Denton has achieved some notoriety as the first town in Texas to ban fracking. In November 2014, a public referendum was held on this issue, with nearly two-thirds of the community voting against the industrial extraction of methane within city … [Read more...]
Screw the Earth Day Texas 2015?
Can this be real? I have a flyer for Earth Day Texas 2015 and it lists the following speakers: Dan Patrick, Texas Lt. Governor-Elect - Patrick characterized the “debate” over climate change as being more or less tied between those who believe in … [Read more...]
De facto fracking ban in Dallas
Today Dallas City Council passed a restrictive drilling ordinance that will make it difficult and undesirable for operators to frack in Dallas. I'm sure there will be lots of news tomorrow and I will update with some links. Well … [Read more...]
Oh Dallas! Don’t let frackers overwhelm you tomorrow.
Last week I told you about some important dates in the Dallas fracking fight. I hope you put those on your calendar because it looks like industry has them on theirs. Lookie here: Something has leaked and this time it's a bunch of gas headed to … [Read more...]
Important dates in the Dallas fracking fight
Yeah, unbelievably, after all the hell every other areas has experienced because of fracking, it's still under consideration in Dallas. There are two important hearings coming up. Hearing One: Support a Strong Drilling Ordinance fact … [Read more...]
I am Zac Trahan and I demand to know what happened at the Trinity East drilling disaster
No cease and desist letter will stop us from demanding to know what happened at the Trinity East drill site in Dallas! We are all Zac Trahan! Zac Trahan with Texas Campaign for the Environment is being targeted by Trinity East Energy as being a … [Read more...]
Promised Land reality show in Dallas, Texas
Hot off the press! In 2008, when the city of Dallas first entered into its controversial gas drilling lease deals, City Manager Mary Suhm publicly assured the City Council that she would not support drilling operations on city parkland — even as, … [Read more...]
Dear Dallas City Plan Commission regarding the gas refinery
I'm a busy woman! I interrupted my day to dress up (sort of) and drive to Dallas City Hall to deliver some vitally important information to the Dallas City Plan Commission about the Luna South Gas Processing Facility that is under your consideration. … [Read more...]
Picture this Dallas: Half of the Dish, Texas catastrophe in your backyard.
Here is what could be in store for Dallas if the City Planning Commission allows the Luna South Gas Processing Facility (Luna). In the picture below, you see the Atmos building at the Dish, Texas facility. That building houses two 3500 horsepower … [Read more...]
Benzene detected at Chesapeake Barnett Shale facility in Fort Worth
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
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...]
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