"Texans are exposed to much higher benzene concentrations — about 11,000 parts per billion — when filling their cars at the gas station"~John Sadlier, Deputy Director, Enforcement, TCEQStatesman, As urban gas drilling expands, so do health … [Read more...]
FIRST STATE DFW SMOG MTG in 4 YEARS
FIRST STATE DFW SMOG MTG in 4 YEARSThursday, June 24th7 to 9 PMArlington City Council Chambers101 West AbrammapThe Texas Commission on Environmental QualityWants Your Opinion.We Want You to Give It to Them.IT'S STARTING! TCEQ is coming to town to … [Read more...]
Unfortunate benzene metaphor on BSEEC
Something tells me they didn't think this one through, especially with the explosion of bad news recently.Okay, let's talk about blow things out of proportion. Some clever artist has a different, more appropriate metaphor. … [Read more...]
Josh Fox on Thom Hartman
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TCEQ Internal Documents: "Benzene needs to pass"
These handwritten notes, obtained through open records request, pertain to TCEQ's Barnett Shale Phase IV air monitoring.Click to enlargeMarked in red below, the writer acknowledges that emissions might be bad enough and dangerous enough to require … [Read more...]
Save North Texas Water
There's a new website called...SAVE NORTH TEXAS WATER...but it doesn't say anything about hydraulic fracturing. That's a shame because, while Denton is on water restrictions, Barnett Shale gas drillers waste billions of gallons of water.Of the … [Read more...]
Another day, another leak, a bunch of dead birds
I've got disaster fatigue. This leak happened Friday, I think, but I didn't have the will to blog about it. A bunch of birds died. Anybody else thinking a lot of Hitchcock these days?Chevron Seeking Cause, Scope of Oil Pipe Leak in Utah … [Read more...]
Toxic releases: Texas is most toxic state
HOW TOXIC IS YOUR STATE?In 2008, Texas released 1,987,865 pounds of benzene.We're also NUMBER ONE in Dioxins.Texas gov. touts air quality week after EPA threatTexas Gov. Perry touts state's air quality a week after EPA threatened to take over … [Read more...]
Barnett Shale health concerns highlighted in Statesman
As urban gas drilling expands, so do health concernsTexas environmental agency accused of lax monitoring, lack of transparency.Nicely done! But, is anyone else wondering why Fort Worth is broke with all the billions in Barnett Shale money rolling in? … [Read more...]
A simple answer for all you panic-stricken Barnett Shale residents
Whew! Lots of Barnett Shale residents are just now joining the conversation. The two main things they want to know are:How can we kick the can down the road?How can we make this stop/go away?Host a GASLAND HBO Movie Watch Party. The more people who … [Read more...]
TCEQ head eschews real science
Bryan Shaw wrote an editorial in the Fort Worth Star Telegram that is packed with irony.Bryan Shaw personally eschews science yet he is asking us to believe in and trust his/TCEQ's "science."Shaw: Time for science in Fort Worth air discussionYou … [Read more...]
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