Fracking News
In the beginning... Cathy McMullen evacuated Wise County because she was surrounded by fracking. She moved to Denton where she thought it would be safe. Shortly after Cathy, I evacuated Wise County because we were surrounded by fracking. We … [Read more...]
Frack Free Denton has participated in a number of forums of which some are called "debates." Because banning fracking in the City of Denton is a local issue about local control of a damaging, heavy industrial process that has been allowed in our … [Read more...]
Hazardous Chemicals from Oil and Gas Development Detected Near Playgrounds across the Barnett Shale Carcinogen levels violate TCEQ’s long-term ambient limits Denton, TX, – Independent air tests at five separate playgrounds across the Barnett … [Read more...]
Have you been reading the crazy comments in the online version of the Denton paper? No matter how the opposition tries to spin things, there is documented proof of air contamination and Dentonites are being exposed to a cocktail of nasty … [Read more...]
This is testimony given at the Denton City Council hearing for the ban on hydraulic fracturing. Patricia Andrews is a 23-year resident of Denton, Texas, a landowner and a mineral owner. She signed a lease and experienced fracking on her property. … [Read more...]
These trains are rolling right through your towns. Even Denton... The crude from shale formations is more explosive than regular crude. It might be all those highly flammable, explosive fracking chemical they pump into the formation. I'm betting that … [Read more...]
There was a M 2.9 quake just north of Irving early this morning. There is no fracking near the epicenter but plenty just a little to the west. Event Page NBC5 news reports … [Read more...]
A landowner in Robertson County, which is also known as Booger County, woke up Sunday morning to find the water from his well cloudy. This followed an event on Saturday where one of the many nearby sour gas wells was venting very loudly. One … [Read more...]
In the wee hours of Sunday morning, there was a M 2.4 earthquake in Arlington. There was also a water main break and sinkhole. You can see a video of the water main break on Facebook. Looking on the Texas Railroad Commission GIS map, I did not … [Read more...]
Range Resources' case against Lipsky is the "poster child for what SLAPP is." And what did Lipsky do to deserve the wrath of Range? He called the EPA. But, he only called the EPA after the Texas Railroad Commission failed to take action for months … [Read more...]
I blogged earlier about the Earth, Wind and Fire Energy Summit coming to Dallas and you can read the entire brochure at that link. One of the featured speakers is Dr. Nicholas van der Elst who will talk about frackquakes. A featured Sunday … [Read more...]