Today Was a Horrible Smog Day!

If you want to know how bad the smog was here and how our air ranks compared to the rest of the country, check out the information and pictures at Durango Texas.

I was in Wise County today with people from out-of-town. We all had sinus problems, sore throats and coughs after about an hour’s exposure to the drilling toxins. Big Gas has an exemption from our Clean Air Act that allows them to get away with THIS. Emission from natural gas development should be aggregated!

Wise County, Texas has Most VOC’s in Region

UPDATE: Help is on the way!

Hank Gilbert Calls On Texas To Go Green

Don’t forget that on Governor Perry’s watch Texas became #1 in every thing that is dirty!

Also remember that in 2004 Kay Bailey Hutchinson was 2nd only to George Bush in the most money received from the oil & gas industry.

Texas is #1 in all things DIRTY!

FACT SHEET
Go Green, Texas
BY THE NUMBERS

Texas is the worst air polluter in the nation. (SOURCE: Congressional Quarterly’s State Fact Finder 2007)

Texas releases more volatile organic compounds into the air than any other state in the country. (SOURCE: ScoreCard.org )

Texas releases more toxic chemicals into water than any other state in the nation. (SOURCE: ScoreCard.org)

Texas ranks fifth in the nation in terms of toxic chemicals released into the air. (SOURCE: ScoreCard.org)

Texas releases more cancer-causing carcinogens into the air than any other state in the U.S. (SOURCE: ScoreCard.org)

Texas ranks seventh out of the fifty states in terms of the number of cancer-causing carcinogens released into water. (SOURCE: ScoreCard.org)

Texas ranks second among the fifty states in the amount of hazardous waste generated and first in carbon dioxide emissions. (SOURCE: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency [LINK])

There’s a lot more…