This morning I had email. We had a 2.6 earthquake in Azle Tx on Eagle Mountain Lake where they are Fracking less than 2 blocks away. They say you shouldn't feel it but my bed jerked and hit the wall and I was awake and my spouse awoke from his … [Read more...]
Tap dancing around fracking earthquakes
“Any time you are putting material into the ground, particularly under pressure, you are going to have the potential to break rock,” says Robert Balch, a geophysicist at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology in Socorro. Source The … [Read more...]
Videos show why Denton air as bad as Houston’s
Denton and Houston have the worst air in the state of Texas according to this year's average ozone readings. Sperlings says Denton's air ranks a 1.8 out of 100 with 100 being the best air. Bad air is tied to all kinds of health concerns (see below) … [Read more...]
Call for Entries! FRACK-ASO: Portraits of extraction
Do you remember Buzzworms in the Backyard? It was a very fun art show and contest sponsored by Don Young. Now we have FRACK-ASO: Portraits of extraction in the Eagle Ford and Beyond sponsored by the Esperanza Peace and Justice Center in San … [Read more...]
EagleRidge “does not use gas flaring,” except when they use gas flaring
In a response to the City of Denton, EagleRidge Energy listed several things they do or don't do when drilling in our backyards. You can read the full response HERE, but we have confirmation that you cannot depend on what they say. I want to call … [Read more...]
FLIR video shows EagleRidge emissions in Denton, Texas
It's hard to tell young mothers, retirees, teachers, nurses and workers that they are going to be poisoned. But that's what I had to do tonight at a packed community meeting in Denton. Here is a photo I snapped of the EagleRidge rig as I was … [Read more...]
MEDIA ADVISORY: New report on the impact of Marcellus Shale gas development on water resources
On October 30, a major new report on the impact of Marcellus Shale gas development on water resources will be issued. Water Resource Reporting and Water Footprint from Marcellus Shale Development in West Virginia and Pennsylvania, was co-authored by … [Read more...]
Oilfield Jobs: Worker impaled in Texas
Mommas don't let your babies grow up to be roughnecks. The jobs are the most dangerous in the world and workers suffer horrific accidents and deaths. Somewhere a family is suffering. I hope this mother's baby will be alright. Many of … [Read more...]
Whose values is Denton’s gas well administrator promoting?
On October 3, 2013, there was a "gas drilling open house" for the Vintage neighborhood where EagleRidge is drilling and fracking way too close to homes. Mark Grawe, EagleRidge Energy’s executive vice president and Darren Groth, Denton Gas Well … [Read more...]
Dr. Theo Colborn: We’ve got to make the fossil fuel connection
Dr. Theo Colborn, The Endocrine Disruption Exchange We've got to make the fossil fuel connection that when you poke a hole into the ground, to get out coal, oil or natural gas--and especially natural gas because of the tremendous boom that is taking … [Read more...]
Proposition 6 is Rick Perry crony slush fund
Alyssa Burgin, Executive Director, Texas Drought Project wrote the following opinion about Proposition 6. And, if anyone knows the ins and outs of drought, it's Alyssa. The Texas Drought Project opposes Proposition 6, which takes $2 billion from the … [Read more...]
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