Fracking News
I wanted to share a few photos that people in the Eagle Ford Shale sent me this week. Above is a sign at a waste disposal site in Gonzales County. I wonder what's in that stuff and what happens to it. Nothing is made clear by their website. … [Read more...]
Here is that big, bad boy! To remind you, this big guy went missing. Kind of hard to believe something this size could get lost, huh? To illustrate just how big this thing is, I placed my favorite, extra large 20-ounce beverage cup … [Read more...]
We already know that EagleRidge is a terrible neighbor! An EagleRidge Operating worker was indicted in June 2012 on a felony charge of illegally dumping. City employees visiting the company’s well site in the 3100 block of Airport Road found a … [Read more...]
When trying to pinpoint the location of this most recent fracking quake, I received the following message brought to us by the GOP: Due to a lapse in Federal funding, the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program has suspended most of its operations. While … [Read more...]
Bob Donnan shared in a comment that he has filed an ethics complaint against Associate Press reporter Kevin Begos. I knew this complaint was coming and I know what the complaint is about but those details are for Donnan to share if he chooses. I will … [Read more...]
Shale Boom or Shale Bubble? A public discussion of fracking’s false economic promise Photo credit: Energy Policy Forum Deborah Rogers Internationally renowned fracking economics expert Times and Locations Tuesday October 22nd … [Read more...]
Remember the little kid gagging frackers? The frackers filed an appeal to get their dirty secrets covered back up but the higher court has quashed the appeal. Superior Court quashes appeal in Hallowich case By Barbara Miller The two-sentence … [Read more...]
So sorry for my absence and tardiness on responding to yet another Kevin Begos article that favors industry. This one is a doozie. There are some people you just don't attack. Robert Donnan is one of those people. Bob has been and still is a vocal … [Read more...]
Pollution with plastic waste is not confined to the oceans but poses a growing threat to lakes as well. The Fort Worth Sierra Club is working on a single-use plastic bag ban. Plastic bags are littering the Trinity River, lakes, parks, … [Read more...]
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As if bees aren't already in enough trouble, scientists have determined that diesel exhaust can confuse bees when they are foraging. Bees' foraging for flowers 'hampered by diesel exhaust' By Victoria Gill Science reporter, BBC News The study, … [Read more...]