Fracking News
From Calvin Tillman: I wanted to make everyone aware of Texas House Bill 2828, which would essentially remove a municipality's ability to regulate ANY aspect of the natural gas pipeline industry. This would include above ground appurtenances such as … [Read more...]
He has gone too far. Update 2: Today I spoke with Smitherman's assistant and she confirmed that he was in the office yesterday afternoon so he retweeted this from a state computer. Maybe Smitherman should pay more attention to his … [Read more...]
Brought to you by that pinnacle of environmental stewardship and good neighborliness, Encana. ...the American oil and gas boom is about to undergo another tectonic shift that will firmly plant it as the number one source of energy in the … [Read more...]
New polling shows that Americans don't support natural gas exports. This is not surprising. Fracking was sold to the American public as our answer to national energy security. Duh. Little support for natural gas exports, UT poll finds Posted on … [Read more...]
Here is a list of bills up for public hearing before the Energy Resources Committee tomorrow. It's very important to write or call committee members and register your support or non-support of these bills. The next two weeks will be intense … [Read more...]
There are three eminent domain bills this session but HB 3547 is the only one that is worth a flip. Currently Otis Anybody and his evil sister, Jess Anybody, can check a box on a Railroad Commission (RRC) form declaring they are a common carrier … [Read more...]
Saturday, Runner Susan and I drove to Austin in her new Prius so we could attend the Lone Star Sierra Club Chapter 2012 Awards dinner. The Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club announces seventeen winners of 2012 awards for outstanding work for … [Read more...]
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The free market at work. /sarcasm IMF says global subsidies to fossil fuels amount to $1.9 trillion a year … and that’s probably an underestimate By David Roberts A new report [PDF] from the International Monetary Fund tries to tally up fossil … [Read more...]
Two men died today at an Anadarko well in Barstow, Texas. I noticed that "Barstow blowout" search terms were landing people on my blog today. There was a Devon blowout in Barstow on March 2011. … [Read more...]
Philem McAleer should give up trying to write anything and just slither back into his hole. Some fracking Joe Camels are clever at twisting logic to make their point but McAleer is not one of those. This week he wrote about the case where a family … [Read more...]