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TCEQ Internal Documents: "Benzene needs to pass"
These handwritten notes, obtained through open records request, pertain to TCEQ's Barnett Shale Phase IV air monitoring.Click to enlargeMarked in red below, the writer acknowledges that emissions might be bad enough and dangerous enough to require … [Read more...]
Save North Texas Water
There's a new website called...SAVE NORTH TEXAS WATER...but it doesn't say anything about hydraulic fracturing. That's a shame because, while Denton is on water restrictions, Barnett Shale gas drillers waste billions of gallons of water.Of the … [Read more...]
Another day, another leak, a bunch of dead birds
I've got disaster fatigue. This leak happened Friday, I think, but I didn't have the will to blog about it. A bunch of birds died. Anybody else thinking a lot of Hitchcock these days?Chevron Seeking Cause, Scope of Oil Pipe Leak in Utah … [Read more...]
Toxic releases: Texas is most toxic state
HOW TOXIC IS YOUR STATE?In 2008, Texas released 1,987,865 pounds of benzene.We're also NUMBER ONE in Dioxins.Texas gov. touts air quality week after EPA threatTexas Gov. Perry touts state's air quality a week after EPA threatened to take over … [Read more...]
Barnett Shale health concerns highlighted in Statesman
As urban gas drilling expands, so do health concernsTexas environmental agency accused of lax monitoring, lack of transparency.Nicely done! But, is anyone else wondering why Fort Worth is broke with all the billions in Barnett Shale money rolling in? … [Read more...]
A simple answer for all you panic-stricken Barnett Shale residents
Whew! Lots of Barnett Shale residents are just now joining the conversation. The two main things they want to know are:How can we kick the can down the road?How can we make this stop/go away?Host a GASLAND HBO Movie Watch Party. The more people who … [Read more...]
TCEQ head eschews real science
Bryan Shaw wrote an editorial in the Fort Worth Star Telegram that is packed with irony.Bryan Shaw personally eschews science yet he is asking us to believe in and trust his/TCEQ's "science."Shaw: Time for science in Fort Worth air discussionYou … [Read more...]
URGENT! Last day to comment on new EPA reporting rules for petroleum and natural gas systems
We simply MUST comment on this! Cherelle Blazer, EDF, has a blog post up about the TCEQ woes. At the end she has information about comments to the EPA and she links to THIS DOCUMENT that will make commenting easy.Do it! Now!Here is a bare-bones … [Read more...]
VIDEO: Water contaminated by Devon Energy hydraulic fracturing
This is the Smith's water. The gray stuff is bentonite which is used in hydraulic fracturing.Filmy water vexes familySaturday, June 5, 2010By Peggy Heinkel-Wolfe Amber Smith no longer takes soaking baths, one of the young mother’s favorite ways to … [Read more...]
Onshore oil spill in Brazos County creek
Emergency crews are responding to stop an oil leak in Thompson Creek in Brazos County. An oil slick in the creek was reported.The water rising from the creek washed out two smudge pits near a recently re-drilled oil well. The well site is located … [Read more...]
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