Texas Sharon's Bluedaze

Texas Shale Boom: Creating a Third World Country Without a Passport

May 28, 2011 By TXsharon

I've already read Clifford Krauss' "Shale Boom in Texas Could Increase U.S. Oil Output" in the NY Times so you don't need to keep forwarding it to me. And, no, I'm not going to provide a link to that shoddy reporting job. If you want to read it, use … [Read more...]

TX Rep Bonnen would strip Texans’ right to defend property

May 27, 2011 By TXsharon

Here is a glimpse of Representative Dennis Bonnen who authored the amendment to SB 875 that would violate our property rights by stripping away our right to defend our property.He has not ONE but TWO ethics violations for misuse of his campaign … [Read more...]

Pipeline explosion in Eagle Ford Shale

May 27, 2011 By TXsharon

No one injured.“Several people reported hearing two explosions. I heard it and felt it, and it was rocking some parts of the county pretty good,” Gamez said. “We are not sure of what caused it, but it sure was a big one.”Residents on standby to … [Read more...]

Block drillers’ latest swipe at Texans’ property rights

May 26, 2011 By TXsharon

Your letters/calls helped defend our property rights from their last attackLet's do it again: tell Troy Fraser & the TX senate to beat backthe drilling industry's latest attempt to squelch Texans' property rightsEarly this legislative session, in … [Read more...]

TX Disclosure Bill: Texas Tribune sets the record straight

May 26, 2011 By TXsharon

This morning when I heard Keffer on NPR exclaiming that Texas would be the first state to require 100% disclosure of hydraulic fracturing fluids, this happened.So, I want to publicly thank Kate Galbraith and the Texas Tribune for setting the record … [Read more...]

URGENT: SB 875 is back with a vengeance

May 25, 2011 By TXsharon

Remember SB 875? The bill that started out this session by taking away your right to protect your property from pollution is back. Due to citizen pressure, the bill, written by Senator Troy Fraser, was amended so its scope was very narrow--still … [Read more...]

Dish Mayor hands over gavel

May 25, 2011 By TXsharon

Tonight Mayor Calvin Tillman handed the mayor's gavel over to William Sciscoe.I taped Calvin's speech but the sound of heavy raid and thunder makes it inaudible. Here is Sciscoe's touching speech instead.May 24, 2011The ultimate measure of a man is … [Read more...]

Natural Gas: a "bridge" to where?

May 23, 2011 By TXsharon

The bottom line: that the bridge fuel concept for natural gas represents ‘wishful thinking’ and is not possible to achieve.Natural Gas: a "bridge" to where? … [Read more...]

Where do you think the fracking sand comes from?

May 23, 2011 By TXsharon

North Texans will want to know the answer to where the fracking sand comes from because EOG has a permit to start frack sand mining in North Texas.Frack sand mining is another one of those environmental issues that the industry doesn't disclose when … [Read more...]