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There was no indication whether TCU would seek another site on its campus.

Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008

Fort Worth city council — what? — rejects Chesapeake well permit

A huge turnout of affected homeowners influenced the council to turn down the request, the first time they have done so.

Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008

Chesapeake to brief Arlington residents about how their drilling is going

The town hall meeting for District 2 is scheduled for Thurs., Oct. 16, in an elementary school auditorium. Everyone's invited.

Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008

Chesapeake files federal lawsuit against Grand Prairie over pipeline

Chesapeake and Texas Midstream contend that cities do not have the right to regulate utility companies.

Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008

Chesapeake acquires Exxon Mobil’s clean, affordable, American, abundant Barnett Shale assets

Included among the assets were gas wells, leases, and an 8-inch pipeline running from Keller to Corsicana.

Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008

Tropical storms have slight negative effects on third-quarter production for Fort Worth-based XTO Energy

The company also expects some of these operating effects to persist into the fourth quarter.

Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008

XTO Energy may build a nine-story office structure in downtown Fort Worth

The drilling firm, engaged in Barnett Shale and other oil and gas acquisition projects, is considering construction of a 360,000-square-foot building.

Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008

Room for everyone when it comes to recycling water in Barnett Shale

Two wastewater treatment companies make environmental responsibility not only desirable, but feasible, in gas drilling.

Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008

Fort Worth gas drilling continues down the river without a plan, a paddle or a clue

As much as I would like to think that Fort Worth or the TRWD would actually increase protections of the Trinity Trails and public space, the opposite has actually happened.

Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008

Trinity Trails supporters to speak out at Fort Worth city council meeting

By Don Young

Please join supporters of Trinity Trees at City Hall Tuesday evening, September 2nd at 6:30 pm to speak in favor of protecting the Greenwood Grove.

Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008

Pipeline opponent Jerry Horton to be interviewed by NBC Nightly News

Horton agreed to give up right-of-way for a pipeline beneath her home after realizing there was no legal recourse.

Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008

Waste water recycling could lead to Fort Worth municipal profits

Not-ready-for-tap-time water could be piped from the treatment plant to industrial (non-drinking) users. Who would pay for it. Though not as much as they'd pay for "drinkable" city water, one presumes.

Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008

Carter’s most outspoken pipeline opponent runs out of time

Jerry Horton of Fort Worth faces condemnation proceedings this Thursday after months of protesting a gas pipeline expected to run under her front yard.

Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008

Gas Drilling Task Force comes to decision on compressor decibel levels Monday

The noise made by compressors, which run continuously, has been a hot topic of debate in the task force's public hearings.

Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008

Chesapeake really super excited about new Downtown Fort Worth drilling rig

The rig was set up from Tuesday to Thursday and will start drilling Friday.

Thursday, Aug. 14, 2008

Fort Worth citizens ask task force for gas drilling master plan, moratorium on Monday

Though a smaller turnout than the last public hearing, speakers' messages were far more aligned.

Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008

Protesters call for gas drilling moratorium at Fort Worth City Council session

City staff recommends otherwise. And Mayor Moncrief dances with bears.

Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008

Energy companies using seismic activity to test Barnett Shale through mid-August

If you think you see crazy white trucks and crazy little white boxes in your neighborhood, you might not, in fact, be going crazy. This time.

Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2008

Chesapeake trying to condemn 72-year-old woman’s land to put in gas pipeline

The woman refused their offer. What else was Chesapeake to do?

Saturday, Aug. 2, 2008

Texas Railroad commissioner Elizabeth Ames Jones submits Barnett-happy op-ed to Wall Street Journal

Jones touts Texas and the Barnett Shale as being a model for how energy policy in the country should play out.

Saturday, Aug. 2, 2008

Coalition for Reformed Gas Drilling Ordinance launches website; Barnett Shale special tonight on KXAS

CREDO and the Chesapeake-sponsored special both look forward to presenting you "facts" about the Barnett Shale. Something tells me these facts are going to differ somewhat.

Friday, Aug. 1, 2008

Fort Worth Mayor Moncrief can still mend gas drilling fences

Citizens want to be engaged in this process. They are tired of Chesapeake’s one-way communication.

Thursday, July 31, 2008

Gas drillers gambling that Barnett Shale will yield fruit in Dallas County

Trinity East Drilling and XTO Energy are just two companies that are testing the Dallas County waters.

Sunday, July 27, 2008

Fort Worth-based XTO Energy acquires more Barnett Shale properties for $800 million

XTO continues to snatch serious scratch.

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Chesapeake coloring book stresses patriotism and affordability to DFW’s youngest energy consumers

Cartoons are an excellent way to simplify the tricky gas well drilling process for children, idiots, and idiot children.

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Fort Worth committee debates standards for gas compressor rigs

One of the side effects of extracting gas from Barnett Shale are the noisy compressors required to move the gas from point A to point B.

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Fort Worth’s “Gas Drilling Task Force” recommends new noise provisions in gas drilling ordinance

Yes, living on top of a ginormous gas well does have its drawbacks. My heart weeps.

Friday, July 18, 2008

Are proposed Fort Worth pipelines the new Trinity Trees?

When people are seeing property in their neighborhoods condemned to make was for a pipeline, it’s a little different deal.

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Mansfield City Council approves exploratory gas drilling

... but only on two of the four sites requested by the gas company.

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Newly-minted Shale shill Tracy Rowlett now broadcasting for Radio Free Chesapeake

Tracy, you can kid yourself about Shale.TV being a bona fide source of news, but all it does is churn out spin, misinformation and propaganda.

Monday, July 14, 2008

PegNews content partner FWCanDo featured in Time magazine

Don Young's efforts were recognized in an article about homeowners striving to know everything they can about natural gas companies and the attempts to buy the rights to their land.

Friday, July 11, 2008

Chesapeake Energy launches online video channel covering Barnett Shale

And hires Tracy Rowlett to serve as anchor.

Thursday, July 10, 2008

Dallas-based Hillwood announces $1.3 billion Barnett Shale transaction

Hillwood is dumping their Shale properties on Quicksilver Resources.

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Houston-based Dune Energy to sell off Barnett Shale assets in Denton and Wise Counties

Profits at Barnett Shale are lower than those Dune derives from its Gulf Coast fields.

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Flower Mound considering legal options for Oil and Gas Board of Appeals State District Court petition

Red Oak Gas wants to override Flower Mound's drilling ordinance preserving the "health, safety, and welfare of the community." Who will win?

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Fort Worth Eighth Avenue drilling hearing delayed

A source close to the process confirmed this evening that Chesapeake contacted the city and asked for a postponement.

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Chesapeake Energy leases office space at Tower Annex in downtown Fort Worth

It's right next door to the hip-urban retail-residential Tower at 500 Throckmorton Street.

Saturday, June 28, 2008

Barnett Shale offers college students/graduates excellent opportunities in high-demand oil and gas jobs