you haven’t heard, not even Texans can live with fracking. Here’s a partial press release: DENTON DRILLING AWARENESS GROUP * EARTHWORKS Citizens of Denton, Texas Call For Fracking Ban Denton would be first major Texas city to ban fracking outright, joining larger national trend Denton, Texas, February 18 – The Denton Drilling Awareness […]

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The Fracking Big Gulp

February 17, 2014

Fracking, it’s a lot to swallow. This is a Big Gulp fracking post and it may be a lot to swallow for some of the new communities where residents are just beginning to try to get their arms around the complexities of fracking’s impacts and how to deal with the reality of those versus the […]

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Study: EPA vastly underestimated methane leaks

February 13, 2014

A comprehensive new study by Stanford and published in the most respected peer-reviewed journal in the world concludes that EPA estimates of methane leakage are 50% too low. Methane is the most powerful greenhouse gas. UPDATE: From Tony Ingraffea regarding the findings of this study: Its findings are largely consistent with what was published by Howarth […]

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M2.8 earthquake in West Texas oil & gas patch

February 11, 2014

Here’s the event page  Event Page. This was in the Snyder area where there has been an earthquake swarm. This is the area where scientists said injection of CO2 for enhanced recovery of oil and gas was causing the earthquake swarm including one M4.4 earthquake.

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Eye Witness Video: Drilling waste dumped illegally in Eagle Ford Shale

February 11, 2014

By Amber On the evening of January 15th as I was driving home, a tanker truck was stopped slightly to my side of the middle of County Road 205 in Wilson County, outside of Poth, TX.  It looked as if the tractor trailer had just turned out of the active well site that he was […]

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VIDEO: EPA’s McCarthy meets with industry but brushes aside fracking impacted citizen

February 10, 2014

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Feburary 10th 2014 +++ VIDEO: EPA Administrator McCarthy refuses to meet with Steve Lipsky, a community member impacted by the fracking industry ++ While oil and gas industry lobbyists enjoy access, regular citizen forced to confront EPA Administrator to seek answers. Video 1: http://bit.ly/LipskyMcCarthy1 Video 2: http://bit.ly/McCarthyLipsky2 Feb 10, Washington, DC – […]

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Tell Denton Mayor Mark Burroughs that drilling is just the beginning

February 8, 2014

In my post “The fracking of Denton,” I explained that for nearly five years we have been giving presentations and comments and sending emails to the Denton City Council. That’s why it was a bitter pill several weeks ago when the mayor told residents that the drilling and fracking would only last about 10 days […]

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Mansfield’s Woodland Estates gets exposed, EagleRidge gets violation from TCEQ

February 7, 2014

EagleRidge fouls air at Woodland Estates neighborhood in Mansfield, Texas On their website, EagleRidge (ER) claims to use best practices. Practice Green Completions – Since the formation of EagleRidge Energy, LLC (ERE) in January of 2009, ERE has performed “green completions” on all of its gas wells in Denton & Wise County. But, as you can […]

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EPA decides fracking flaming water is a-okay

February 6, 2014

  Yesterday there was a hearing in DC on the supposed EPA overreach in Texas.  Steve Lipsky attended the hearing but was not invited to give testimony. I didn’t attend but I heard from several sources that “the Republicans” laughed in his face, pointed and took pictures of him. Lamar Smith seemed to be the […]

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The fracking of Denton

February 5, 2014

Nearly five years ago, I started working with residents in Denton to get a better, more protective drilling ordinance. The citizens of Denton have come a long way and learned much. The comments given last night at the Denton Council meeting were some of the best I’ve ever heard. Cathy McMullen moved to Denton to […]

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