Fracking News
Happy Labor Day! This video was filmed in Karnes County Texas on August 24, 2015, at 8:42 PM near the intersection of FM 2102 and FM 626. OSHA has issued a warning that silica sand exposure during hydraulic fracturing is a health hazard to workers. … [Read more...]
Frackquakes are a major public safety issue. Bridge inspectors are checking recently built bridges for damage from earthquakes. The article says they haven't found any damage but they might have missed this little bridge at the epicenter of the M3.1 … [Read more...]
SAVE THE DATE: October 1, 2015 GASWORK premiere on MSNBC’s All In with Chris Hayes Sign up to host a house party screening I watched a sneak preview of GASWORK and it's a truly great and moving film. GASWORK, The Fight for C.J.’s Law is a … [Read more...]
Tell the EPA to Protect Our Air from Fracking Pollution Sign up to speak at EPA's Dallas public hearing on Sep 23rd Dear Readers, Last month the Environmental Protection Agency proposed new rules to cut air pollution from oil and gas … [Read more...]
WFAA's Brett Shipp reported tonight on the family that was badly burned when their water well blew up in a flash fire. I blogged about this case when the lawsuit was filed and back in 2014 when it happened. Shipp connected the dots between this … [Read more...]
Natural gas is methane. Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas that sticks around in our atmosphere for 100 years. Methane's global warming potential GWP is 86 times more than CO2 for the first 20 years it is in our atmosphere, then its GWP is about 25 … [Read more...]
I've spent most of this month in fracking hell in the Eagle Ford Shale. Most of the time, I was without an Internet connection and only had spotty cell reception so I'm out of it on several levels. It's hard to get back in stride again when there's … [Read more...]
A family of four who were severely burned in a fracking water well flash fire in 2014 has filed a lawsuit. The water well was contaminated with methane from nearby fracking operations. I blogged about it last year. This is a tragic case arising from … [Read more...]
I have been deep in the bowels of Texas all week and unable to blog. I promise to do better next week. TXS … [Read more...]
Recent fracking news roundup all in one place. I can't stay on top of the news like I did in the past because there is too much and I'm way busy. So sometimes I have gather it up and dump it in all at once. This news ain't pretty. Frackquakes When … [Read more...]
What is the true intent of HB40? Dear, Dear Readers, Please pay attention because there will be a test at the end over the true intent of HB40. Industry spent $21.3 million to buy Texas politicians during the 2014 election. … [Read more...]