Range Resources Corporation, a company based out of Fort Worth, has secured the rights to drill 5 gas wells on a 3-acre site of land on the Rayzor Ranch Development. Their proposed site is either directly across the street or in close proximity … [Read more...]
Water Bankruptcy Possible W/in 20 Years
I want to call attention to this post: Water Bankruptcy Possible W/in 20 YearsI do want to acknowledge that Chesapeake is exploring the possibility of water treatment, which is NOT water recycling but it is a start.For more on this issue see:Natural … [Read more...]
TPA Round-up
Time again for the Texas Progressive Alliance weekly blog roundup.Off the Kuff takes closer look at that story about Texas turnout in last year's election.WCNews at Eye On Williamson adds some context to what's being said in Texas about Unemployment … [Read more...]
Drilling Clay Found in DISH, TX Water
DISH, TX found some bentonite clay in their water. Bentonite alone is not harmful but because it is used in drilling mud and in hydraulic fracture fluid, Mayor Tillman is having the water tested.Operators have to drill through the aquifers to get to … [Read more...]
Oilfield Crime Ring
Of course this will happen in the Barnett Shale and the Marcellus Shale and in all the shale areas.East Texas gets 17 Oilfield Crime Ring indictmentsPANOLA COUNTY, TX (KSLA) -Texas counties partnered with the natural gas industry in one of the … [Read more...]
This Contains a Flat Out Lie: Exxon Sees Potential…
Everybody and their dog has forwarded me this article the past few days about the new technology. Of course, no mention is made about how they plan to protect our drinking water, not to mention the earthquakes.But, right off the bat, they tell a big, … [Read more...]
I’m in Paonia, Colorado
On the way to Paonia... Just outside Paonia... How the locals feel about Paonia... Rocky Mountain Inn in Paonia... Relaxing in Paonia... Paonia Cluture. Fresh, organic produce is everywhere, the air is fresh … [Read more...]
Working on the Railroad – The Texas Railroad Commission
I posted a story about how The Texas Railroad Commission is giving operators a "path of least resistance" by illegally permitting land farms. In addition, the TRC does not monitor the activity or test for toxins. The land farm in this example is … [Read more...]
UPDATE: XTO Gas Well Springs Leak in Grand Prairie
Oops! One of those safe-enough-to-put-in-neighborhoods gas wells sprung a leak. It's a good thing no one struck a match or threw out a cigarette butt.Posted: Friday, 24 July 2009 4:35AMGas Lake LEAK Nearly Forces Grand Prairie EvacuationGrand … [Read more...]
Clean Water Restoration Act Threatens Farmers–reply from Roger Singer, Sierra Club
I concur that S. 787, the Clean Water Restoration Act, is a good thing --meant to get us back to pre-2001 conditions for Clean Water Act protectionsand those murky Supreme Court decisions that the Bush administration'sversion of EPA used to … [Read more...]
Devon Energy Antes Up for Lobbying to Pollute
Devon: lobbying against public health and safety.LinkAccording to a report filed with the U.S. Senate this week, the Oklahoma City-based energy company spent $715,000 on lobbying in the three-month period ending June 30. The bulk of that money was … [Read more...]
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