Earlier this week I wrote about the costs of fracking. Today, Environment America released a new report: The Costs of Fracking Read Texas News Release Download Report (PDF) Socialism is alive and well in Texas. But it’s Corporate … [Read more...]
Bad news on the climate change and food stability fronts
Even as I type this, gas is venting, flares are burning off gas that is uneconomical and the tar sands proceeds. Arctic sea ice shrinks to all-time low; half 1980 size By Seth Borenstein ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: 9:26 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. … [Read more...]
Proud I participated in this article that is devastating to fracking
"America's hydraulic fracturing gold rush portends the greatest environmental disaster of a generation. ... "The natural gas industry has spent $747 million lobbying state and federal officials over the past decade, allowing it to continue drilling … [Read more...]
Texas Railroad Commissioner Barry Smitherman has a Facebook page
Not only does Smitherman have a Facebook page, but he will put anything on there that panders to his base regardless of accuracy. Today I saw a poster on his page that said "This person thinks we should stop importing oil from Egypt." Huh? But … [Read more...]
UPDATE: Drought threatens US electricity supplies
If you have solar or wind energy and are off the grid, you don't need to read this. Everyone else... The U.S. Drought and Electricity Generation By John Daly | Mon, 03 September 2012 Oil Price.com ...virtually all power plants, whether they are … [Read more...]
Fracking: Privatizing profits and socializing damage
Here is a good example of how the fracking industry privatizes profits while passing the costs on to us. Frackers in the Eagle Ford Shale are causing major damage to roads. Some are impassable in regular vehicles. Eagle Ford Shale gas, oil … [Read more...]
New emergency with Louisiana sinkhole
"The situation is degrading." Wilma Subra who lives near the sinkhole area has been working night and day. They are finding shallow pockets of gas, seismic activity is increasing and new bubbling areas are appearing. Sinkhole emergency … [Read more...]
Wind energy development increases personal income and employment In rural areas
A new study by five researchers, published in the current issue of Energy Economics, found "that for each megawatt of wind capacity,a county gains half a job and just over $11,000 in total personal income." The Economic Impact of Wind … [Read more...]
Fish Creek fish kill in Barnett Shale
Reported on Fish Creek blog. Do creeks outside the gas patch foam like creeks in the gas patch? Here are some short videos. Video 1 Video 2 Video 3 Video 4 Video 5 Video 6 Video 7 … [Read more...]
Natural gas compressor fire in Colorado
From Ghost Blogger Another one of those oh so safe gas compressors caught fire in Colorado recently: http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/09/12/kindermorgan-cig-fire-idINL1E8KC7PZ20120912 Colorado Interstate Gas sets force majeure after … [Read more...]
Clean Energy Works for Texas kickoff meeting
As you read this, Texas is at an energy crossroads. During past summers there have been rolling blackouts throughout Dallas; Energy providers are warning our legislators of looming blackouts in the coming summers due to high demand and low energy … [Read more...]
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