We have a blogger down in south Texas! Exxon Mobil (XOM) has slapped a gag order on her claiming she is revealing trade secrets. Apparently XOM doesn’t appreciate this blogger’s particular brand of Spatula Video Reporting. NOTE: this reporting is done from the ranch where she lives that has been in her husband’s family for decades.
I can see how XOM might not want everyone to know about THIS particular trade secret where they use a screw to stop slow down a benzene leak. Man! If other drillers find that out there might be a run on screws all across this whole country. Or even worse, if all the drillers find out they never have to replace any old, worn-out equipment–even old, leaky junk from 1949 that doesn’t meet requirements of federal environmental laws like the Clean Air Act–then all those equipment suppliers would go belly-up.
Oh! Here’s another trade secret: BURN PITS!
ExxonMobil has at least 60
burn pits on the McGill Ranch property.
They buried them.
I am digging them up!
See, that stuff leaches down into the groundwater and The Spatula Video Blogger got it tested. Now, I’m not saying there’s a cancer cluster down there or anything but I did hear that the cancer clinic is overwhelmed.
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Sharon Wilson is considered a leading citizen expert on the impacts of shale oil and gas extraction. She is the go-to person whether it’s top EPA officials from D.C., national and international news networks, or residents facing the shock of eminent domain and the devastating environmental effects of natural gas development in their backyards.
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Trade Secret–my a**. When you go to buy gasoline, just pass up the EXXON station–don't amount to much, but sure makes you feel better! Me too.
industry in this country needs to be taken down a notch or two. We have to get control over this kind of thing.
Revealing a trade secret? From when? 1947? 1930? Most of their equipment is so beat up it looks that old!
Wait until the EPA starts tracking methane (gas) stray emissions. I think you'll see a lot of those leaks being fixed FAST.
This is also great footage for anyone wanting to get elected to the Texas RRC. Show the public how crummy they regulate things, and watch what happens to their incumbents.
Anonymous: Yes, we need to control these things. If I really loved nature to look polluted like that, I'd move to China.