Denton City Council approves gas drilling near residential areas
During the proceedings, there were occasional outbursts from the crowd.
Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009
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Environmental Issues > Barnett Shale
During the proceedings, there were occasional outbursts from the crowd.
Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009
The International Socialist Organization says profit is superseding human rights when it comes to drilling.
Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009
Partnership also completes expansion project in Colorado.
Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009
Those getting royalty checks are seeing lulls in revenue and delays in drilling.
Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009
... and they're shutting down two suspect wells as a precaution.
Friday, Aug. 14, 2009
The firm walks away with just short of $200 million in the sale.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Although a problem has been identified, it's unlikely to be addressed, at least for drilling.
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Could have, but not definitely. Let the fear-mongering BEGIN!
Monday, May 18, 2009
The assets were purchased by Talon Oil & Gas.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
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
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
The shale is good, the shale is good, the shale is good.
Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2009
Gas and oil production is emitting about as much pollution as all the vehicles in North Texas.
Saturday, Feb. 14, 2009
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
Wooohoooo!!!! We've struck oil.... err, uh, gas! We've struck gas!
Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2009
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
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
In case anyone needs a reminder, this is what a "frack job" looks like.
Monday, Jan. 12, 2009
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
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
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
Pre-registration deadline is December 29, so chop chop.
Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2008
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
Reduced noise, emissions and permits for pipelines through neighborhoods were all part of the new ordinance.
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2008
USA Today reported Monday that exposure to cancer-causing toxins for students near industrial areas is much worse than expected.
Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008
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
Residents will have the opportunity to learn more about the Gas Drilling Task Force recommendation.
Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008
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
The city is wrestling with what sort of ordinance it wants to draft to implement municipal controls on drilling.
Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008
The thing hadn't even gone on the air yet.
Monday, Oct. 13, 2008
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
There was no indication whether TCU would seek another site on its campus.
Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008
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
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 and Texas Midstream contend that cities do not have the right to regulate utility companies.
Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008
Included among the assets were gas wells, leases, and an 8-inch pipeline running from Keller to Corsicana.
Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008
The company also expects some of these operating effects to persist into the fourth quarter.
Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008
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
Two wastewater treatment companies make environmental responsibility not only desirable, but feasible, in gas drilling.
Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008
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