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...]
Mayday! Dallas wants to frack your children.
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...]
Texas, Denton, Dallas, Fort Worth face fracking nightmares before Christmas.
Did you ever wonder why our cities and states schedule important meetings, decisions and hearings at this time of year? It's because you are distracted by the shopping, caroling and cookie baking and they hope you won't notice when they frack up your … [Read more...]
Attention Dallas: Don’t Frack My Fairway
Will there really be gas well sites on the Luna Vista Golf Course? If that seems to crazy to believe, take a look at Dallas Area Residents for Responsible Drilling. “Don’t Frack My Fairway” Residents Protest with Drilling Rig at Official … [Read more...]
Fracking: How will it impact DFW’s air, land and water?
Join us Thursday, Sept. 13, from 7:00 to 9:00 pm at Northaven United Methodist Church on 11211 Preston Rd. Moderated by BJ Austin, KERA Dallas The Dallas City Council is considering several major changes to our local gas drilling ordinance. A … [Read more...]
Help Dallas win a National Clean Air Victory tomorrow
We Need Your Help to Win a National Clean Air Victory Starting This Wednesday at 1pm at Dallas City Hall Dallas is writing a new gas drilling ordinance. As part of this new set of rules, we have a chance to win the nation's first "off-sets" … [Read more...]
Dallas follows Fort Worth: nudity more dangerous than gas wells.
Remember this: BREAKING: Breasts Found More Dangerous Than Gas Wells In Dallas, strip clubs have a 1,000' setback from protected uses while, in some cases, gas wells can be as close as 500'. "Our goal is simple, " said Jim Schermbeck with clean … [Read more...]
Blogging from Dallas Drilling Task Force meeting
I just want to edit the start of this post to say: IF THE FRACKERS DIDN'T SUCK SO BAD AT DRILLING AND FRACKING, WE WOULDN'T BE HAVING THIS CONVERSATION. UPDATE: News story. Things were moving fast and I was typing on a phone so I probably missed … [Read more...]
Video and question for Dallas and Denton drilling task force members
In the beginning of this video taken at the Largest anti-fracking rally to date, Water Defense's executive director Claire Sandberg asks an important question that I have often asked. Will we allow our elected leaders "to persist in their … [Read more...]
Video: Dirty Dallas Drilling
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ALERT: defend the protections for schools and parks in Dallas from gas drilling
(Dallas ) - If gas industry representatives get their way during the final Gas Drilling Task Force meeting next Tuesday, fracking will be allowed much closer to homes and schools, and even inside Dallas parks, a reversal of previous positions. … [Read more...]