Fracking News
In the meantime, things are only getting worse for the people in Karnes County. This is a flare at Marathon's Sugarloaf Facility taken by a resident on 5-29-14. I have more pictures from this facility and some FLIR video. A flare on FM … [Read more...]
A stronger ordinance will not save Denton from fracking disaster. Newly discovered information about the way drilling was permitted in Denton illustrates why a stronger ordinance won't prevent drilling in backyards. For years, Denton … [Read more...]
We already know that Stephen Lindsey, Mansfield's mayor pro tem, works for Quicksilver Resources UPDATE: was laid off from Quicksilver Resources because they have filed chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. I've blogged about that before. In a recent … [Read more...]
Chris Faulkner, CEO of Breitling Energy does not live near fracking but he thinks you should. In a couple of his most recent podcasts on KRLD radio, Faulkner derides Denton, Texas residents for wanting to keep fracking out of their backyards. … [Read more...]
Yesterday the City of Denton validated the signatures on the fracking ban petition. Now the initiative will go to the city council and they have 60 days to hold a public hearing where they will, most likely and again, ignore the will of the people … [Read more...]
The rumor is... Mansfield's Woodland Estates neighbors woke up last Saturday to find their yards, cars swimming pools and a nearby pond covered in a tan-ish colored oily substance. They scratched their heads and cleaned it up, which was not an … [Read more...]
This is a well written, in depth look at a subject that usually gets overlooked in the concerns about chemical exposures but it is probably the one thing that neighbors complain about most when fracking moves into the neighborhood. Compressing … [Read more...]
A new study lists 17 chemicals "dangerous chemicals linked to breast cancer." Study lists dangerous chemicals linked to breast cancer They include chemicals in gasoline, diesel and other vehicle exhaust, flame retardants, stain-resistant … [Read more...]
Interrupting this alert for... Breaking news: A rare earthquake warning has been issued for central Oklahoma! Fracking injection wells cited as probable cause. ...increase in seismic shaking led to a rare earthquake warning today (May 5) from the … [Read more...]
A press release from Denton Drilling Awareness Group has a series of FLIR GasFindIR videos taken over a period of several weeks and results of air sampling done in a backyard during flowback. The videos show that emissions of volatile organic … [Read more...]
We Texans love our porches. A porch is where we take our coffee to start our day and where we take our cocktail or ice tea at the end of the day. A porch is where we rock our babies, where lovers swing, where children play jacks or lie on their … [Read more...]