Search Results for: Aruba

Gas leak forces families to move out

June 3, 2010 By TXsharon

This story has some similarities to things that are happening here on the Barnett Shale.Gas leak forces out familiesSomeone found well while subdivision being built, but kept quiet: Calmar officialBy Darcy Henton, edmontonjournal.comSmith said she … [Read more...]

To answer some of your questions from tonight at the Barnett Shale panel discussion

June 2, 2010 By TXsharon

I attended a panel discussion tonight so this post is to make some of the information easily available.The information about water recycling and pictures of a portable unit can be found HERE. Scroll down past the photos. When you see the picture of … [Read more...]

Guess whose Barnett Shale gas well this is

May 28, 2010 By TXsharon

It rhymes with scuba. Something has been spilling down the side of that tank. Click on the picture to get a larger version and check out all the dead trees. … [Read more...]

More flammable water

May 26, 2010 By TXsharon

Watch the video and you'll see that they have a smokestack like Tim's and Christine's. (Ut oh!)Notice how the regulators cover for industry. It's the same all over. Regulators say drilling is not to blame but geologists are questioning that … [Read more...]

Range Resources

May 20, 2010 By TXsharon

I don't know what to say about this horribly sad story. Just read it.David vs Goliath (aka June vs Range)I think Range Resources is trying to push Aruba Petroleum out of the worst operator spot. … [Read more...]

EPA to get tough on Barnett Shale drillers

May 11, 2010 By TXsharon

First, I need to make something clear to you, dear readers:Not to get too political but... During the Bush/Cheney years, the EPA was emasculated and rendered ineffective. You can read an insider's view in Clearing the Air: Why I quit Bush's EPA.It … [Read more...]

Offshore spills happen onshore too but they get covered up

May 2, 2010 By TXsharon

The river of oil that is flowing into the Gulf is mind-boggling. My friend, Laura, did some calculations that not only estimate the amount of oil that will end up in our Gulf but also the amount of oil Americans consume everyday.What you need to … [Read more...]

Texas OGAP is a bunch of meanies!

April 29, 2010 By TXsharon

The May 2010 issue of the Permian Basin Petroleum Association Magazine has arrived and it says Texas OGAP is Mean!Ben Shepperd, Executive Vice President, Permian Basin Petroleum Association dedicated most of his column on pages 6 & 7 this month … [Read more...]

Runner Susan is a big deal now in the Barnett Shale

April 27, 2010 By TXsharon

Gas Drilling Earns Another Criticby Jeff PrinceRunner Susan probably saved all her neighbors from incineration when she exposed "Shanty Town" with the foamy toxic substance leaking onto the electrical wires. You know:leaky methane + electrical sparks … [Read more...]

Attn: Argyle and Bartonville residents.

April 25, 2010 By TXsharon

A band of mothers is on a discovery mission in the Argyle and Bartonville areas. We would rather be doing something entirely different like, digging in our gardens or shopping for shoes but a mother's instinct to protect her family cannot be … [Read more...]

BREAKING: Toxic spill at Range Resources Barnett Shale gas well in Denton, Texas

April 23, 2010 By TXsharon

The foreman at the Range Resources Barnett Shale drill site, which is right across the street from a neighborhood, McKenna Park and the hospital, has just confirmed to the city that they had a spill of drilling mud.An email from a resident:At 1845 I … [Read more...]