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Fracking workers exposed to dangerous amounts of benzene, study says
Cross Post October 13,2014
Some workers at oil and gas sites where fracking occurs are routinely exposed to high levels of benzene, a colorless gas that can cause cancer, according to a study by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Read more here
Cross Post October 13,2014
Some workers at oil and gas sites where fracking occurs are routinely exposed to high levels of benzene, a colorless gas that can cause cancer, according to a study by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Read more here
NIOSH: ‘Fracking’ exposes workers to silica
Cross Post October 13,2014
Oil and gas workers are exposed to respirable crystalline silica during directional drilling and hydraulic fracturing operations, a new NIOSH study concludes. Read more here
Cross Post October 13,2014
Oil and gas workers are exposed to respirable crystalline silica during directional drilling and hydraulic fracturing operations, a new NIOSH study concludes. Read more here
Mars Area school board takes heat from parents over gas well
Cross Post; October 7, 2014 10:54 PM, By Sandy Trozzo
A group of Mars Area parents continued to press the school board Tuesday about protecting the health and safety of district students as five gas wells are planned approximately a half-mile away from the schools.Read more here.
Cross Post; October 7, 2014 10:54 PM, By Sandy Trozzo
A group of Mars Area parents continued to press the school board Tuesday about protecting the health and safety of district students as five gas wells are planned approximately a half-mile away from the schools.Read more here.
"I drank fracking fluid," says ColoradoGov. John Hickenlooper
By Ben Wolfgang The Washington Times - February 12, 2013, 12:32PM; Cross post Sept 12, 2014 Cross Post Sept 18,2014
According to an executive with Haliburton, frack fluid is made " entirely of ingredients sourced from the food industry" making it safe to drink. However, other additives that may be present in fracking water include chemicals such as swimming pool cleaners, soil conditioners, antifreeze, household cleaners, ceramics, disinfectants, glass cleaner and hair coloring--just to name a few. Wonder which food industry produces these chemical?
Read more: http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/inside-politics/2013/feb/12/colorado-gov-hickenlooper-i-drank-fracking-fluid/#ixzz3D8w2HAif
Read more :Crude Energy Advertising safety of drinking Frack water
By Ben Wolfgang The Washington Times - February 12, 2013, 12:32PM; Cross post Sept 12, 2014 Cross Post Sept 18,2014
According to an executive with Haliburton, frack fluid is made " entirely of ingredients sourced from the food industry" making it safe to drink. However, other additives that may be present in fracking water include chemicals such as swimming pool cleaners, soil conditioners, antifreeze, household cleaners, ceramics, disinfectants, glass cleaner and hair coloring--just to name a few. Wonder which food industry produces these chemical?
Read more: http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/inside-politics/2013/feb/12/colorado-gov-hickenlooper-i-drank-fracking-fluid/#ixzz3D8w2HAif
Read more :Crude Energy Advertising safety of drinking Frack water
Fracking's Financial Losers: Local Governments Localities are forced to deal with much of the problems associated with fracking, while states and the federal government rake in all the revenue. by Frank Shafroth | September 2014
Cross post Sept 11, 2014
The financial risks of fracking are starting to catch the attention of bankers and insurers. Read article here
Cross post Sept 11, 2014
The financial risks of fracking are starting to catch the attention of bankers and insurers. Read article here
Study shows potentially unhealthy levels of arsenic in water wells across area
Cross post Sept 1, 2014
The study, conducted last year, involved 100 water wells across the Barnett Shale, 10 of them in Denton County. An 11-member team of UTA scientists found that 30 percent of wells within 1.8 miles of active natural gas drilling showed an increase in heavy metals, including arsenic. Read article here
Cross post Sept 1, 2014
The study, conducted last year, involved 100 water wells across the Barnett Shale, 10 of them in Denton County. An 11-member team of UTA scientists found that 30 percent of wells within 1.8 miles of active natural gas drilling showed an increase in heavy metals, including arsenic. Read article here
