Public Citizen so totally rocks and this site is Public Citizen for Texas! … [Read more...]

First, for reference and background:Big Oil. HUGE Money. ENORMOUS Influence.Oil and Gas Profits Used to Lobby Against You and MeDevon Energy: $2.6 Billion Profit Buys LobbyistFrom a regular reader:"Here is an example of how an oil and gas company is … [Read more...]

Jonathan Brazzel, 25, died of what appears to be a head injury he received at a Chesapeake Energy well site in DeSoto. He died at the scene.From ShreveportTimes.comBrazzel’s death is the second connected to the oil and natural gas industry in the … [Read more...]

A 10 inch pipeline ruptured in Franklin County, MO yesterday. The pipelines running through front yards in Fort Worth are 16 inch gas gathering lines carrying raw, wet natural gas at about 200 psi..KTVI FoxPart of Highway 100 reopened this morning … [Read more...]

Kay Granger never, ever votes for people. To her, it's all about the corporations. And remember, Kay Granger thinks we're stupid.Kay Granger has an environmental score ofZEROfor the 2nd session of the 110th Congress. Her lifetime environmental score … [Read more...]

...or some such. The idea is to link to blogs that have less traffic than you own, but since almost no one has less traffic than me, I'll just link to some blogs.Kick ass environmental blogs:Environmental News for New Mexicans...and other … [Read more...]

It is Monday, and that means it is time for another edition of the Texas Progressive Alliance's Weekly Blog Round-Up. In her first ever YouTube video, TXsharon shows the emissions boiling into the air when a Barnett Shale gas well undergoes hydraulic … [Read more...]

Who cares?My idea of a super bowl is a toilet that cleans itself. Maxine … [Read more...]

Despite the economy and lower prices for natural gas.The number of oil wells completed in 2008 was 6,208, up 1,124 from 2007 (5,084). The RRC reported that 10,361 gas wells were completed, an increase of 1,718 from 8,643 the previous year. It also … [Read more...]

Petition to remove Chesapeake Advertisements from Fort WorthPetitionWell, good luck with this. I know that Chesapeake has the money and the right to advertise, but I sure hate seeing all those ads in Cowtown.Chesapeake wouldn't need nearly as much … [Read more...]

Gas well blows out in Caddo Parish Tuesday morningCADDO PARISH, LA (KSLA) - A worker drilling a natural gas well in Caddo Parish south of Greenwood was injured after the well blew out.The blast happened about 2:00 AM Tuesday morning near the … [Read more...]