Dozens of homes in Midland have water contaminated with chromium-6 the same substance found in Hinkley, California by Erin Brockovich. Schlumberger an oil and gas industry giant that specializes in hydraulic fracturing has a plant next to the … [Read more...]
Another day, more water polluted by drilling waste
Gas well's wastewater kills fish in SW Pa. stream A leaking waste water pipe from a Range Resources Marcellus Shale gas well drilled in Washington County's Cross Creek Park has polluted an unnamed tributary of Cross Creek Lake, killing fish, … [Read more...]
PBS Frontline: Poisoned Waters
Did you watch PBS Frontline last night? If not, you can see the whole thing online HERE.Keep this in mind:Oil and gas has broad exemptions from our federal environmental laws including the Safe Drinking Water Act. That means we don't even know what … [Read more...]
ADEQ: Landfarms Endangering Environment
Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality report. News VideoThe operators are "ignoring the terms of permits."New report: Study finds problems with water used to drill natural gas wellsLITTLE ROCK — Evidence of environmental contamination has been … [Read more...]
Texas Railroad Commissioners Continue to Put Public at Risk
Rancher alleges pollution inactionby BRETT SHIPP / WFAA-TVDon't miss the dramatic VIDEO STONEWALL COUNTY, Texas — There are new allegations of favoritism and protectionism by members of the Texas Railroad Commission.This time, a North Texas rancher … [Read more...]
Aquifers Going Dry
40,000 wells selling millions of gallons of water to drillers! VIDEOWhy don't we require them to recycle the damn water? … [Read more...]
Salt & Chlorides In Trinity Aquifer. Hello? Barnett Shale? Hydraulic Fracture?
I wonder how all those "dissolved solids and chlorides" got in the Trinity Aquifer?Salty water leaves sour taste for Artesia residentsKirl said the water tastes bad and has a pungent odor, so her family is buying its drinking water in big jugs. "We … [Read more...]
Injection Well Legislation
Legislators' Salaries Should Be Paid by Special Interest!I'm tired of my tax dollars going to pay legislators who listen more to special interest than they do to We the People who pay their salaries and health care and all their other benefits!Local … [Read more...]
Absolution in Marcellus Shale Water Contamination Premature
Follow up post HEREWhen I read the headline and article below, my logic meter buried up in the WTF column. This morning I spoke with a scientist/hydrologist who confirmed that my logic meter does not need recalibrating.Examine the text below to see … [Read more...]
Natural Gas Production Causing Water Bankruptcy
The water use to extract natural gas from shale is not sustainable! map of U.S. shale According to the U.S. Geological Survey, water used to produce Barnett Shale gas in Denton County averages 2,226 gallons per million cubic feet of gas. There … [Read more...]
Another Call for Marcellus Shale Drilling Moratorium.
NYC Council Environmental Protection Committee Chair James F. Gennaro has called for a ban on drilling "within or near any of New York State's drinking water supplies." It is the belief of environmental experts and some policymakers, including New … [Read more...]
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