In case you haven't heard, not even Texans can live with fracking. Here's a partial press release: DENTON DRILLING AWARENESS GROUP * EARTHWORKS Citizens of Denton, Texas Call For Fracking Ban Denton would be first major Texas city to ban fracking … [Read more...]
The Fracking Big Gulp
Fracking, it's a lot to swallow. This is a Big Gulp fracking post and it may be a lot to swallow for some of the new communities where residents are just beginning to try to get their arms around the complexities of fracking's impacts and how to … [Read more...]
Study: EPA vastly underestimated methane leaks
A comprehensive new study by Stanford and published in the most respected peer-reviewed journal in the world concludes that EPA estimates of methane leakage are 50% too low. Methane is the most powerful greenhouse gas. UPDATE: From Tony … [Read more...]
M2.8 earthquake in West Texas oil & gas patch
Here's the event page Event Page. This was in the Snyder area where there has been an earthquake swarm. This is the area where scientists said injection of CO2 for enhanced recovery of oil and gas was causing the earthquake swarm including one … [Read more...]
Eye Witness Video: Drilling waste dumped illegally in Eagle Ford Shale
By Amber On the evening of January 15th as I was driving home, a tanker truck was stopped slightly to my side of the middle of County Road 205 in Wilson County, outside of Poth, TX. It looked as if the tractor trailer had just turned out of the … [Read more...]
VIDEO: EPA’s McCarthy meets with industry but brushes aside fracking impacted citizen
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Feburary 10th 2014 +++ VIDEO: EPA Administrator McCarthy refuses to meet with Steve Lipsky, a community member impacted by the fracking industry ++ While oil and gas industry lobbyists enjoy access, regular citizen forced … [Read more...]
Tell Denton Mayor Mark Burroughs that drilling is just the beginning
In my post "The fracking of Denton," I explained that for nearly five years we have been giving presentations and comments and sending emails to the Denton City Council. That’s why it was a bitter pill several weeks ago when the mayor told residents … [Read more...]
Mansfield’s Woodland Estates gets exposed, EagleRidge gets violation from TCEQ
EagleRidge fouls air at Woodland Estates neighborhood in Mansfield, Texas On their website, EagleRidge (ER) claims to use best practices. Practice Green Completions – Since the formation of EagleRidge Energy, LLC (ERE) in January of 2009, ERE … [Read more...]
EPA decides fracking flaming water is a-okay
Yesterday there was a hearing in DC on the supposed EPA overreach in Texas. Steve Lipsky attended the hearing but was not invited to give testimony. I didn't attend but I heard from several sources that "the Republicans" laughed in his … [Read more...]
The fracking of Denton
Nearly five years ago, I started working with residents in Denton to get a better, more protective drilling ordinance. The citizens of Denton have come a long way and learned much. The comments given last night at the Denton Council meeting were some … [Read more...]
Congress investigates EPA’s Texas “overreach”, ignores EPA & impacted communities
EARTHWORKS PRESS RELEASE: FEB 4, 2014 CONTACTS: Alan Septoff, 202-887-1872x105, aseptoff@earthworksaction.org Lauren Pagel, 202-887-1872x107, lpagel@earthworksaction.org Steve Lipsky, 817-988-9643 Congress investigates EPA's Texas "overreach", … [Read more...]
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