After Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson told the oil & gas protectors, the Texas Railroad Commission, to do their job things have heated up on the Exxon illegal oil well plugging front.Wall Street Journal: UPDATE:Exxon Could Face $1 Billion In Fines … [Read more...]

It's no surprise to read that Tarrant County ozone limits are exceeded. The air in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex and even in far north Wise County where I live is a threat to public health.Saturday morning I left for a road trip. By the time I got … [Read more...]

Split Estate - the documentaryWatch the trailer HEREAbout the film“’Split Estate’ is an eye-opening examination of the consequences and conflicts that can arise between surface land owners in the western United States, and those who own and extract … [Read more...]

Time lapse animation of Texas drought from September 2007 to now. Bad news.MAP … [Read more...]

Q. Turning to your flight, what is your strongest memory of Apollo 11?A. Looking back at Earth from a great distance."I really believe that if the political leaders of the world could seetheir planet from a distance of 100,000 miles their outlook … [Read more...]

God Bless America. Please help us save some of it. … [Read more...]

Here's another case where people were exposed to hexavalent chromium used in drilling operations. In this case soldiers serving in Iraq were exposed to hexavalent chromium used to prevent corrosion.Kellogg, Brown & Root Services Inc., or KBR, … [Read more...]

the RAGE OF NATURE segment 02 -- HEALTH from JFOX on Vimeo. … [Read more...]

When Big Oil and Big Gas whine about how taxing their pollution or regulating their pollution will break their back, remember this and tell them: "Cry me a river."From Greenwire:LOBBYING: Oil, gas companies on record-setting spending spree (Friday, … [Read more...]

It's Monday, the day after the first day of summer, and it's time for another Texas Progressive Alliance blog roundup.President Obama, Bill White, and John Sharp are all in the same sinking DOMA boat. The Texas Cloverleaf comes off of hiatus to tell … [Read more...]

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