Lon Burnam filed six bills to help victims of the shale:HB 1533 requires the Texas Railroad Commission to notify certain elected officials upon receipt of gas drilling permit applications in Tarrant CountyHB 1534 requires natural gas production and … [Read more...]
Officials Suggest Gas Drilling Technique is Safe, Then Acknowledge Lack of Evidence
NY State Admits Ignoring Threat to City’s Drinking WaterWell Duh! Like I said: If hydraulic fracturing is so damn safe, why does Big Oil need exemptions?In two documents released last October and earlier this month, the Department of Environmental … [Read more...]
I Have a New Blog Look
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Barnett Shale Drilling Rig Environmental Impact Equals City of 4,000
What is the fuss about drilling a Barnett Shale well? A Barnett well site with a drilling rig operating for three months has the same impact as a city of 4,000 people,- Water use, solid waste generation, air emissions and traffic. The O&G … [Read more...]
Video: Hydraulic Fracture – Barnett Shale Gas Well
Video updated with annotations. Thanks to OGAP for the frack facts.Drilling the Barnet Shale for natural gas is responsible for most of the smog in North Central Texas, according to a new peer-reviewed study. Currently, there are nearly 10,000 … [Read more...]
Carthage Pipeline Explosion Pictures
From an email: The DCP Midstream facility in Carthage experienced an explosion and fire this morning and these are some of the pictures that hit the wire. Event occurred around 10:30 am on 2/11/09. Previous blog post HEREThis could be the next … [Read more...]
TPA Weekly Round-up
It is Monday, and that means it is time for another edition of the Texas Progressive Alliance's Weekly Round-Up.Off the Kuff takes a look at the early possibilities for the Democratic nomination for Governor in 2010.Vince at Capitol Annex takes a … [Read more...]
Fight Club? Lipo Dr. Fuels SUV on Human Fat
I received this via email. Now, there's a bridge fuel! … [Read more...]
MIT’s Landman Report Card for Barnett Shale Victims
Here is the brochure for MIT's Landman Report Card (click for a larger version).More information HEREBACK … [Read more...]
So Called "Bridge Fuel" is Another Bridge to Nowhere
They're calling natural gas a "bridge fuel." Just say, "Thanks, but no thanks," to that bridge to nowhere Big Oil is trying to cram down our throats.We've got a gas bubble, which means Big Oil's propaganda machine must ratchet up the propaganda to … [Read more...]
Mineral Owners Catching on to Questionable Payment Methods
Something fishy is going on in pricing of crude, natural gasIn Texas, unregulated intrastate gas pipelines and gathering lines have put the squeeze on consumers and producers. The federal government does not regulate intrastate facilities. The … [Read more...]
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