Petroleum and natural gas systems are worse than refineries as Green House Gas emitters and second only to power plants. Also see: It's the Methane Stupid What's Behind Surging Ozone Pollution in Texas? Study to Weigh Role of … [Read more...]
Updated: Warning: There are fracking bombs in Parker County
Our government--local, state and federal--knows about this and they are ignoring the imminent danger to several families. A couple of weeks ago, Steve Lipsky wrote a letter to the EPA. The methane contamination plume in the aquifer in his area is … [Read more...]
Hawaii bans fracking
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A More Magazine photo shoot and a drilling waste shower
It still mystifies me that the editor of More Magazine called me earlier this year to ask if they could write a profile of me for their Special, 15th Anniversary, September issue. My immediate reaction was panic because I'm more of a campfire kind of … [Read more...]
Transcript: Results of ethics complaint against AP reporter Kevin Begos
Sometimes reporters have a hard time finding people willing to talk. Laura Paskus calls it a dance: Behind the curtain of almost every news story is a secret dance. In the process of understanding an issue, reporters must find people willing to … [Read more...]
EagleRidge causing problems in Mansfield and Denton
It's bad behavior by the oil and gas industry that has turned the public against fracking. In a recent Pew Poll, 49% of Americans said they were against fracking. A UT poll found an even split between fracking supporters and fracking opposition but … [Read more...]
When government fails, people near fracking are left with few choices
When fracking happens there are documented impacts to people and the environment. Federal government has both failed to respond and has walked away from these impacts. State regulators are guilty of malfeasance. Documentation of harm is … [Read more...]
Photos from the Eagle Ford Shale
I wanted to share a few photos that people in the Eagle Ford Shale sent me this week. Above is a sign at a waste disposal site in Gonzales County. I wonder what's in that stuff and what happens to it. Nothing is made clear by their website. … [Read more...]
I have Exhibit B to the Hallowich fracking settlement case
Here is that big, bad boy! To remind you, this big guy went missing. Kind of hard to believe something this size could get lost, huh? To illustrate just how big this thing is, I placed my favorite, extra large 20-ounce beverage cup … [Read more...]
Video: EagleRidge ignores fracking worker safety
We already know that EagleRidge is a terrible neighbor! An EagleRidge Operating worker was indicted in June 2012 on a felony charge of illegally dumping. City employees visiting the company’s well site in the 3100 block of Airport Road found a … [Read more...]
2.4M Earthquake in Northern Texas while Government on Furlough.
When trying to pinpoint the location of this most recent fracking quake, I received the following message brought to us by the GOP: Due to a lapse in Federal funding, the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program has suspended most of its operations. While … [Read more...]
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