tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-326204342009-11-23T01:36:32.209-06:00Dedicated to exposing the collateral damage to our vital natural resources, quality of life and personal property caused by natural gas drilling.TXsharonnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1901125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32620434.post-76941609434857286122009-11-22T21:35:00.002-06:002009-11-22T21:45:51.206-06:00

Aruba Petroleum Operations Under the Cover of DarknessAruba Petroleum Is Sure Mad at MeEPA Must Aggregate Big Gas Emissions! See Aruba Petroleum Example.Aruba Petroleum Refuses Simple Step to Improve Barnett Shale AirVIDEO: Aruba Petroleum In Your Backyard.Aruba Petroleum Toxic Mess in Barnett ShaleVIDEO: Aruba Petroleum Toxic Spill in Barnett ShaleSpill on Aruba Petroleum Barnett Shale Drill

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Spiritual leaders in the Barnett Shale use Godto excuse their greed. The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary leased their minerals to Chesapeake who plans to drill up to 14 natural gas wells--closer than the recommended setback distance--next to an elementary school where children from low income households attend. A SBTS alumni wrote the seminary president requesting Environmental Justice

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Thank you gentle readers who badgered me until I expanded my entertainment package to include Planet Green. Right now they are exposing the oil & gas industry's greenwashing commercials.

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I'll let her tell it as only she can.Breaking news!

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A few weeks ago, I showed you the view out Christine Ruggiero's kitchen window.Looking Out a Barnett Shale Kitchen WindowToday I took this picture looking out Christine's living room window.That's Aruba Petroleum gearing up to frack the well on Christine's neighbor's property. Then Aruba will move to Christine's back yard and frack that well.And, here is the view out Christine's side window where

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I took this today on FM 455 in Wise County.

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What would cause a sudden spike in radioactive material in this city's water source?Brett Shipp News 8 InvestigationNews 8 Investigates: Dangerously 'hot' water in Hudson OaksThis following slides are from a presentation on NORM given by the Texas Railroad Commission. Parker County is in District 7.I will update this post with more information when I get some time.See entire TRC NORM Seminar:

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A Chesapeake Energy gas well blowout killed one, injured another, caused a neighborhood to be evacuated and sent at least 6 fire fighters to the hospital. The blowout spewed natural gas methane into the air for about 30 minutes.This well was 300 feet from a house. ...like this well.LINKUPDATE: Haynesville Shale 'black rain' after blowout

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I appreciate all the reporting we can get on the pollution caused by the "un-clean energy" natural gas, but I have to take issue with WFAA's claim that the emissions are "breaking news."Peggy Heinkel-Wolfe reported on Barnett Shale drilling emissions on May 30, 2006. Surprisingly, the article is still available online. I saved it long ago so I would have the information for reference.Cars not

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Airing our dirty laundry air.EPA Tangles With Texas in Battle Over Air QualityAgency Takes Activist Stance on Pollution, Calling Local Rules Lax; State Officials Complain of 'Bureaucratic Meddling'"Our results speak louder than bureaucratic meddling," said Katherine Cesinger, a spokeswoman for Gov. Rick Perry, a Republican.Aren't we so proud of those "results" and what Rick Perry has brought to

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The press release was embargoed until midnight so I stayed up to post it last night.Residents Take Action to Correct Conduct by Natural Gas Company in Dimock, PADIMOCK, PA – Fifteen families living on Carter Road in Dimock Township, Pennsylvania, located in Susquehanna County in the northeast region of the State, plan to announce on Friday, November 20, 2009, the filing of a civil lawsuit in

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I just got home from the meeting in Fort Worth about the toxic drilling emissions. Due to a massive traffic jam, I missed most of the meat of the meeting, Deborah Rogers' presentation. Someone please send me a copy of her presentation so I can turn it into a pdf and post it for everyone to read. Here's a little about Deborah:Deborah Rogers, owner of Deborah's Farmstead, a dairy just west of Fort

