I was unable to choose only one post for the weekly round-up so here is a recap of this exhausting week.We started off with TCEQ handwritten notes that take another shocking look at the culture of that agency. Throw in another misstatement by TCEQ's … [Read more...]

That means huge quantities of methane have entered the Gulf, scientists say, potentially suffocating marine life and creating "dead zones" where oxygen is so depleted that nothing lives.They fail to mention in this article, Overlooked danger in … [Read more...]

She has a photo of him on a post about leeches. Eek! … [Read more...]

I've got disaster fatigue. This leak happened Friday, I think, but I didn't have the will to blog about it. A bunch of birds died. Anybody else thinking a lot of Hitchcock these days?Chevron Seeking Cause, Scope of Oil Pipe Leak in Utah … [Read more...]

Emergency crews are responding to stop an oil leak in Thompson Creek in Brazos County. An oil slick in the creek was reported.The water rising from the creek washed out two smudge pits near a recently re-drilled oil well. The well site is located … [Read more...]

Take your meds and sit down before you read this:Last year there were $18,000 "incidents" where someone digging hit a pipeline. State one call lines get between 1.7 million and 1.8 million calls for line locations each year. How Common … [Read more...]

You're not mad enough yet. Get madder. Mad mothers get tough on clean airBy LISA GRAY Copyright 2010 Houston Chronicle … [Read more...]

15 cattle died mysteriously in Palo Pinto County and the veterinarian, Craig Sweatt, thinks it could be from drinking poisoned water. Sweatt said he is leaning toward the water sources as the potential cause of death, saying "The grass is too good … [Read more...]

The Dallas Morning News put together a handy pocket voter guide for Barnett Shale residents showing which of our lawmakers receive money from the oil and gas industry.Texans in Congress say drilling support not tied to oil industry donationsThursday, … [Read more...]

OIL AND GAS: 42 percent of Williams shareholders back fracking resolution (Thursday, June 3, 2010)Eryn Gable, special to E&EIn a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission last week, the Tulsa, Okla.-based company revealed that 42 … [Read more...]

These men have the hardest job in the world.WFAA report.I hope his family will be taken care of. … [Read more...]