Posted in Air Quality, Coal, Energy, green jobs, Nuclear, tagged Coal, colorado river, Entergy, Jim Hightower, Nuclear Power, Power Plants Suck, Power station, public citizen texas, Texas, water on November 12, 2010 |
Originally posted at jimhightower.com
Here in my home state of Texas, we’re suffering from withdrawal pains.
This is not caused by our addiction to alcohol or drugs – but to plain water. And to make our pain worse, it’s not the people of Texas who are hooked on a destructive water habit – it’s the boneheaded executives and greedheaded investors in coal-fired and nuclear-powered plants that generate electricity. (more…)
Posted in Air Quality, Energy, Global Warming, tagged Barnett shale, hydraulic fracturing, natural gas, Texas on November 12, 2010 |
On Sunday, November 14th, 60 minutes will run a segment on the controvercial process of hydrolic fracturing (also known as fracking) for extracting natural gas. Much of the footage was shot around the Barnett Shale near and in the Dallas-Fort Worth area where residents are grappling with a plethora of potential problems from compressor stations emitting known carcinogens such as benzene, to the poor lining of wells after drilling that has led some water taps to literally spout flames, all associated with the full set of activities needed to produce natural gas (see our earlier blog about the focus of a Town Hall meeting regarding the Texas Sunset process and the two agencies in Texas who regulate this process).
The “60 Minutes” episode is entitled SHALEIONAIRES and below is a brief description of the segment.
SHALEIONAIRES – While some complain that extracting natural gas from shale rock formations is tainting their water supply, others who have allowed drilling on their property are getting wealthy and becoming “shaleionaires.” Lesley Stahl reports. Shachar Bar-On and Meghan Frank are the producers.
You can watch this episode on CBS on Sunday, November 14th at 6 pm CT. If you missed it, click here to catch it online.
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Posted in Global Warming, tagged Barnett shale, CSI, Fort Worth / Dallas, fracking, hydraulic fracturing, Texas on November 12, 2010 |
Even CBS's CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is taking a look at "Fracking"
“FRACKED”
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation – FRACKED – Click here to watch the episode as the CSI team investigates the murder of two men who were about to expose a natural gas conglomerate of poisoning residents in a farming town.
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By promoting cleaner energy, cleaner government, and cleaner air for all Texans, we hope to provide for a healthy place to live and prosper. We are Public Citizen Texas.
Posted in Air Quality, tagged Air Quality, Barnett shale, Energy, natural gas, Railroad Commission, Texas on November 12, 2010 |
The Energy Resources Committee of the Texas House of Representatives will meet to hear both invited and public testimony in the Fort Worth, Texas City Hall located at 1000 Throckmorton St. at 9:00 AM on Thursday, November 18, 2010 to discuss interim charge #1.
The 81st legislature charged the committee with surveying current local ordinances governing surface use of property in oil and gas development and recommending changes to the 82nd legislature, if any, to the authority of the Railroad Commission to regulate the operation of oil and gas industries in urban areas of the state, particularly the Barnett Shale.
If you have questions regarding the hearing, please contact the committee office and speak to Bernice Espinosa-Torres or Ky Ash at (512)463-0656.
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