Fracking Study Points to Health Risks for Newborns
Cross post; TheWeek.com by John Aziz August 27, 2014
Fracking and birth defects:
Causation or just Correlation
Read Article here
Cross post; TheWeek.com by John Aziz August 27, 2014
Fracking and birth defects:
Causation or just Correlation
Read Article here
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Eagle Ford Flaring Gas in Billions of Cubic Feet
Cross post Star Telegram, August 26, 2014
In the Eagle Ford , oil and gas companies have polluted the environment with 21 billion cubic feet of venting emissions into the air to the sum of 15,000 tons of volitle organic compounds (VOCs) with flaring 10x higher than all of the state of Texas' combined oil fields. The vented gas was mainly methane, a greenhouse gas, that traps 20 times more heat in our atmosphere than carbon dioxide. Read article here
Cross post Star Telegram, August 26, 2014
In the Eagle Ford , oil and gas companies have polluted the environment with 21 billion cubic feet of venting emissions into the air to the sum of 15,000 tons of volitle organic compounds (VOCs) with flaring 10x higher than all of the state of Texas' combined oil fields. The vented gas was mainly methane, a greenhouse gas, that traps 20 times more heat in our atmosphere than carbon dioxide. Read article here
Maryland Fracking Study Cites Toxic Air Emissions as Top Concern
Cross post August 21,2014
A state commissioned study finds that toxic air emissions are of greater concern than originally thought. Read article here
Cross post August 21,2014
A state commissioned study finds that toxic air emissions are of greater concern than originally thought. Read article here
Why the Scientific Case Against Fracking Keeps Getting Stronger
Anthony Ingraffea argues that fugitive methane emissions turn natural gas from a climate benefit into yet another strike against fossil fuels.
Chris Mooney on Fri. August 15, 2014 6:00 AM PDT
Cross post August 21, 2014: Click here to read article
Anthony Ingraffea argues that fugitive methane emissions turn natural gas from a climate benefit into yet another strike against fossil fuels.
Chris Mooney on Fri. August 15, 2014 6:00 AM PDT
Cross post August 21, 2014: Click here to read article
Diesel is used in fracking without permits, report says
Posted by Admin; August 16,2014
Its bad enough that the process of Fracking mixes toxic chemical along with water and sand, but adding deisel increases the carcinogenic factors that are released into the environment. Energy companies have been caught adding thousands of gallons of diesel to water to use for fracking without permits required by the EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act. Read article here.
Posted by Admin; August 16,2014
Its bad enough that the process of Fracking mixes toxic chemical along with water and sand, but adding deisel increases the carcinogenic factors that are released into the environment. Energy companies have been caught adding thousands of gallons of diesel to water to use for fracking without permits required by the EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act. Read article here.
Candidates Support Action on Injection Wells
Cross post fro Star-Telegram, August 15, 2014
Candidates vying for an open seat on Texas Railroad Commission(TRRC) were glad to see the agency's efforts to regulate wastewater injection into disposal wells.But they felt the commission still has room for growth with restoring public faith in in TRRC's ability to to provide sufficient oversite. Read article here.
Cross post fro Star-Telegram, August 15, 2014
Candidates vying for an open seat on Texas Railroad Commission(TRRC) were glad to see the agency's efforts to regulate wastewater injection into disposal wells.But they felt the commission still has room for growth with restoring public faith in in TRRC's ability to to provide sufficient oversite. Read article here.
Alpine Residents Overwhelmingly Against Fracking, Speak Out
Cross post from NewsWest9, August 13, 2014
Denton isnt the only city speaking up about concerns for fracking and seeking a ban. Alpine residents flooded city hall to complain and discuss their concerns. Read article here.
Cross post from NewsWest9, August 13, 2014
Denton isnt the only city speaking up about concerns for fracking and seeking a ban. Alpine residents flooded city hall to complain and discuss their concerns. Read article here.
Flash Fire Burns 4 People; methane contamination in water source possible cause.
