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4.8M earthquake in Eagle Ford Shale area.

October 20, 2011 By TXsharon

There was a 4.6 4.8M earthquake last night in the Eagle Ford Shale area. This is getting serious folks. link USGS has updated the magnitude to 4.8 UPDATE: Here are some maps that show the general area of the earthquakes and the extent of … [Read more...]

Fracked cattle were quarantined, now give birth to dead calves

October 19, 2011 By TXsharon

You might remember the fracked cattle in Pennsylvania that were quarantined because they drank drilling waste. (That would not be the cattle in Louisiana that dropped dead when they drank from a fracking spill.) Well, those other fracked cows, the … [Read more...]

Tell EPA to cover ‘pre-existing’ cases of fracking air pollution that impact our communities every day!

October 18, 2011 By TXsharon

TAKE ACTION: Help patch the hole in EPA's fracking air pollution rules Tell EPA to cover 'pre-existing' cases of fracking air pollution that impact our communities every day! Dear Sharon, Karen Siltlove of Silt, CO knows that we … [Read more...]

Confirmed: Fracking causes earthquakes

October 18, 2011 By TXsharon

We knew this already because universities have studied the connection between drilling and earthquakes before hence the term: drilling induced seismic activity. The British Geological Survey’s (BGS) has concluded that recent earthquakes on the … [Read more...]

Did fracking in Booger County crack this foundation

October 17, 2011 By TXsharon

It's interesting how cracks suddenly appear where they weren't before fracking. I've heard so many people talk about how their homes shook when they fracked nearby. FRACKED IN BOOGER?? Cracks mysteriously appeared in building. The plat map … [Read more...]

Dallas Citizen Recommendations for Dallas Drilling Ordinances

October 17, 2011 By TXsharon

The Dallas citizen group that has worked so hard to help inform the Dallas Drilling Task Force has released their recommendations. You can read them HERE. Dallas will have a public meeting so check back here for those details. … [Read more...]

VIDEO: Release at Barnett Shale natural gas facility in Ponder, Texas

October 15, 2011 By TXsharon

When I talk about the releases that happen with great frequency and how loud they are--stinky and toxic too--here is what I'm talking about. Notice how far away from the facility this video was taken then realize that some of these facilities are … [Read more...]

Remind me why we are still fracking when wind and solar are ready to go

October 14, 2011 By TXsharon

Right now, today, solar and wind energy is ready to power the West. And, the article on Think Progress says that by 2026 solar and wind could power the entire nation. How does 10 million jobs sound? How does 10 million jobs WITHOUT man camps, … [Read more...]