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Dallas Mayor heavily invested in fracking!

January 9, 2012 By TXsharon

Ut oh, Dallas! This looks very familiar. We could call this "The tale of two fracked cities." City One - Fort Worth: Fort Worth had a mayor named Mike. Fort Worth's Mayor Mike was heavily invested in fracking. His fracking investments … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Dallas, Fort Worth

History of drilling in Fort Worth.

September 15, 2011 By TXsharon

From Don Young: I recently gave a talk to the, Tarrant County Democratic Woman's Club. My, Powerpoint presentation was a condensed timeline, with photos, of my personal experience living in Fort Worth, Texas, A.D. (After Drilling). It was NOT a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fort Worth

Bend over Dallas! It’s your turn to get fracked.

August 20, 2011 By TXsharon

If you allow it. HERE is what it looks like.     … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Dallas, Fort Worth

Best practices? What do they look like?

August 19, 2011 By TXsharon

Fort Worth council wants "Best Practices" for oil and gas drilling. "I think we definitely want to adopt best practices," Mayor Betsy Price said. "And we definitely want to send the message to [the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality] that we … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fort Worth

Barnett Shale: Benzene found 94 percent of the time

August 8, 2011 By TXsharon

A super opinion piece in the Star-Telegram by Jim Bradbury. I'm posting it here in it's entirety because it won't be available on the S-T long term. Fort Worth air quality study has gaps Posted Monday, Aug. 08, 2011 By Jim Bradbury The length … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fort Worth

Fort Worth seismic testing in the news tonight

July 22, 2011 By TXsharon

CBS 11 will do a report from Fort Worth on seismic mapping-testing, tonight at 6 pm. http://dfw.cbslocal.com/ WFAA News 8 will do a report from Fort Worth on Trinity Trees, tonight at 10 pm. http://www.wfaa.com/ As always, air times are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fort Worth, Seismic

Chesapeake Energy kills trees, breaks promises

July 20, 2011 By TXsharon

Does anyone remember the Trinity Trees? It's been quite a while and many broken promises ago, when Chesapeake decided to cut down an old growth forest in Fort Worth to drill Barnett Shale gas wells. They promised to plant new trees and restore the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Chesapeake Energy, Fort Worth

Ed, is that egg on your face?

July 15, 2011 By TXsharon

Oh, Dear Readers! You are going to love this.At the TCEQ public hearing on the new smog plan this morning, Ed Ireland, the main spokesperson for industry in the Barnett Shale, was irate with the TCEQ because he said they "wildly" overstated the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fort Worth, TCEQ. BSEEC

68% of Ft. Worth gas wells leak.

July 1, 2011 By TXsharon

The results are in from the Fort Worth air study but they won't be released for a few more days. I bet Ed Ireland is spinning like a top.On page 15a of today's Star-Telegram, Mike Norman reveals that the year long study of gas wells in Ft Worth found … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fort Worth

FWISD Trustees Lobby for Chesapeake

April 12, 2011 By TXsharon

    HB 1556 is a bill authored by Lon Burnam that would require a 1200' set back from gas wells near schools. Who wouldn't want that? Right? Certainly all parents would want that. I'm sure all teachers would want that. And the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Chesapeake Energy, Fort Worth

UPDATED: Frack truck overturns in Fort Worth

March 10, 2011 By TXsharon

This spill happened not far from where I used to live. I rode my bicycle to the Botanical Gardens several times each week. It's hard for me to wrap my head around what has happened to Ft. Worth, the place I was born and where I lived for 43 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fort Worth, hydraulic fracturing

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