Fracking News
On October 3, 2013, there was a "gas drilling open house" for the Vintage neighborhood where EagleRidge is drilling and fracking way too close to homes. Mark Grawe, EagleRidge Energy’s executive vice president and Darren Groth, Denton Gas Well … [Read more...]
Dr. Theo Colborn, The Endocrine Disruption Exchange We've got to make the fossil fuel connection that when you poke a hole into the ground, to get out coal, oil or natural gas--and especially natural gas because of the tremendous boom that is taking … [Read more...]
Alyssa Burgin, Executive Director, Texas Drought Project wrote the following opinion about Proposition 6. And, if anyone knows the ins and outs of drought, it's Alyssa. The Texas Drought Project opposes Proposition 6, which takes $2 billion from the … [Read more...]
Air pollution mortality is one of five leading causes of death worldwide. Source: Mark Jacobson, Ph.D., slide show. From this EPA map, it's clear to see that Texas is a serial killer. Also see: EPA chart: Oil & gas … [Read more...]
Petroleum and natural gas systems are worse than refineries as Green House Gas emitters and second only to power plants. Also see: It's the Methane Stupid What's Behind Surging Ozone Pollution in Texas? Study to Weigh Role of … [Read more...]
Our government--local, state and federal--knows about this and they are ignoring the imminent danger to several families. A couple of weeks ago, Steve Lipsky wrote a letter to the EPA. The methane contamination plume in the aquifer in his area is … [Read more...]
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It still mystifies me that the editor of More Magazine called me earlier this year to ask if they could write a profile of me for their Special, 15th Anniversary, September issue. My immediate reaction was panic because I'm more of a campfire kind of … [Read more...]
Sometimes reporters have a hard time finding people willing to talk. Laura Paskus calls it a dance: Behind the curtain of almost every news story is a secret dance. In the process of understanding an issue, reporters must find people willing to … [Read more...]
It's bad behavior by the oil and gas industry that has turned the public against fracking. In a recent Pew Poll, 49% of Americans said they were against fracking. A UT poll found an even split between fracking supporters and fracking opposition but … [Read more...]
When fracking happens there are documented impacts to people and the environment. Federal government has both failed to respond and has walked away from these impacts. State regulators are guilty of malfeasance. Documentation of harm is … [Read more...]