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Denton’s Methane Problem

December 28, 2015 By Adam Rinkleff

Denton has achieved some notoriety as the first town in Texas to ban fracking. In November 2014, a public referendum was held on this issue, with nearly two-thirds of the community voting against the industrial extraction of methane within city … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Dallas, Denton, Devon Energy, Embarrassing, Environmental Injustice, Explosions, fracking bans, HB 40, hydraulic fracturing, Methane, Texas Environment, WTF?

This Tale of Two Cities Causes Gas

November 28, 2015 By TXsharon

A Tale of 2 Cities abbreviated & modernized by guest blogger: Chuck “Gas Plant” Dickens, great great grand-nephew of the original author It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Denton

Open letter to Denton City Council

November 20, 2015 By TXsharon

Denton power plant sos

Any letter or email sent to the Denton City Council is subject to Public Information Requests so please excuse the redundancy in my title. Below is a letter I sent to the Denton City Council today regarding the DME "Renewable Denton" … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Air pollution, Denton, global warming, Methane

Don’t feed fracking Denton

November 16, 2015 By TXsharon

Don't feed fracking Denton

Will Denton feed fracking by building two new natural gas power plants? Here is the presentation I gave in Denton Sunday night at the meeting Councilwoman Keely Briggs held for the public. Sources Note: Much of the material for this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Air pollution, Denton, global warming, Methane

Natural gas power plant bad economics for Denton

November 10, 2015 By TXsharon

Denton power plant sos

Over a month ago, I sent out the first SOS from Denton regarding the new power plan. We didn't have much information at that time. Then we got a look at the Greenwashed Renewable Denton website and we still didn't have much information but I put … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Denton, Methane

What the Hell Denton?

October 26, 2015 By TXsharon

Denton power plant sos

UPDATE with a FLIR video showing emissions from the exact plants Denton wants to build. I apologize for my absence here and offer two lame excuses: I've been running around all over the place, mostly while sick, doing things I think you will … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Alternative energy, Denton

Greenwashing Denton Fracking

October 7, 2015 By TXsharon

Greenwashing Denton Fracking

Beware! Greenwashing Denton Fracking The natural gas industry is trying to expand their market and tighten their stranglehold on Denton by posing dirty fossil fuel as clean energy. The greenwashing spin at Renewable Denton is slick and shiny. They … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Denton

SOS from Denton Texas fracking zone

October 6, 2015 By TXsharon

Denton power plant sos

Denton SOS Dear Readers, You will not believe this! After all that the good citizens of Denton, Texas have been through, Denton Municipal Electric (DME) now wants to put a natural gas power plant (or two) in Denton. Let me show you what a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Denton

What is the true intent of HB40?

July 29, 2015 By TXsharon

  What is the true intent of HB40?   Dear, Dear Readers, Please pay attention because there will be a test at the end over the true intent of HB40. Industry spent $21.3 million to buy Texas politicians during the 2014 election. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Denton, HB 40, HB 40, TX Lege 84

Did Devon Energy representative lie to Denton P&Z commissioners?

July 22, 2015 By TXsharon

Devon energy representative

Did Devon Energy representative lie? I've been watching the Denton Planning & Zoning hearing on Denton's proposed drilling ordinance. I wrote a blog yesterday to let the city know that a 1000' setback has been proven commercially reasonable by … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Denton

Hoist frackers on their own petard with HB40 safe harbor.

July 21, 2015 By TXsharon

HB40 safe harbor

Texan communities statewide are planning how to restore local democratic control over fracking. They have to because the oil and gas industry, aided and abetted by the state legislature and Governor Abbott with the passage of HB40, stripped … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Denton, HB 40, HB 40, TX Lege 84

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