From Energy Wire -- EARTHQUAKES: Drilling waste wells exempt from earthquake testing rules When Congress passed the nation's federal hazardous waste laws in the 1970s as part of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), it kicked to EPA the … [Read more...]
TCEQ videos show VOC emissions in Eagle Ford Shale
UPDATE: Dr. Theo Colborn and TCEQ comment on what you are seeing in these videos. I did an open records request and obtained some TCEQ videos taken with the GasFindIR camera in the Eagle Ford Shale . Also linked below are the TCEQ investigation … [Read more...]
EPIC FAIL: Denton Drilling Task Force
"I’ve had all I can stands. I can’t stands no more." ~Popeye Someone(s) appointed the Denton Drilling Task Force. It was carefully picked to produce a consistent 3 to 2 vote in favor of the industry. They won't even vote for baseline testing. In … [Read more...]
Breaking: EPA confirms Dimock water is unsafe
BREKAING NEWS: EPA confirms Dimock water is unsafe. Josh Fox provides Pro-Publica with unreleased Dimock water tests. The families in Dimock have high to explosive levels of methane in their water wells. The families have been vindicated. Science … [Read more...]
Home mortgages may be fracked due to hydraulic fracturing
Some people in Texas have already face problems when trying to get a mortgage or refinance their property. Mortgages for Drilling Properties May Face Hurdle By IAN URBINA Published: March 18, 2012 UPDATE: With huge implications! his This a … [Read more...]
Report: Inadequate enforcement causes irresponsible oil and gas development
Earthworks press release New report shows COGCC fails to enforce its own rules: 516 oil & gas spills in 2011, only 5 fines assessed Oversight failure demonstrates local jurisdictions shouldn't be stripped of oil & gas regulatory … [Read more...]
Marathon Oil flaring shale gas in the Eagle Ford Shale
I was in the Eagle Ford Shale this past weekend with Wilma Subra and a Denton resident. Already the air is dense with ground level ozone. Here's a little video that I took of Marathon Oil flaring the Dubose Lease. The air in sparsely populated … [Read more...]
Study finds living near fracking is risky for health
They are finally catching up to what we have known for a long time! Press release and news coverage below. I will link to the study soon. UPDATE: Study Study shows air emissions near fracking sites may impact health They contain hydrocarbons … [Read more...]
Calvin Tillman exposes tactics against me
I want to thank Calvin Tillman for coming to bat for me against The Aggressor: Range Resources NYSE:RRC. This Press Action article covers quite well the situation in which I find myself. Sunday, March 18, 2012 Former Small-Town Mayor Slams … [Read more...]
Some countries know how to deal with polluters
SAO PAULO/RIO DE JANEIRO, March 17 (Reuters) - A Brazilian court on Saturday barred 17 executives from Chevron and Transocean from leaving Brazil, pending criminal charges related to a high-profile oil spill last November. LINK … [Read more...]
Emerging concern: Are Gas Patch residents at greater risk of heart attack?
A new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association confirms that exposure to "air pollutants--in some cases for a single day--increases the chance" of heart attack. Scientists now know that it is the heart rather than the lungs that is … [Read more...]
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