Denton City Council approves gas drilling near residential areas
During the proceedings, there were occasional outbursts from the crowd.
Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009
Barnett Shale
Environmental Issues > Barnett Shale
Protests in Denton continue over natural gas drilling
The International Socialist Organization says profit is superseding human rights when it comes to drilling.
Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009
Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners completes Texas Independence Pipeline
Partnership also completes expansion project in Colorado.
Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009
North Texans in Barnett Shale feel effects of sinking natural gas prices
Those getting royalty checks are seeing lulls in revenue and delays in drilling.
Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009
Chesapeake Energy admits North Texas earthquakes may, in fact, have been caused by gas well drilling
... and they're shutting down two suspect wells as a precaution.
Friday, Aug. 14, 2009
Plano-based Denbury completes majority of its Barnett Shale sale
The firm walks away with just short of $200 million in the sale.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
State officials confirm that Barnett Shale drilling contributes as much pollution as car, truck traffic
Although a problem has been identified, it's unlikely to be addressed, at least for drilling.
Thursday, June 4, 2009
UT Dallas prof says weekend earthquake in Arlington could have resulted from natural gas drilling
Could have, but not definitely. Let the fear-mongering BEGIN!
Monday, May 18, 2009
Plano-based Denbury to sell 60% of its Barnett Shale assets for $270 million
The assets were purchased by Talon Oil & Gas.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Flushing out City Hall in Fort Worth
Fort Worth Mayor Mike Moncrief and his city council brown-nosers keep flushing and we keep paying to clean up their mess.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
XTO to submit drilling request Tuesday to Mansfield Planning and Zoning Commission
Good to see some companies are still progressing in a forward like motion instead of sitting with their ass cheeks clenched while the economy tries to recover.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Dallas-based Chief Oil & Gas launches new Marcellus Shale Web site
The shale is good, the shale is good, the shale is good.
Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2009
Barnett Shale turns out to be huge polluter in Dallas-Fort Worth, huh, whaddya know
Gas and oil production is emitting about as much pollution as all the vehicles in North Texas.
Saturday, Feb. 14, 2009
Gas compressor station proposal at Cooks and I-30 in Fort Worth nixed
Though Chesapeake wanted to withdraw the request, the city Board of Adjustment and residents turned out to officially kill the deal.
Thursday, Feb. 5, 2009
The University of Texas at Arlington nets twice what they were expecting from gas wells
Wooohoooo!!!! We've struck oil.... err, uh, gas! We've struck gas!
Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2009
Cedar Hill says no to Chesapeake gas drilling
Residents of Cedar Hill's Promontory neighborhood and nearby areas turned out in force at the Cedar Hill Planning and Zoning Commission meeting Jan. 6.
Friday, Jan. 16, 2009
Fort Worth, Chesapeake reach tentative agreement on TCU gas drilling site
The proposed agreement means that Chesapeake will not drill a well on the TCU campus and the Alton Road pipeline through Westcliff will be unnecessary.
Friday, Jan. 16, 2009
Fracking in Fort Worth: What’s that you’re smokin’?
In case anyone needs a reminder, this is what a "frack job" looks like.
Monday, Jan. 12, 2009
Coppell City Council meets to discuss spending a lot of money and drilling gas wells
Council will be considering purchase of lots of police unit gee gaws, in addition to new vehicles for the city fleet.
Monday, Jan. 12, 2009
Chesapeake may drill near Fort Worth’s Trinity Trails
The proposed new drilling site is right in the middle of a burgeoning retail, dining and office area, not to mention the city’s premier jogging and biking path.
Monday, Jan. 5, 2009
West and Clear’s 2008 in review #2: Barnett Shale bust?
Gone are the heady days of, say, five or six months ago when signing bonuses per acre had ballooned to $30,000 per acre.
Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2008
Call for entries: FWCanDo is looking for urban drilling inspired art
Pre-registration deadline is December 29, so chop chop.
Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2008
Fort Worth city council struggles to complete new gas drilling ordinance details
Neighborhood groups and gas drillers appear to be within 75 feet of an agreement. But who will take the next step?
Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2008
Fort Worth City Council passes restrictions on gas drilling
Reduced noise, emissions and permits for pipelines through neighborhoods were all part of the new ordinance.
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2008
Is urban gas drilling dangerous to schoolchildren?
USA Today reported Monday that exposure to cancer-causing toxins for students near industrial areas is much worse than expected.
Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008
Chesapeake Energy employees pack Fort Worth council meeting
So many stooges (I mean, "supporters") of the gas drilling industry showed up that the fire marshal had to order folks to leave.
Friday, Nov. 21, 2008
Updated: Public hearing on Fort Worth gas drilling recommendations to take place Nov. 20
Residents will have the opportunity to learn more about the Gas Drilling Task Force recommendation.
Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008
Fort Worth reducing air pollution? Not so much
New research on the impact of gas drilling refutes the idea that Fort Worth should be honored for reducing air pollution.
Monday, Nov. 10, 2008
Cedar Hill starts work on gas drilling measure
The city is wrestling with what sort of ordinance it wants to draft to implement municipal controls on drilling.
Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008
Chesapeake Energy ditches Shale.TV concept
The thing hadn't even gone on the air yet.
Monday, Oct. 13, 2008
Research draws questions about gas well emissions
According to a study by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality in 2006, storage tanks alone account for 7-8 percent of the volatile organic compounds that make up the area's pollution problem.
Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008
Chesapeake Energy withdraws TCU permit request
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
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