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EPA chart: Oil & gas production and fracking number 2 GHG emitter

October 23, 2013 By TXsharon

Petroleum and natural gas systems are worse than refineries as Green House Gas emitters and second only to power plants.   Also see: It's the Methane Stupid What's Behind Surging Ozone Pollution in Texas? Study to Weigh Role of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: GHG, global warming, Methane

Railroad Commission whistleblower sues agency for wrongful firing

August 18, 2013 By TXsharon

An engineer who worked for the Texas Railroad Commission and was actually trying to do his job, claims he was fired because he filed a whistleblower complaint against his supervisor. Frederick Wright was promoted several times during his … [Read more...]

Filed Under: global warming, Texas Railroad Commission Tagged With: Barry Smitherman, climate change, global warming, Texas Railroad Commission, Whistleblower

Fracking is part of the climate change problem, not the solution

June 26, 2013 By TXsharon

Fracking is part of the climate change problem, not the solution Statement of Earthworks Executive Director Jennifer Krill in response to President Obama's climate change address Washington, D.C., June 25th -- Increased natural gas and oil … [Read more...]

Filed Under: global warming

Take Action: EPA underestimating fracking’s impacts on climate change

May 15, 2013 By TXsharon

Urge EPA: use best science when calculating methane’s impacts on global warming Methane- the main component of natural gas- is a much more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide. How much more potent? That’s what the EPA is currently deciding … [Read more...]

Filed Under: EPA, global warming, Methane

The real story about methane and the EPA estimates

May 2, 2013 By TXsharon

I might have mentioned the recent news that the EPA reduced their estimates of methane emissions but now I have even more and better information. This is the information that needs to be reported. First, the bottom line: Methane levels are way too … [Read more...]

Filed Under: EPA, global warming, Kevin Begos, Methane Tagged With: climate change, fracking, global warming, Kevin Begos, leaking gas wells, Methane, Natural Gas

AP’s Kevin Begos strikes-out again with his fracking emissions reporting

April 29, 2013 By TXsharon

The Associated Press headline reads "EPA METHANE REPORT FURTHER DIVIDES FRACKING CAMPS." Kevin Begos (I might have mentioned him previously) leads with a false statement about environmentalists being divided by the news on emissions. Then, as he … [Read more...]

Filed Under: global warming, Kevin Begos, Methane Tagged With: climate change, fracking, global warming, leaking gas wells, Methane

What do leeches have to do with fracking and climate change?

February 15, 2013 By TXsharon

So I have this friend, she's the literal type, and she saw my post about the leeches and anemia made in response to the State of the Union address. She thought it was clever but admitted she was a little hazy on the connection between global warming … [Read more...]

Filed Under: global warming, Methane

Dear Bill O’Reilly you bear enormous responsibility

December 1, 2012 By TXsharon

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Filed Under: global warming

ExxonMobil COE tells Americans to adapt to this.

November 30, 2012 By TXsharon

Tillerson acknowledged that burning of fossil fuels is warming the planet, but said society will be able to adapt.  LINK We will have to adapt to disasters like Sandy, 11 degree temperature increases and extreme drought because the fossile fuel … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Alternative energy, global warming

No matter who wins the election, it’s time to get out of the stands!

November 6, 2012 By TXsharon

No matter who wins today, "it's no longer acceptable for us to stay in the stands." Bidder 70 “Rapid and deep emissions reductions may not be easy, but 4°C to 6°C will be much worse” ...I think the rate of increase of emissions, and there … [Read more...]

Filed Under: global warming

Bad news on the climate change and food stability fronts

September 20, 2012 By TXsharon

Even as I type this, gas is venting, flares are burning off gas that is uneconomical and the tar sands proceeds. Arctic sea ice shrinks to all-time low; half 1980 size By Seth Borenstein ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: 9:26 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: global warming

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