Cross post from Mineral Wells Index, August 13, 2014
Flash fire stemming from a well house causing burns to 4 people including a 4 year old were airlifted to hospital. Fire is suspected to have been caused by water contaminated by methane. Read article here.
Cross post from Mineral Wells Index, August 13, 2014
Flash fire stemming from a well house causing burns to 4 people including a 4 year old were airlifted to hospital. Fire is suspected to have been caused by water contaminated by methane. Read article here.
New rules proposed on eminent domain process for new pipelines
Cross Post from Star Telegram , August 13, 2014
Landowners upset with pipeline's eminent authority to take land and make them do "something we didn't want to do." Click here to read article Court Decision Related to Gas Leases Effect Mineral Owner's Royalities
Cross post from Star Telegram, August 3,2014, Business In an article in the business section of Ft Worth's Star Telegram, seems that landowners are finding the benefits of leasing their mineral rights may not be as profitable these days as before. Courts ruled in favor of Chesapeake's decision to deduct post-production costs from individual royalty checks. With the reduction in production in the Barnett Shale, Chesapeake began to "rethink" how the royalities were currently paid. Instead of fiquring those costs based on gas value at time of wellbore, Chesapeake has decided that the roylaities will now be paid based on "post- production." That means the deduction will include costs" necessary to get gas to market--processes such as compression, dehydration and transport. Read article here. |
Another Lazy Anti-Smog Plan?
Posted by Admin August 3, 2014; cross post from StarTelegram, August 3, 2014 "Close enough" to an already "obsolete anti- smog standard" to bring DFW into attainment compliance with severe ozone levels appear to depend on DFW drivers to use a new EPA mandated gasoline formula. Never mind other heavy pollutant contributors such as Midlothian cement plants, East Texas coal plants and the enormous volume of Barnett shale oil and gas operations in DFW. Jim Schembeck, director of Downwinders at risk, tells Star Telegram, that the 2011 TCEQ plan "aimed at achieving the old 1997 smog standard actually made ozone worse." He warns that leaving the plan "close enough" will leave "at least four DFW monitors representing millions of residents in Tarrant County and Denton out of compliance." Read his article here. EPA: No comment on fracking air pollution
Cross post from The Center of Public Integrity; July 24,2014 Don’t Frack on Me: Local Challenges to the Right to Drilling
Cross post from StateImpact; July 29, 2014 | 6:30 AM By Dave Fehling The fracking industry accuses Denton residents of consorting with Russia while they consort with Russia
cross post by TXsharon on July 20, 2014 |
GASLAND II has won an Emmy for its scientific research in proving that fracking is a threat to our health and environment. This recognition is the highest that can be given in TV news and documentary! However, the gas industry still denies there is a problem. Anyone that has never seen both movies need to watch them and formulate your own opinion. Meanwhile, click on the picture to review Gasland's video of the week " the sky is pink" (dont forget to subscribe and get updates)
Fracking our Future
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The Public Health Watch blog has posted an article stating that recent studies show that fracking may be more dangerous than first thought:
Fracking & Health: What Does the Evidence Show? For years, environmentalists, public health officials, and the gas drilling industry have been in a pitched battle over the possible health implications of hydro fracking. But to a great extent, the debate — as well as the emerging lawsuits and the various proposed regulations in numerous states — has been hampered by a shortage of science. Part of the problem is that the fracking industry — through deliberate lobbying efforts — has been relatively successful at blocking research into the health effects of drilling. There are a fair amount of studies on the potential impact of fracking on air and water supplies, but much less research has been done on the long-term health effects for those living near fracking sites. Read more of this article here. EcoWatch:
*280 billion gallons of toxic wastewater generated in 2012—enough to flood all of Washington, DC, in a 22-foot deep toxic lagoon *450,000 tons of air pollution produced in one year *250 billion gallons of fresh water used since 2005 *360,000 acres of land degraded since 2005 *100 million metric tons of global warming pollution since 2005 |