Dramatic picture!Another source: Natural gas explosion on Highway 79 north Carthage controlledThis was in Panola County. There is a great video at KSLA. Flames shot up 100 feet in the air. The heat melted cars and a mobile home.PANOLA COUNTY, TX … [Read more...]
S.B. 752 Gives More Local Control over Drilling Waste Disposal/Injection Wells
Newly elected Wendy Davis authored SB 752 “An act relating to the authority of a local government to prohibit the Railroad Commission of Texas or the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality from issuing a permit for a disposal well.”This is a good … [Read more...]
Barnett Shale Gas Well Compressor Noise Tortures Wise County
Some Wise County residents are tortured by gas well compressor noise. Several letters have appeared in the Wise County Messenger recently. Here's the latest:Do the well operators care? There is a fruitful discussion taking place in the comments.Noise … [Read more...]
Mentally Disabled Texans Horribly Exploited
Exploitation of Disabled at Turkey PlantPosted: 09 Feb 2009 03:58 PM CSTProPublicaby Alexandra Andrews, ProPublica - The U.S. Justice Department and Iowa officials are investigating allegations of exploitation at a Texas company that shipped men with … [Read more...]
We Have Phil King to Thank for This
Texas has the highest electricity rates in the nation.Report: Texas electricity rates have soared since deregulationAUSTIN, Texas – In the decade since Texas deregulated its retail electricity market, rates have skyrocketed higher than any other … [Read more...]
TPA Weekly Round-up
It's Monday, and that means it is time for another edition of the Texas Progressive Alliance's weekly round-up. Enjoy this week's look at the best of the TPA.TXsharon made another video this week and it's gross! Watch it on Bluedaze then answer this … [Read more...]
TCU DailySkiff Exposes Chesapeake Energy for Environmental Injustice
A recent opinion piece in TCU's DailySkiff exposed Chesapeake Energy for environmental injustice and manipulative business practices. In Energy companies not sensitive to concerns of low-income families, Katie Martinez describes how Chesapeake … [Read more...]
TEXASVOX: The Voice of Public Citizen in Texas
Public Citizen so totally rocks and this site is Public Citizen for Texas! … [Read more...]
Big Oil wants to keep their Big Influence secret!
First, for reference and background:Big Oil. HUGE Money. ENORMOUS Influence.Oil and Gas Profits Used to Lobby Against You and MeDevon Energy: $2.6 Billion Profit Buys LobbyistFrom a regular reader:"Here is an example of how an oil and gas company is … [Read more...]
If hydraulic fracturing is so damn safe, why does Big Oil need exemptions?
Protect Wyo aquifersFriday, February 6, 2009 2:05 AM MSTEditor:Wyoming senators are considering resolution SJ5, hydraulic fracturing.This resolution -- drafted by the oil and gas industry -- will request that our state's congressional delegation … [Read more...]
Death at Chesapeake Energy Gas Well in LA
Jonathan Brazzel, 25, died of what appears to be a head injury he received at a Chesapeake Energy well site in DeSoto. He died at the scene.From ShreveportTimes.comBrazzel’s death is the second connected to the oil and natural gas industry in the … [Read more...]
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