There are three eminent domain bills this session but HB 3547 is the only one that is worth a flip. Currently Otis Anybody and his evil sister, Jess Anybody, can check a box on a Railroad Commission (RRC) form declaring they are a common carrier … [Read more...]
Lone Star Chapter of Sierra Club 2012 Awards
Saturday, Runner Susan and I drove to Austin in her new Prius so we could attend the Lone Star Sierra Club Chapter 2012 Awards dinner. The Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club announces seventeen winners of 2012 awards for outstanding work for … [Read more...]
Look who I ran into!
Photo ©Susan Sullivan all rights reserved and may not be used without permission. heh. … [Read more...]
Fossil fuels subsidies $1.9 trillion a year
The free market at work. /sarcasm IMF says global subsidies to fossil fuels amount to $1.9 trillion a year … and that’s probably an underestimate By David Roberts A new report [PDF] from the International Monetary Fund tries to tally up fossil … [Read more...]
2 killed, 3 injured in Barstow, Texas blowout
Two men died today at an Anadarko well in Barstow, Texas. I noticed that "Barstow blowout" search terms were landing people on my blog today. There was a Devon blowout in Barstow on March 2011. … [Read more...]
If EID is fracking’s Joe Camel, McAleer is fracking’s Bozo
Philem McAleer should give up trying to write anything and just slither back into his hole. Some fracking Joe Camels are clever at twisting logic to make their point but McAleer is not one of those. This week he wrote about the case where a family … [Read more...]
Oil Spill Video: Make Exxon XOM Pay!
TAKE ACTION: Exxon spilled 84,000 gallons of crude oil in Arkansas and a legal loophole will let them get away with it … [Read more...]
Yesterday a dog died in Karnes City
Like his owners, he suffered from rashes. He also had a tumor. Besides Mike, he was Myra's best friend. People and animals can't live there. UPDATE: Here is a picture of the late Mr. Bean. He was only two. … [Read more...]
A poetic list of pipeline spills
I have a twisted sistah in the Marcellus who reminds us that April is poetry month. 17 Ways to Look at Pipeline Spills (with apologies to Wallace Stevens) Last year, in the US alone, there were 364 spills from pipelines. This year, as of February … [Read more...]
Exxon spilled 84,000 gallons of crude oil in Arkansas and a legal loophole will let them get away with it
Exxon spilled 84,000 gallons of crude oil in Arkansas and a legal loophole will let them get away with it Last week a pipeline carrying tar sands oil from Canada to the US broke, spilling thousands of gallons of dirty crude in Mayflower, … [Read more...]
Two key fracking bills in committee for hearing Wednesday – Please Call
If you want these bills to move out of committee, please pick up the phone and make some calls. It's not hard, it doesn't take long and you can normally just leave a message. HB 379 by Lon Burnam – assesses fee on wastewater injection to encourage … [Read more...]
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