Texas will not consider man-made earthquakes in any overhaul of drilling and fracking rules despite the fact that the National Academy of Sciences found "earthquakes associated with drilling can pose a risk to public health and … [Read more...]

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By TXsharon
Texas will not consider man-made earthquakes in any overhaul of drilling and fracking rules despite the fact that the National Academy of Sciences found "earthquakes associated with drilling can pose a risk to public health and … [Read more...]
By TXsharon
In the next five years, our domestic fracked gas will go to warm British bums in 1.8 million homes under a 20-year contract. US shale gas to heat British homes within five years Deal struck by Centrica will see the first major exports of … [Read more...]

By TXsharon
Shepstone wrote another one of his twisted screeds. I don't normally try to comment on the fracking Joe Camel site but, since Shepstone vowed a couple of months ago to post all comments, I gave it a shot on Saturday. The comment must have disappeared … [Read more...]
By TXsharon
UPDATE: The hearing has been pushed back until late tonight so there is still time to call. The public hearing for HB 1496 happens Monday in the Energy Resources Committee Land & Resource Management Committee. Please call committee members … [Read more...]

By TXsharon
Submitted by a reader: According to the TRC, the Tepsco is operator of the plant in front of the EOG plant with the flare. Owner of the Tepsco facility is Enterprise. The tanks on the right are on the property of the Coastal Waste Disposal … [Read more...]

By TXsharon
Dear Readers and Fracking Mafia Stalkers, My solar panels were installed last week while I was in Austin and I've been too busy to even tell you about it. To remind you: in installment #8 of my series, "Goodbye natural gas you dirty boy! It's … [Read more...]
By TXsharon
What the Frack We Can Do to Reclaim American Democracy? Saturday April 6 9 to 5 Grace Lutheran Church 6202 E. Mockingbird Dallas, TX Description Author and activist Riki Ott, PhD, shares her personal, first-hand experiences of the Exxon … [Read more...]

By TXsharon
I've been reading through the transcript from the Texas Railroad Commission's hearing to consider whether Range Resources caused or contributed to the contamination in the Lipsky well. It's not like Range didn't already have a deck stacked in … [Read more...]
By TXsharon
Early Tuesday morning I headed down to Austin. Tuesday afternoon I gave a presentation to a bunch of geologists and industry folks at the Shale-Gas Development and Water Issues conference. There were some interesting and tense moments. I might write … [Read more...]
By TXsharon
I'm sure you all know by now that a judge in PA ruled to unseal the Hallowich-Range non-disclosure agreement. But, something--the real settlement--is missing from the unsealed documents and that would be Exhibit B (Filed Under Seal). It's disappeared … [Read more...]
By TXsharon
I'm writing this from Austin where I will testify in support of HB 448 a bill that will require frackers to provide prior notice to landowners. I wanted to be sure to share this important news with you. Washington County judge orders Marcellus … [Read more...]