Fracking News
It’s not my birthday or Christmas or even close to Valentines’ Day but today I received a love letter from Monte Besler who works for a fracking company called FracN8r that operates in the Bakken Shale. As Upton Sinclair taught us, “It is difficult … [Read more...]
My dear friend, Laura Paskus, wrote another one of her powerful essays, Curiosity Prevails Over Despair. While Laura feels despair over the affects of climate change and the spoilage by reckless development of her favorite childhood forest area, her … [Read more...]
Hello Fracking Insurgents, I am in Parker County at a hearing where Range Resources has filed a plea to jurisdiction in the water contamination case where EPA had to step in. If the judge grants this motion, it means the Texas Railroad Commission is … [Read more...]
We have to drill here, drill now because national security energy independence environmental advantages of natural gas so the Big Gas Mafia can make billions trillions in their last hoorah If you ever believed one of the first three, … [Read more...]
The Texas Railroad Commission continues to enable the Big Gas Mafia to steal from Texans. The most recent case of personal property theft in the Barnett Shale happened to Grand Prairie residents. No one can tell this torturous story as thoroughly and … [Read more...]
This post needs little commentary because I have provided links to video proof. Kasey Denson, aka Pinocchio, sent this letter of rebuttal to the Texas Monthly in response to “Here’s the Drill,” by Saul Elbein [October 2011] about Tim and Christine … [Read more...]
Neiman Marcus raked in record profits during their first-quarter this fiscal year. While the rest of us are eating cake, the "most affluent luxury customers are 'spending with confidence.'" NM sales associates now have smart phones so they can … [Read more...]
Little by little, I am saying goodbye to that naughty, nasty natural gas. When I moved off the shale, I contracted for electricity that comes 100% from wind and solar. Next week I am having a wood burning stove installed that should heat my entire … [Read more...]
Not long ago, I saw an email or blog post or news article--memory fails me--where some guy in the Marcellus Shale was taking credit for putting the "k" in fracking. Oh Pah-leeze! Don't get me wrong. I love each and every one of my fellow … [Read more...]
UPDATE: This just in from Gas Briefing Daily: Over 35% of Bakken gas flared due to capacity issues More than 35% of North Dakota's natural gas production is being flaired/not marketed, due to insufficient pipeline and processing capacity, the … [Read more...]
Fear and Fracking in Southlake In one of America's wealthiest suburbs, an unlikely band of drilling opponents helped drive away the world's biggest energy companies. Did they save the town or ruin it? By Brantley Hargrove published: November 24, … [Read more...]