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Media Advisory: Henry To Tour Contaminated Well Site

March 19, 2008 By TXsharon

Dale Henry CampaignMEDIA ADVISORY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 18, 2008 Contact: Vince Leibowitz, Campaign Director(903) 705-2792vince.leibowitz@gmail.comDale Henry To Lead Media Tour Of Contaminated Well Sites, Host Town Hall MeetingRANGER-Dale Henry, … [Read more...]

Illegal Dumping of Barnett Shale Drilling Waste: $10,000 Reward

March 19, 2008 By TXsharon

Clear Creek Watershed Authority$10,000 Reward Offered (scroll down for information and pictures)"The Board of Directors of the CCWA voted to offer a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of any oil operator or waste … [Read more...]

TPA Blog Round Up

March 17, 2008 By TXsharon

It's Monday, and that means it is time for another edition of the Texas Progressive Alliance's weekly blog round-up. The round-up is compiled each week by the TPA based on submissions made by our member blogs and bloggers. This week's round-up was … [Read more...]

Texas Railroad Commission: Will this kind of malpractice cost you your life or only your health?

March 14, 2008 By TXsharon

For more than four years, I watched this class II commercial injection well almost daily. On October 5, 2007, I stopped to take a closer look and snap some photographs. What I saw up close was alarming. There was obvious spillage around the hoses and … [Read more...]

Gas Well Explodes

March 12, 2008 By TXsharon

My clever friend at Who'sPlayn developed an animated illustration for a gas well explosion story I forwarded him.Txsharon sent along an interesting news story about a natural gas "leak" in the front yard of a 103 year old woman in Dayton, PA. It … [Read more...]

Gas Extraction Causes Ozone Alerts in Wyoming

March 11, 2008 By TXsharon

Why is Wyoming, the least populated state in the US, having ozone alerts? “gas extraction activities” Ozone levels rise again in Sublette By CHRIS MERRILLStar-Tribune environment reporter Tuesday, March 11, 2008 For the third time in 12 days, … [Read more...]

Tarrant County Finally Discovers: RRC is Incompetent

March 10, 2008 By TXsharon

Lack of scrutiny for Tarrant County gas wells questionedAbout 30 percent of the gas wells operating in Tarrant County have not been inspected within the past five years. The inspections are the responsibility of the Texas Railroad Commission, which … [Read more...]

TPA Blog Round Up

March 10, 2008 By TXsharon

It's Monday, and that means it is time for the Texas Progressive Alliance's weekly blog round-up. This week's round-up is compiled by Vince from Capitol Annex.Refinish69 joins John McClelland, Democratic nominee for Texas House District 64n in asking … [Read more...]

Adventures in the Snow

March 8, 2008 By TXsharon

It took me 5 hours to get home Friday. Just going from the Sonic to the Outback Market in Krum took an hour. I called Krum City Hall after sitting in front of the school for about 30 minutes without moving and asked them if they were prepared to … [Read more...]

TX House Dist. 64: Where is Myra?

March 6, 2008 By TXsharon

Where the heck is Myra, anyway? DEMOCRAT JOHN MCCLELLAND DISTRIBUTES INNOVATIVE COMMERCIALON THE INTERNET Fun YouTube song poses the question “Where is Myra?” Denton, TX. – John McClelland, Democratic nominee for Texas House District 64, has … [Read more...]

Feeling Anxious About the HUGE Democratic Voter Turnout?

March 6, 2008 By TXsharon

If you're feeling anxious because there was such a HUGE disparity between Democratic voters and Republican voters, you can always make shit up. But Off the Kuff has busted the Republicans voting in the Democratic Primary MYTH. … [Read more...]