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Burning fossil fuels causes worst ever carbon emissions

May 31, 2011 By TXsharon

Worst ever carbon emissions leave climate on the brinkLast year, a record 30.6 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide poured into the atmosphere, mainly from burning fossil fuel – a rise of 1.6Gt on 2009, according to estimates from the IEA regarded as the … [Read more...]

TX Sen. Davis Filibuster for TX students

May 30, 2011 By TXsharon

Thank you Senator Davis!“Those in charge have made irresponsible choices in allowing specialinterests to preserve tax-payer funded loopholes, while tellingeducators, students and working families that we can’t afford to educateTexans,” Davis said at … [Read more...]

Gas explosion kills one seriously injures another

May 29, 2011 By TXsharon

It might be a rig but authorities aren't yet sure. They may evacuate.LINK will be updated. … [Read more...]

Texas Shale Boom: Creating a Third World Country Without a Passport

May 28, 2011 By TXsharon

I've already read Clifford Krauss' "Shale Boom in Texas Could Increase U.S. Oil Output" in the NY Times so you don't need to keep forwarding it to me. And, no, I'm not going to provide a link to that shoddy reporting job. If you want to read it, use … [Read more...]

TX Rep Bonnen would strip Texans’ right to defend property

May 27, 2011 By TXsharon

Here is a glimpse of Representative Dennis Bonnen who authored the amendment to SB 875 that would violate our property rights by stripping away our right to defend our property.He has not ONE but TWO ethics violations for misuse of his campaign … [Read more...]

Pipeline explosion in Eagle Ford Shale

May 27, 2011 By TXsharon

No one injured.“Several people reported hearing two explosions. I heard it and felt it, and it was rocking some parts of the county pretty good,” Gamez said. “We are not sure of what caused it, but it sure was a big one.”Residents on standby to … [Read more...]

Block drillers’ latest swipe at Texans’ property rights

May 26, 2011 By TXsharon

Your letters/calls helped defend our property rights from their last attackLet's do it again: tell Troy Fraser & the TX senate to beat backthe drilling industry's latest attempt to squelch Texans' property rightsEarly this legislative session, in … [Read more...]

TX Disclosure Bill: Texas Tribune sets the record straight

May 26, 2011 By TXsharon

This morning when I heard Keffer on NPR exclaiming that Texas would be the first state to require 100% disclosure of hydraulic fracturing fluids, this happened.So, I want to publicly thank Kate Galbraith and the Texas Tribune for setting the record … [Read more...]

URGENT: SB 875 is back with a vengeance

May 25, 2011 By TXsharon

Remember SB 875? The bill that started out this session by taking away your right to protect your property from pollution is back. Due to citizen pressure, the bill, written by Senator Troy Fraser, was amended so its scope was very narrow--still … [Read more...]