Can you say smoke and mirrors?Geren made clear that his involvement in the letter doesn't mean he is siding with the environmentalists in the shale drilling debate or that he supports the Environmental Protection Agency's recent efforts to take over … [Read more...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 9, 2011 CONTACT: Kim Williams, Executive Director, Nunamta Aulukestai, 907-843-0875 Bob Waldrop, Director, Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association 907-223-1588 Bonnie Gestring, EARTHWORKS, 406-546-8386 … [Read more...]

Who would have ever thought a natural gas plant would blow up? Here is a link to more news LINKA blast in Texas has led to a fire at Enterprise Products Mont Belvieu facility and it's still burning now, according to Reuters. The fire is … [Read more...]

Here we go again...Flower Mound has a moratorium in place to prohibit gas companies from applying for a permit to put centralized facilities in our town,BUT this moratorium EXPIRES SOON and our gas ordinance still does not have safeguards in place to … [Read more...]

The Texas Progressive Alliance is hoping for a swift and player-friendly resolution to the NFL labor situation as it brings you this week's roundup.Bay Area Houston submits a press release from Rick Perry: TX Gov Rick Perry puts the Chupacabra on … [Read more...]

Dear readers, I am working on a surprise for you so blogging has been and will continue to be sparse for a few more days. Some of you, Dear Readers, will be delighted with the results. Others will have an aneurysm. I'm excited for ALL of you to see … [Read more...]

Thank you Big Gas Mafia for all the great jobs, jobs, jobs...The 10 Worst Jobs of 2011From CareerCast.comFrom bad to worse: thanks to upheaval in the oil industry, Roustabout ranks as the Worst Job of 2011 – its second straight year in last … [Read more...]

Were you cold when your power was off during the rolling blackouts? Yeah, me too. Although I never turn my thermostat up over 68 degrees in the winter and I try to use as little energy as possible, when it's 8 degrees outside and you live in an old, … [Read more...]

>This might stop your heart, if you have a heart. … [Read more...]

The Texas Progressive Alliance congratulates the Packers and the Steelers as it brings you this week's roundup.WhosPlayin helped organize a cleanup for an historic African American cemetery dating back to about 1845 that had been the target of … [Read more...]

This could be and excerpt from a forum in the Barnett Shale, or the Marcellus Shale, or the Fayetteville Shale, or the Haynesville Shale and soon to be the Eagle Ford Shale.Western Wyoming residents at the forum said government and industry … [Read more...]