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MEDIA ADVISORY For FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20TH, 2009Residents Take Action to Correct Conduct by Natural Gas Company in Dimock, PAFamilies will announce an important development in their fight to restore homes, land and community after environmental onslaughtDIMOCK, PA – Fifteen families living on Carter Road in Dimock Township, Pennsylvania, located in Susquehanna County in the northeast region of the

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Battle lines forming between EPA, state environmental agencyRift deepens after Obama appointment, air permitting review.And here's why an EPA intervention is appropriate in Texas:Texas is the worst air polluter in the nation. (SOURCE: Congressional Quarterly’s State Fact Finder 2007) Texas releases more volatile organic compounds into the air than any other state in the country. (SOURCE:

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Deborah Rogers is one of the speakers tonight at the Fort Worth League of Women Voters. Her call for a moratorium on natural gas drilling is an extremely important message to all residents that wish to protect the future of Fort Worth. Please show your support for this effort by attending this meeting. The time to act is now.UPDATE: From Don Young, "A faint aroma of Hope"I'm not one to lean on

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Oh, it's just salt water. That's all. And traces of "other elements."But, what about all those fires at salt water disposal wells? I didn't know salt water would burn. Throw a match in the "The Great Salt Lake in Utah" and see what happens. I'm pretty sure it won't burn.From Dallas Morning NewsOne expert agrees, comparing the water to the salinity of the Great Salt Lake in Utah. The sample "

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The polluters who have ruined DISH, TX citizens quality of life and their health received a cease and desist letter from the Mayor of DISH, Calvin Tillman.You can read the letter HERE. Below is an excerpt:Therefore, I must ask your companies to cease and desist operations at this facility until such time as you can guarantee the safety of the citizens who live near the site. I would also ask that

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT: VINCE LEIBOWITZ512.705.7001SCHIEFFER MAKES FUN OF PERRY, CITES STATISTICS, OFFERS NO ANSWERS ON THE ENVIRONMENTFORT WORTH--Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Tom Schieffer tonight offered no solutions whatsoever relating to the environmental problems facing Texas during a forum in Fort Worth tonight.Instead, Schieffer said the best thing Texas could do to improve the

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My last post was about the attempt by certain "FW Leaders" to take credit for ordering drilling emissions studies. It's completely dishonest after Moncrief paved the way for drillers and gave them the key to FW.Ironically, The Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce Newz-e-letter went out today. Here's the Picture of the Week.PICTURE OF THE WEEKFort Worth Mayor Mike Moncrief introduces his wife, Rosie

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This is utter nonsense and anyone with half a brain and a pulse knows it. Rather than trying to take any credit at all they should be handing our their apologies for inaction.FW leaders order report on Barnett Shale emissions Hicks and Moncrief get the baloney award.

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TCEQ gets pwned in this letter.In all fairness, I think the people who work for TCEQ are trying very hard right now. They were in Wise County yesterday and we heard excellent reports about the inspector conducting the testing. Very thorough and attentive described the inspectors performance. Maybe TCEQ should promote him.

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More bad news for Denton. It seems the drillers see that their world may soon be more appropriately regulated so they want to do as much dirty drilling as possible before those regulations are in place.A rig is being erected behind the Selwyn School in Denton, Texas. Selwyn already sits in the worst part of Denton's worst air. Do we really think it's a good idea to further pollute the air where

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Court ruling opens door for Rayzor Ranch gas drillingNeighbors should brace themselves. Range Resources has a less than spotless record.Range Resources VP Full of Hot AirMarcellus Shale: The Paid Protectors of IndustryRange Resources Manipulates Royalty Owners with False ChoiceHey Denton! Pay Attention to Range Resources Drilling RecordRayzor Ranch Neighbors, Here's What Range Resources Drilling

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Frack 2, Scene 1In late September, McClendon and John Pinkerton, the CEO of Range Resources Corp., another company with Marcellus holdings, called on the industry to be more transparent about the chemicals it uses. Chesapeake, which keeps a log of its fracking chemicals on its Web site, has even endorsed New York state's proposal to require drilling companies to register their products and

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