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Fracking Nanny State Bill Passes Texas House

April 17, 2015 By TXsharon

Proving that everything IS bigger in Texas, even the government, the Fracking Nanny State Bill, HB 40, has passed the House in a crushing and shameful vote of 122 Yeas, 18 Nays. Earthworks Statement: Today’s passage of CSHB40 makes clear that, … [Read more...]

TCEQ REFUSED TO RESPOND WHILE THIS AIR POLLUTION TRAVELED 20 MILES

April 13, 2015 By TXsharon

Oil and gas has taken over Texas and no one is coming to help. The amount of air pollution boiling out scared me! Marathon's Sugarhorn facility is a chronic offender so I knew I would see emissions. I always see emissions at the Sugarhorn. But I … [Read more...]

UPDATE: Texas Railroad Commission to rename Arlington gas well blowout well

April 12, 2015 By TXsharon

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...]

Thoughts on the Corporate Takeover in Texas: A Battle Cry

April 8, 2015 By TXsharon

A guest editorial with thoughts on the corporate takeover in Texas. by Eagle Ford Ellie with original emphasis. (Ed Ireland, BSEEC, says there just isn't any opposition in the Eagle Ford Shale. Wrong again, Ed.) Thanks to Earthworks and Sharon … [Read more...]

New Report: Mismanaged fracking waste

April 2, 2015 By TXsharon

Mismanaged fracking waste is public health risk "...our analysis shows that states aren’t keeping track of this waste or disposing of it properly. States must take realistic, concrete steps to better protect the public.” ~Nadia Steinzor, … [Read more...]

Kansas: “immediate danger” to public safety from fracking earthquakes

April 1, 2015 By TXsharon

Kansas finds "immediate danger" to public from fracking earthquakes. It is time for other states to step up and protect the public from fracking earthquakes. But Texas lawmakers take a giant leap backward with HB 40. As reported by Mike … [Read more...]

BREAKING: Texas Legislature tells inconvenient truth about HB 40

March 31, 2015 By TXsharon

The Texas Legislature tells inconvenient truth! An alert about H.B. 40 came in my inbox yesterday. It told an inconvenient truth about the bill authored by the oil & gas industry and filed by Rep. Drew … [Read more...]

TEXAS FRACKING RAPE IN AUSTIN TODAY

March 30, 2015 By TXsharon

I was told by someone that the imagery and text in this post might need a Trigger Warning. I didn't know what that was so I looked it up. Some psychologists are concerned with the use of trigger warnings as avoidance and others feel the trigger … [Read more...]

Texas frackquakes this past week

March 28, 2015 By TXsharon

This past week there were several Texas frackquakes but I was too busy with the unnatural disaster in Austin to mention those. I'm taking a few minutes to get caught up This past week in Texas frackquakes M2.8 in Western Texas on March 21, 2015. … [Read more...]

Fracking blowouts happen: will you be protected?

March 27, 2015 By TXsharon

Right now in Austin the oil & gas industry is working through the Texas Legislature to strip away the decades old right of Texas cities to protect their citizens. These elected officials are completely out of touch with the reality of … [Read more...]

State Defines “Prudent and Reasonable” Fracking Operator

March 26, 2015 By TXsharon

Monday, people from many areas of Texas converged in Austin to oppose H.B. 40 and H.B. 539. H.B. 40 is the Fracking Loophole Bill and H.B. 539 is the Punishment Tax Bill. H.B. 40, as written, will overturn almost a decade of my work in the … [Read more...]