It was a flash fire of water that came suddenly gushing from a water well and sent four people to the hospital one of whom is a 4-year-old. Flash fire burns four people; methane contamination in water source possible cause Mineral Wells Index, … [Read more...]
Why Denton fracking ban is not a taking and not illegal
Despite the really crazy rhetoric coming from industry, based on established Texas law and federal law, the Denton fracking ban is not illegal and is not a taking. Earthworks commissioned a legal opinion from Jordan Yeager the attorney who … [Read more...]
Updated: The fracking industry accuses Denton residents of consorting with Russia while they consort with Russia
The fracking industry and their supporters have accused the Frack Free Denton grassroots organization that is seeking a ban on fracking in the Denton city limits of receiving money from Russia. ...Texas Railroad Commission Chairman Barry Smitherman … [Read more...]
As fracking moves in Alpine may be first in Texas to ban
Residents in the Big Bend area are sending out an SOS. Fracking has been slithering ever closer to the Big Bend area and residents in Alpine and Marfa are not happy about it. Last week I received emails from a Marfa resident saying they were … [Read more...]
Denton Council to residents: We broke it. You fix it.
I don't know how many reporters I spoke with yesterday before the Denton City Council voted to either adopt the citizen initiative to ban fracking in the city or rejected it but I told each one the same thing: The Denton Council has never shown any … [Read more...]
Denton resident who owns minerals supports fracking ban
I received this beautifully written essay from a mineral owner who is a Denton resident. If someone offered to give you $10, but in exchange, you would have to agree to put a child at increased risk for leukemia, would you do it? What if the dollar … [Read more...]
Caught on video: Petition circulators deceive Denton residents
The fracking industry is waging a "shock and awe" attack on residents of Denton, Texas. After a decade of being bullied by an industry that refuses to follow any rules, residents are saying, "We've had enough" and seek to ban fracking in the city … [Read more...]
Oilfield worker critical after abandoned well explodes in Robertson County
Robinson Robertson County aka Booger County. From KTBX Bryan/College Station. The injured young man is 25-years-old and has burns on his head and neck. An updated report says he is in critical condition. I'm betting we never find out … [Read more...]
Stuck on Stupid: Fracking industry’s “new” public relations strategy
The American Petroleum Institute has new guidelines for how to be better neighbors and corporate citizens. In issuing the “community engagement guidelines,” API seems to be tacitly acknowledging that oil and gas companies were slow to respond to … [Read more...]
UPDATED: SCAM ALERT: Texas mineral owners receive letter from Texas Royalty Council
I had to update this because the lies are getting bigger and BIGGER. See below. The Texas Royalty Council sent a misleading letter to royalty owners urging them to oppose the Denton fracking ban. The letter is titled Mineral Owner WARNING … [Read more...]
SOS sent from Karnes County in the Eagle Ford Shale
This are photos of a flare from Marathon Oil Company's East Sugarloaf facility in Karnes County taken by a resident. East Sugarloaf started today at 2:30 with this awful pollution and I have picture documentation. I also called TCEQ but got a … [Read more...]
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