Wendy Davis has filed a bill that would give unincorporated county area more control over drilling activity! The Star-Telegram didn't give the bill number and I couldn't find it on the Texas Legislature Online. … [Read more...]
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A head with a heartPresident and CEO of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Paul Levy may have found an alternative to layoffs. … [Read more...]
Spill Disaster in Queensland
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE52C05020090313Disaster declared after Australia oil spillQueensland state Premier Anna Bligh declared Moreton Island, Bribie Island and southern parts of the Sunshine Coast as disaster zones after … [Read more...]
Environmental Injustice in Marcellus Shale
A glass of milky brown drinking water from a residential well in Dimock, Pennsylvania, after natural gas drilling operations began nearby. (Photo: Tim Shaffer / Reuters)for background see: Cabot Guilty of Failure to Protect Water in Marcellus … [Read more...]
Barnett Shale: The Worst Case Scenerio In DISH, TX
For some background see: Deep Dish - A look at a town crisscrossed with pipelines Video documentary. BREAKING: Chesapeake Energy Reneges on Promises and Makes Veiled Threats Protect Yourself From Eminent Domain and Other Abuses of Pipeline … [Read more...]
Marcellus Shale: SPLASHDOWN! Defend our water now
I A new website covering Marcellus Shale drilling issues:SPLASHDOWN … [Read more...]
Bradford County, PA Commissioners, What Happened to That Fact Finding Mission?
Last summer a county commissioner from Bradford County, Pennsylvania, which sits on top of the richest part of the Marcellus Shale, contacted me because he and his colleagues were planning a shale drilling “fact finding” trip to Wise County, Texas, … [Read more...]
Economic Impact of Oil & Gas Drilling: The "Toll on Roads"
Argyle figures out cost of gas drilling’s toll on roadsBy Peggy Heinkel-Wolfe / Staff WriterARGYLE — Engineers have come up with a figure for the town to rebuild its roads so that they can handle drilling traffic: $311,520 per lane per mile. Also … [Read more...]
From WFAA: Study claims Barnett Shale emissions staggering
Study claims Barnett Shale emissions staggeringBy DAVID SCHECHTER / WFAA-TV Channel 8Video at link A new study finds pollution from Barnett Shale is equal to all of the vehicle emissions in North Texas.The oil and gas industry disputes the numbers, … [Read more...]
"Am I Okay?" They ask
"I feel thin, like butter spread over too much bread" (Ian Holm as the elderly Bilbo Baggins in Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring)Thanks for asking … [Read more...]
Cabot Guilty of Failure to Protect Water in Marcellus Shale
This happened in Dimock, PA.The state Department of Environmental Protection is holding Cabot Oil & Gas accountable for allowing natural gas from lower formations to contaminate fresh water supplies, according to a "Notice of Violation" sent to … [Read more...]
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