Fracking News
Thank you! I just got home from a quick trip to Oklahoma and I guess it's a good day because no one met me at the door with a subpoena. I bet you're wondering what I did in Oklahoma but I don't think I should say. Sometimes it's good to hold keep … [Read more...]
Energy Policy Forum has a point by point rebuttal of Chesapeake Energy's response to the Rolling Stone article. The response was written by Michael D. Kehs, Vice President of Strategic Affairs & Public Relations Chesapeake Energy. Before … [Read more...]
More bullying by the big, BIG bullies. ...Rugh Mason alleges that Range Resources caused him to lose his job in January with Advanced Oilfield Services after Range no longer permitted him to be on its gas well sites serviced by Advanced. Donegal … [Read more...]
There is a new industry propaganda site on the web and you, Dear Readers, are going to LYAO when you see the colossal screw up these gasbags have made now. As the story goes: Chad Dean is just a regular guy who lives in Celina, Texas where "men and … [Read more...]
Chesapeake is at it again in Arlington. I have received reports of health effects from exposure to flowback fumes. If you live near the Lynn Smith drill site located at 2514 W Division St., Arlington, TX please take care. See the Survival tab for … [Read more...]
The Big Fracking Bubble: The Scam Behind the Gas Boom It’s not only toxic – it’s driven by a right-wing billionaire who profits more from flipping land than drilling for gas. Fracking, it turns out, is about producing cheap energy the same way … [Read more...]
Barry Smitherman was elected to replace Elizabeth Jones as chairman of the Texas Railroad Commission. When I heard the news a line from an old Herman's Hermits song popped into my head: "Second verse, same as the first." Here are some folks who … [Read more...]
The Australians were here earlier this month. They got to meet the Frackers and the Fracked and they made a super video. You will recognize some of the people. There’s a new resident moving into America’s cities and suburbs, peeking over backyard … [Read more...]
Dear Readers, Range Resources, the big, BIG bullies, just served me with a subpoena in the Lipsky case. The bullies want all the lint from my pockets and they want a big old pie in the sky. The lint in my pockets belongs to me and has nothing … [Read more...]
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...]
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...]