There is a new way to look at long-term water use: PEAK WATERPEAK WATER: New Paper Identifies Limits to Global and Regional Freshwater Availability for Human Use...in some regions we are well past the point of peak ecological water – where the … [Read more...]
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NOW: Interior Department holds fracking forum today.
Interior Dept. holds "fracking" forum Posted by jplatsky at 11/30/2010 10:35 AM EST on pressconnects.comSecretary of the Interior Ken Salazar has scheduled an afternoon forum to discuss hydraulic fracturing on public lands for 1 p.m. today. … [Read more...]
Help the EPA clean up the Barnett Shale
Here is your chance to make a difference in the Barnett Shale and in all areas suffering from the impacts of methane extraction. Your comments as instructed below are vital to this conversation The Honorable Wendy DavisP.O. Box 12068Capitol … [Read more...]
Perry to Texans: Choke on it
Governor Perry doesn't want to reduce the pollutants in our air.Perry urges EPA to back off plans to regulate carbon dioxide emissionsThis is in response to a recent agreement between the EPA and environmental groups to limit air pollutants from oil … [Read more...]
Barnett Shale TCEQ Videos Show Fugitive Emissions
UPDATED to include Peggy Heinkel-Wolfe's article. High emission levels recorded outside Dish. Excerpts below UPDATE 2: Dr. Theo Colborn and TCEQ comment about what you are seeing in these videos. Texas OGAP requested emission testing … [Read more...]
Barnett Shale Emissions Meeting in Fort Worth
I just got home from the meeting in Fort Worth about the toxic drilling emissions. Due to a massive traffic jam, I missed most of the meat of the meeting, Deborah Rogers' presentation. Someone please send me a copy of her presentation so I can turn … [Read more...]
Hydraulic Fracture: Look Who Supports the FRAC Act
Dear Texas Representatives:Please read the following letter and see the 160 organizations that signed in support of the FRAC ACT. We need a co-sponsor from Texas.American Rivers - Center for Food Safety – EarthjusticeEarthworks/Oil and Gas … [Read more...]
Hydraulic Fracture: More Momentum for Reform
The FRAC Act has another co-sponsor! Rep Clay, Wm. Lacy [MO-1]A press release from The Wilderness SocietyWASHINGTON – As the House Natural Resources Committee holds hearings on reforms to the nation’s oil and gas program, more than 160 community and … [Read more...]
Hydraulic Fracture: Your Money or Your Life
Ninety-two percent of the 278 known chemicals used to produce natural gas have adverse health effects including endocrine disruption, neurological disorders and cancer. Chemical information is limited because the industry claims formulas are trade … [Read more...]
[Today, the Texas Progressive Alliance honors its 2007 Texan of the Year. This year, the Alliance elected to recognize a number of other Texans who have contributed to Texas politics and the Progressive cause during 2007. This week, leading up to the … [Read more...]
The scam: Dumping hazardous waste
I used the "Google" and found out a little more about this: BUSTED: Texas Firm Puts Hazardous Waste in Class II Injection Well. Water at Risk!The president and operations manager bought hazardous waste from various energy companies and sold some for … [Read more...]