See today's NYT magazine for advice to a conflicted Barnett Shale leaseholder.
The Ethicist visits the Barnett Shale
Square Pegs
Published: November 16, 2008
Published: November 16, 2008
Find...
Today
Fort Worth Fly-In Musicfest If you've never been to a Fly-In, today is your chance -- Spinks airport hosts live music, airplanes, and pancakes! More info
Latest comments
- FOOD_FOOD on Nana's Kountry Kitchen in Grapevine is proud of its chicken-fried steak: THIS RESTAURANT DOES NOT HAVE A SIGN OUT FRONT YET!!! LOOK FOR A SIGN THAT SAYS “GRAND OPENING” AFTE...
- John McClelland on In which my cynicism about Dallas County taxes is proven at least partially wrong: School bonds that everyone keeps passing :)...
- John McClelland on T. Boone Pickens pushes his energy plan to packed house at UT-Dallas: I hate to, but have to agree with him. But I think he should invest more in solar tech too. Gas dril...
- zainypagan on The Biggest Loser week 8: Tracey takes the long way home: Alex with all due respect many of us do find D.C. to be very exciting. I have never been to Bora Bor...
Latest reviews
- Billusa99 on Pappas Bros. Steak House: Agent 99 and I had dinner here last week for our anniversary and it was stellar! The somm. we had re...
- Colby Walton on El Taco H (Grapevine): Tried this Grapevine strip center taqueria for the first time tonight, after seeing it mentioned in ...
- lindabear1 on Banana Leaf Thai Cuisine: We live in Garland and this is “way up there”, but we had a coupon! Now we will go back again becaus...

Comments
alexander troup Verified
Barnett Shale, so much of it you can take it home in pale's, while old Barnett fell down a mine shaft, diggin for oil and gas and hooking up with them Texas River Rat's....oh Barnett Shale, come on out to my house and pump up my gas for a dime and a dollar and a lottery ticket ride,...until then.. Barnett Shale...one more Texas Gusher.... dryhole after all, well done.... A.T, Oilman Poetry.
11 months, 3 weeks ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Travis Bush Verified
Drilling for natural gas isn't as bad as drilling for oil. One assumes that if we really do move away from oil, then natural gas will have to be a bigger part of the solution. As well, this "conflicted" citizen could have taken the money and then donated it to a charity..
11 months, 3 weeks ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
alexander troup Verified
Or invested in a wind generator.
11 months, 3 weeks ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
ch0 Anonymous
Heck, I took my Barnett check and turned it around into Chesapeake stock ...and juuust barely pulled it back out in time to avoid the Great Crash of '08. Talk about a rough year! Time to whip out the 'ol banjo! C.H, Fossil Baron.
11 months, 3 weeks ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
alexander troup Verified
Cho, we all tried to shell out before the well went dry, and I have been told another storm is comming up soon...just before the door opens for our new leader, ...ouch..!.A/T, Survior of two Wall Street Crash's.
11 months, 3 weeks ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Post a comment