This is a breaking story so there is not yet a lot of information. I will update as the story develops. A pipeline exploded in Ellis County TX. Homes and schools have been evacuated. Fire out of control. WFAA NEWS VIDEO CBS NEWS … [Read more...]

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By TXsharon
This is a breaking story so there is not yet a lot of information. I will update as the story develops. A pipeline exploded in Ellis County TX. Homes and schools have been evacuated. Fire out of control. WFAA NEWS VIDEO CBS NEWS … [Read more...]

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This video was taken by Calvin Tillman of ShaleTest using a FLIR GasFindIR HSX camera. This camera makes visible the volatile organic compounds (VOC) that are invisible to the naked eye. The site is operated by EagleRidge Operating LLC and is across … [Read more...]

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Range has been in the news lately but you might have missed some of it. On Monday: A story by Mike Soraghan, E&E reporter,Landowners' rep says inspectors ignoring dangerous methane readings, says that the Texas Railroad Commission (RRC) … [Read more...]

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This morning I had email. We had a 2.6 earthquake in Azle Tx on Eagle Mountain Lake where they are Fracking less than 2 blocks away. They say you shouldn't feel it but my bed jerked and hit the wall and I was awake and my spouse awoke from his … [Read more...]

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“Any time you are putting material into the ground, particularly under pressure, you are going to have the potential to break rock,” says Robert Balch, a geophysicist at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology in Socorro. Source The … [Read more...]
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Denton and Houston have the worst air in the state of Texas according to this year's average ozone readings. Sperlings says Denton's air ranks a 1.8 out of 100 with 100 being the best air. Bad air is tied to all kinds of health concerns (see below) … [Read more...]

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Do you remember Buzzworms in the Backyard? It was a very fun art show and contest sponsored by Don Young. Now we have FRACK-ASO: Portraits of extraction in the Eagle Ford and Beyond sponsored by the Esperanza Peace and Justice Center in San … [Read more...]

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In a response to the City of Denton, EagleRidge Energy listed several things they do or don't do when drilling in our backyards. You can read the full response HERE, but we have confirmation that you cannot depend on what they say. I want to call … [Read more...]

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It's hard to tell young mothers, retirees, teachers, nurses and workers that they are going to be poisoned. But that's what I had to do tonight at a packed community meeting in Denton. Here is a photo I snapped of the EagleRidge rig as I was … [Read more...]
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On October 30, a major new report on the impact of Marcellus Shale gas development on water resources will be issued. Water Resource Reporting and Water Footprint from Marcellus Shale Development in West Virginia and Pennsylvania, was co-authored by … [Read more...]

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Mommas don't let your babies grow up to be roughnecks. The jobs are the most dangerous in the world and workers suffer horrific accidents and deaths. Somewhere a family is suffering. I hope this mother's baby will be alright. Many of … [Read more...]