Boots & Coots, a Halliburton well control services company, has been working through the night to get control of an Arlington gas well blowout in a neighborhood. So far, attempts to get control have been unsuccessful. This is the first blowout in … [Read more...]
Fracking Air Pollution in Arlington, Texas
It's no surprise to anyone that there is a lot of air pollution in Arlington. Fracking and drilling there is endless Citizen Empowerment Project documents fracking air pollution in Arlington, Texas Last November, I had a couple of hours and wanted … [Read more...]
Earthquake in Arlington coincides with water main break
In the wee hours of Sunday morning, there was a M 2.4 earthquake in Arlington. There was also a water main break and sinkhole. You can see a video of the water main break on Facebook. Looking on the Texas Railroad Commission GIS map, I did not … [Read more...]
No matter how bad you think you have it living with fracking…
it could be worse. You could live in Arlington, Texas. Tonight they approved expansion of a CHK drill site 359' from a day care. … [Read more...]
Arlington sinkhole is fixed
Alrighty then. Javier fixed it. The school district said the hole was only 6 inches deep. Did you see the picture? <insert joke about depth perception here> … [Read more...]
VIDEO: Carrizo gas well venting in Pantego, Texas near school
This is a video of life near fracking. You can see the neighbors roof tops in the video. Raise your hand if you want this near your home and your children's school. Hopefully we will have more information soon. So far the response has … [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...]
City Planning for the Inevitable Catastrophic Event at Gas Well Sites
"This is coming to a neighborhood near you," Ahmed Fakhri, Wild Well Control senior safety and emergency response specialist, told Arlington fire fighters. "Sooner or later you are going to have an event." Is your city ready for … [Read more...]
Independent test results show fracking flowback emissions are dangerous toxics, not *steam*
This testing done at 1700' from the facility shows setbacks are insufficient to protect public. Independent test results show fracking flowback emissions are dangerous toxics, not *steam* Earthworks April 24, 2012 Texas town ignores own test … [Read more...]
City air sampling proves flowback is not just steam from hot water
This is happening now in Arlington at Chesapeake Energy's Bruder site: Recently, Chesapeake Energy PR spokesperson, Julie Wilson (no relation) told Arlington residents that the emissions from their completion operations were only steam. “The … [Read more...]
Arlington gas well coordinator promotes industry he regulates.
As I've already said, I consider it a conflict of interest for city employees to promote the industry they are supposed to regulate. I'm not alone in that. From the FW Weekly Static: Smart Career Move. The Weekly takes us through a revolving door … [Read more...]
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