Texas Sharon's Bluedaze

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March 14, 2009 By TXsharon

A head with a heartPresident and CEO of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Paul Levy may have found an alternative to layoffs. … [Read more...]

Spill Disaster in Queensland

March 14, 2009 By TXsharon

http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE52C05020090313Disaster declared after Australia oil spillQueensland state Premier Anna Bligh declared Moreton Island, Bribie Island and southern parts of the Sunshine Coast as disaster zones after … [Read more...]

Environmental Injustice in Marcellus Shale

March 13, 2009 By TXsharon

A glass of milky brown drinking water from a residential well in Dimock, Pennsylvania, after natural gas drilling operations began nearby. (Photo: Tim Shaffer / Reuters)for background see: Cabot Guilty of Failure to Protect Water in Marcellus … [Read more...]

Barnett Shale: The Worst Case Scenerio In DISH, TX

March 13, 2009 By TXsharon

For some background see: Deep Dish - A look at a town crisscrossed with pipelines Video documentary. BREAKING: Chesapeake Energy Reneges on Promises and Makes Veiled Threats Protect Yourself From Eminent Domain and Other Abuses of Pipeline … [Read more...]

Marcellus Shale: SPLASHDOWN! Defend our water now

March 12, 2009 By TXsharon

I A new website covering Marcellus Shale drilling issues:SPLASHDOWN … [Read more...]

Bradford County, PA Commissioners, What Happened to That Fact Finding Mission?

March 12, 2009 By TXsharon

Last summer a county commissioner from Bradford County, Pennsylvania, which sits on top of the richest part of the Marcellus Shale, contacted me because he and his colleagues were planning a shale drilling “fact finding” trip to Wise County, Texas, … [Read more...]

Economic Impact of Oil & Gas Drilling: The "Toll on Roads"

March 12, 2009 By TXsharon

Argyle figures out cost of gas drilling’s toll on roadsBy Peggy Heinkel-Wolfe / Staff WriterARGYLE — Engineers have come up with a figure for the town to rebuild its roads so that they can handle drilling traffic: $311,520 per lane per mile. Also … [Read more...]

From WFAA: Study claims Barnett Shale emissions staggering

March 12, 2009 By TXsharon

Study claims Barnett Shale emissions staggeringBy DAVID SCHECHTER / WFAA-TV Channel 8Video at link A new study finds pollution from Barnett Shale is equal to all of the vehicle emissions in North Texas.The oil and gas industry disputes the numbers, … [Read more...]

"Am I Okay?" They ask

March 12, 2009 By TXsharon

"I feel thin, like butter spread over too much bread" (Ian Holm as the elderly Bilbo Baggins in Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring)Thanks for asking … [Read more...]

Cabot Guilty of Failure to Protect Water in Marcellus Shale

March 10, 2009 By TXsharon

This happened in Dimock, PA.The state Department of Environmental Protection is holding Cabot Oil & Gas accountable for allowing natural gas from lower formations to contaminate fresh water supplies, according to a "Notice of Violation" sent to … [Read more...]

A Look at the Future in the Barnett Shale

March 10, 2009 By TXsharon

All those gas wells will get old and cruddy like these did.DECAYING TANKS And then look what happens:Justin Windham said the city has "abated" several properties. Notice that it doesn't say the producer did the abatement. It says "the city." And who … [Read more...]