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Denton public health and safety at risk from weak gas well ordinance

January 14, 2013 By TXsharon

Tomorrow the Denton City Council will have a public hearing and most likely vote to approve the latest gas well drilling ordinance. This ordinance will not protect public health, property values or the Denton way of life. If you care about the … [Read more...]

Benzene detected at Chesapeake Barnett Shale facility in Fort Worth

January 12, 2013 By TXsharon

You might remember this video: Disturbing videos show massive VOC leaks from Chesapeake Fort Worth facilities ShaleTest made a complaint to the TCEQ when they took the video. TCEQ did air sampling and found benzene over the long-term exposure levels. … [Read more...]

Dallas ants stand up against dirty fracking trickery

January 11, 2013 By TXsharon

In December, the Dallas City Planning Commission denied 3 permits for wells in a Dallas park that is also in the flood plane. For some wiggly reasons, they decided to resurrect these permits for consideration. I think it might be because a super … [Read more...]

Are tougher rules coming for the fracking man camps?

January 9, 2013 By TXsharon

RQ-1103-GA Go to: http://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/opinions/opinions/50abbott/rq/2013/pdf/RQ1103GA.pdf Received: Friday, January 4, 2013 Re: Whether a county may regulate, as a subdivision, the partition of a tract of land in the … [Read more...]

Dear Denton: Are you as good as Southlake?

January 8, 2013 By TXsharon

Tell the city to stop with the bull. Southlake prohibited compression facilities within the city. Also "no refining process or any process for the extraction of hydrocarbon products shall be performed at a drill site or operation site except that … [Read more...]

Mayday Dallas! See the ways they will frack your children.

January 8, 2013 By TXsharon

Dallas wants to frack your children. The Luna South Gas Processing Facility (Luna) that Dallas City Planning Commission is considering is similar--but worse--to the Argyle Central Facility (ACF). Permits without rules and math that doesn't … [Read more...]

Promised Land quotes Range Resources’ Matt Pitzarella

January 6, 2013 By TXsharon

Edit (I just noticed that the first part of my first sentence disappeared. I am keeping my son's dogs and all the dog wrangling has me distracted. The edited part is in bold.) Promised Land used an adapted quote from Matt Pitzarella, Director of … [Read more...]

Fracking vile and pathetic

January 6, 2013 By TXsharon

It's been a long haul with one pathetic, vile thing after another. But this is a prize winner. Oil and gas lawyers want residents banned from talking at rule hearing By Bruce Finley The Denver Post, 01/04/2013 testimony from the residents … [Read more...]

Mayday New York! Cuomo wants to frack your children.

January 6, 2013 By TXsharon

I had a similar conversation with Dallas yesterday. SANDRA STEINGRABER CALLS YOU TO ALBANY ON JANUARY 9, 2013 Rally to Stop Fracking in NY at the State of the State Address, 11 am – 3 pm Information and Buses I’m upset because the … [Read more...]

Mayday! Dallas wants to frack your children.

January 5, 2013 By TXsharon

The fracking industry is putting the squeeze on Dallas. They want to frack your children. (Update on how they plan to frack your children.) From the Dallas Drilling Blog: THEY’RE BACK! In a shocking move, Trinity East Energy has filed an appeal … [Read more...]

Hydrocarbon chemicals from BP spill present in blood of residents

January 4, 2013 By TXsharon

More confirmation that it's time for President Obama to take Dr. Colborn's suggestions. BP blamed for ongoing health problems Gulf Coast residents and clean up workers have found chemicals present in BP's oil in their own bloodstreams. 20 Apr … [Read more...]