2009 Barnett Shale News Recap:The top story for 2009 - DISH, TexasDecemberState will test DISH residents for drilling toxinsAsbestos in Hydraulic Fracturing Fluid and Other Drilling ProductsFinal Results: Shale Gas Threatens Human HealthA Victory for … [Read more...]
Barnett Shale drillers should provide toilets for crews
When I posted this video of an oilfield worker urinating on private property, I received emails from all across this country and even from Canada. It seems we have forgotten something in our drilling ordinances and that's to require industry to … [Read more...]
Texas has most drilling, worst regulation
A new ProPublica article exposes deficiencies in oil and gas regulation and highlights Texas as the worst case scenario. State Oil and Gas Regulators Are Spread Too Thin to Do Their Jobsby Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica - December 30, 2009 12:38 pm … [Read more...]
Texas has NO regulation specific to hydraulic fracturing
Despite our Texas Railroad Commissioners' attempts to claim that federal regulation under the FRAC Act would violate state's rights, it's simply not true. It's nothing but propaganda. The truth can be found here:Hydraulic Fracture: The Truth About … [Read more...]
TCEQ Complaint Hotline: Open for business
Smell gas?Dear Barnett Shale residents and visitors-PLEASE take advantage of this EZ way to help clean the air.If you live in or visit anywhere in the Barnett Shale and encounter an odor you suspect is related to natural gas activity in any way, the … [Read more...]
Aruba Petroleum Urinating in Public!
View this video full screen.They have no respect for private property.They are also venting Billions of cubic feet of methane into the air. So, why is that guy smoking? Oh wait! That's his flashlight in his mouth. I guess it takes two hands to … [Read more...]
VIDEO: Aruba Petroleum Venting Toxins Into Our Air
Aruba Petroleum continues to thumb their nose at us and, despite all the recent information that proves Shale Gas Threatens Human Health, they are venting the gas wells at the Ruggiero's property and at their neighbor's.There is no reason to vent or … [Read more...]
TPA Round-up
The Texas Progressive Alliance would like to thank everyone for reading all of the weekly blog roundups this year. This is the last roundup of 2009, and we are all looking forward to 2010.CouldBeTrue of South Texas Chisme wants everyone to be afraid … [Read more...]
Shocking news blows lid off Barnett Shale myth
Several years ago I attended a Barnett Shale Symposium in Fort Worth. I asked the Devon Energy representative if there was any sour gas--deadly hydrogen sulfide or H2S--in the Barnett Shale. His hasty and emphatic reply was "No, there is no sour gas … [Read more...]
Barnett Shale Disposal Well Problems Concern Rural Residents but Not Texas Railroad Commission
It's easier to make the claim that no groundwater has been contaminated if you never test the groundwater for contamination. This Star-Telegram article, Rural residents worry about Barnett Shale disposal wells, lists many examples of … [Read more...]
Barnett Shale odors & other pollution top priority for TCEQ
All odors from gas development are not equal and all are not offensive according to this article in the Denton Record Chronicle. There are many different kinds of odors from gas development and some of the most deadly have little or no smell at … [Read more...]
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