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...]
Frack on crack
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...]
Public gives thumbs down to natural gas exports. Get ready for ad campaigns.
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...]
Important oil & gas bills up for hearing on Wednesday
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...]
Don’t like pipeline eminent domain? Take action Tuesday to protect property rights.
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...]
Lone Star Chapter of Sierra Club 2012 Awards
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...]
Look who I ran into!
Photo ©Susan Sullivan all rights reserved and may not be used without permission. heh. … [Read more...]
Fossil fuels subsidies $1.9 trillion a year
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...]
2 killed, 3 injured in Barstow, Texas blowout
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...]
If EID is fracking’s Joe Camel, McAleer is fracking’s Bozo
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...]
Oil Spill Video: Make Exxon XOM Pay!
TAKE ACTION: Exxon spilled 84,000 gallons of crude oil in Arkansas and a legal loophole will let them get away with it … [Read more...]
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