In a recent article written by San Antonio Express-News reporter Jennifer Hiller, she poses the question, Is the Eagle Ford oil boom making people sick? The question remains, is it making people sick? Some might be tempted to answer this question … [Read more...]
Environmental News
Here is some of the latest environmental news: The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has admitted that nobody knows how much methane is being leaked into the air by industrial hydraulic fracturing ('fracking'). According to … [Read more...]
Denton’s Methane Problem
Denton has achieved some notoriety as the first town in Texas to ban fracking. In November 2014, a public referendum was held on this issue, with nearly two-thirds of the community voting against the industrial extraction of methane within city … [Read more...]
Letter from the Eagle Ford Shale tells of rashes, nosebleeds and misery
I didn't check my mail yesterday. I'm glad. When I read the letter today, I cried. Excerpts: We still suffer frequent headaches and have restless nights. [Son's name] still gets nosebleeds, depending on what is going on nearby. [Husband's … [Read more...]
The waste from fracking shale has to go somewhere
"The waste has to go somewhere." News report. LaVernia, Texas residents in Wilson County don't want that toxic waste dumped in their backyard. So they have organized to fight it and this weekend they had a BBQ fundraiser to raise money for legal … [Read more...]
Environmental Racism in the Haynesville Shale: New Storm Pregnant with Lightning
I drove to the Haynesville shale last Tuesday, to the Church of the Living God where the EPA was holding a community meeting. The residents in this area on the Texas-Louisiana border are still, after more than two decades, trying to get one simple … [Read more...]
Texas Shale Boom: Creating a Third World Country Without a Passport
I've already read Clifford Krauss' "Shale Boom in Texas Could Increase U.S. Oil Output" in the NY Times so you don't need to keep forwarding it to me. And, no, I'm not going to provide a link to that shoddy reporting job. If you want to read it, use … [Read more...]
Chesapeake Energy preys on Como
This is a classic case of environmental justice.Como is an historically African American neighborhood, an economically depressed area on the edge of the affluent West Side of Fort Worth. What better spot to put a high-impact well site? CHK offered … [Read more...]
Dying for Profit
Trailer:Tammy Cromer-Campbell's Upcoming DocumentaryWinona, TXPanola, TXDon't Drink the Water … [Read more...]