I forgot to post this earlier. Phase I of the TCEQ Barnett Shale Area Special Inventory is up and running.It's interesting to look at. Why does Tarrant County have so many produced water tanks compared to the most heavily drilled counties Denton and … [Read more...]
Irony Alert: IOGA urges, First Do No Harm
Surreal, eh?The International Oil & Gas Association of New York "urges lawmakers to 'Do No Harm.'"For real! They did.Trust me, I'm a doctor.LINK … [Read more...]
Public Meeting: Dr. Theo Colborn & Wilma Subra in Ft. Worth
Thursday, August 5, 20106:30 p.m.Fort Worth Firefighters Hall3855 Tulsa WayFort Worth,TX 76107Ft. Worth League of Neighborhoods will be hosting a public meeting featuring Wilma Subra, a MacArthur Foundation "Genius" Award winning chemist and Dr. Theo … [Read more...]
Revolving door swings both ways?
Rumor has it that one of the new TCEQ inspectors who is doing air testing in the Barnett Shale used to work for CHK. This is a completely unsubstantiated rumor. It might be fun to have a look at the TCEQ inspectors' resumes. … [Read more...]
Nuking the fracking
About a year ago, I posted a blog about an attempt to nuke the frack out of some shale gas and they fracked it up so bad it's still radioactive. Well, it seems the mineral owners want to develop their property and the gas companies want to extract … [Read more...]
DISH gets vapor recovery systems
Here's what can happen if a mayor and town council represent the best interest of the people.Enbridge to replace three tanksNew storage devices to use vapor recovery to improve Dish air qualitySunday, July 25, 2010By Peggy Heinkel-WolfeWay to go, … [Read more...]
Correcting a mistake
I remember when Runner Susan found the disaster affectionately known as Shanty Town, the inspector from the Texas Railroad Commission chastised her by saying, "Everyone makes mistakes."Okay, it's true that everyone makes mistakes but calling Shanty … [Read more...]
Stand up for clean water and say no to dirty drilling
No more United Way contributions from me
This morning, even before coffee, I learn from Don Young:OMG! Julie Wilson, The Most Hated Woman in Fort Worth, has been elected to the Chair of the United Way Campaign in Tarrant County (Fort Worth) for 2010. That's right, the Joseph Goebbels of … [Read more...]
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"We spend money we don't have on things we don't need to create impressions that won't last on people we don't care about." Quote from Tim Jackson at TED … [Read more...]
Allison in Wise County looks like Mordor thanks to Aruba Petroleum
I drove out to Allison in Wise County today to visit with several different families. From miles away, I could see diesel and smoke rising up from several different locations. It looked like a science fiction movie.I got a nice jar of muddy tap water … [Read more...]
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