A newspaper investigation found "lack of government inspections and shoddy practices by many oil and gas companies" has left a "toll of badly injured or killed workers." Forty-percent of the 663 fatal accidents happened in Texas. In 2012 alone, … [Read more...]
Another Frackquake in W.TX Near Snyder
Just another one of many frackquakes near Snyder, TX. This one was a M2.8. Event Page The biggest one I know of was M4.4. CO2 injection for enhanced recovery from shale oil and gas wells has led to 48 earthquakes in Snyder,Texas. … [Read more...]
UPDATED: I was there: Exxon’s Rex Tillerson and the Water Tower
I was there in Bartonville, Texas with Rex and Dick. The first time Rex Tillerson and Dick Armey addressed the Town of Bartonville about the water tower whose toxic emissions and activities would trespass onto their property causing health … [Read more...]
Denton fracking ban petition signing events Saturday and Sunday
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 … [Read more...]
Denton fracking ban petition kickoff party Thursday
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 … [Read more...]
The Fracking Big Gulp
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 … [Read more...]
Study: EPA vastly underestimated methane leaks
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 … [Read more...]
M2.8 earthquake in West Texas oil & gas patch
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 … [Read more...]
Eye Witness Video: Drilling waste dumped illegally in Eagle Ford Shale
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 … [Read more...]
VIDEO: EPA’s McCarthy meets with industry but brushes aside fracking impacted citizen
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 … [Read more...]
Tell Denton Mayor Mark Burroughs that drilling is just the beginning
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 … [Read more...]
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