Fracking News
Sunday around 10am a drilling rig in North Dakota exploded apparently due to hitting a gas bubble during drilling. Two oilfield workers remain hospitalized and the fire is still burning. A specialty team from Texas is headed that way so that fire … [Read more...]
Has anyone seen the proposed amendments? J. NEW BUSINESS: 1. Hold a public hearing and consider a an ordinance approving amendments to Article VII., Oil and Gas Drilling and Production Regulations, of Chapter 14 of the Town of Argyle Code of … [Read more...]
I drove to the Haynesville shale last Tuesday, to the Church of the Living God where the EPA was holding a community meeting. The residents in this area on the Texas-Louisiana border are still, after more than two decades, trying to get one simple … [Read more...]
Friday I took a reporter on a tour of the Barnett Shale. I always take reporters to see Williams' gas processing plant on Jeter because it's incredibly shocking to see this kind of heavy industrial process right in people's backyards. We took some … [Read more...]
It appears the gifted comedian, writer and producer Tina Fey, who became famous for her impersonations of Sarah Palin, is taking on Texas Railroad Commissioner Elizabeth Ames Jones who has decided to run for US Senate. Chairman comes to defense of … [Read more...]
This sounds similar to the water contamination near the Schlumberger facility in Midland. Halliburton officials discuss Okla. contamination DUNCAN, Okla. — Officials with the Houston-based energy company Halliburton have met with Duncan residents … [Read more...]
CBS 11 will do a report from Fort Worth on seismic mapping-testing, tonight at 6 pm. http://dfw.cbslocal.com/ WFAA News 8 will do a report from Fort Worth on Trinity Trees, tonight at 10 pm. http://www.wfaa.com/ As always, air times are … [Read more...]
This is the kind of hubris that takes down empires and sinks giant ships. Range is suing Steve Lipsky who has the contaminated water in Parker County and Alisa Rich who initially tested his water and found it was contaminated with methane, benzene … [Read more...]
It's hot in here and I don't think it's just me! Did anybody else listen to the NPR report, Dangerous Heat Wave Bakes Midwest, this morning? The heat is taking a huge toll heat advisories issued in 27 states, more than 20 people have … [Read more...]
There have been a series of earthquakes in a new area of Arkansas. It just so happens, it's an area that has recently been fracked. … [Read more...]
Does anyone remember the Trinity Trees? It's been quite a while and many broken promises ago, when Chesapeake decided to cut down an old growth forest in Fort Worth to drill Barnett Shale gas wells. They promised to plant new trees and restore the … [Read more...]