I know where I'll be on Friday after work...Come out to Vigne this Friday or Saturday, August 13th or 14th from 6-8 for our first blind tasting. The tasting sheet we normally give you at the beginning of the tasting will not be handed out until you … [Read more...]

Bloomberg reports that fossil fuel subsidies are twelve times renewable energy subsidies. Fossil Fuels - $557 billion Renewable - $43 billion   STOP Corporate Welfare for the oil & gas industry! Ahm, for the ignorant … [Read more...]

Envelopes full of money and bottles of Johnnie Walker Black... Where I live graft is pipe fences, gravel driveways and cattle guards and, I'm sure, cash is sprinkled liberally around. A new cattle guard and suddenly people have memory problems and … [Read more...]

The first time I met Wilma Subra was in October 2008 when she and several other of the EARTHWORKS/OGAP folks came to tour the Barnett Shale at the request of Don Young and me. During that visit, Libby Willis, President, Ft. Worth League of … [Read more...]

Enbridge: We'll buy 200 homes affected by Kalamazoo River oil spillFor those whose homes were already listed for sale before the spill, Enbridge Energy Partners said it will pay the full list price.For homeowners who want to sell but whose homes … [Read more...]

> The monitor in DISH is not showing emissions but independent testing next to the monitor shows a different story. … [Read more...]

They have signs that say, "EPA go away."You can bet your sweet ass that not one of those people holding a sign has a gas well near them.SOS to EPA Please stay! … [Read more...]

Bayou St. Denis gusher to spew for 10-12 daysComplications push back capping of oilAfter an inspection by Wild Well Control of Harahan, which was hired to shut off the wellhead, the company estimates it could take 10 to 12 days to cap the rig in … [Read more...]

Here's a pdf that lists assaults on America by the oil & gas industry. Note how often Texas shows up.ASSAULT ON AMERICA: A Decade of Petroleum Company Company Disaster, Pollution and Profit … [Read more...]

Maybe it's time to quit beating the hydrocarbon energy dead horse before it beats us.Gov't warned company about oil pipeline monitoringThe Environmental Protection Agency estimates that the leak dumped more than 1 million gallons of oil into the … [Read more...]

Scientists say global warming is continuingBy RANDOLPH E. SCHMIDCompiled by more than 300 scientists from 48 countries, the report said its analysis of 10 indicators that are "clearly and directly related to surface temperatures, all tell the same … [Read more...]