XTO proposed site for natural gas wells may be in Southlake but it is only 850 feet from Grapevine High School.
There was a meeting Tuesday night at Southlake Town Hall where residents could ask questions. There will be two more meetings tomorrow night 4/1 and Monday Night 4/5.
Grapevine does not allow drilling within 1000 feet of schools. Grapevine and Grapevine-Colleyville ISD may not be able to stop the well from being drilled since the site is actually in Southlake.
There are many concerns about the health and safety of the students attending the school. Highway 26 is the where the students and faculty enter and exit the campus.
Click here for the News 8 report.
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Flower Mound Cares Petition Group Presents Petition to Town
What a day. FM Cares presented the town of Flower Mound with the petition to call a special election for a 6 month moratorium on new permits for Centralized Collection Facilities, Pipelines and Compressors. Over 6000 residents signed! Ginger Simonson, one of the petition group organizers, along with many of the volunteers hand delivered the petition to the Flower Mound Town Hall.
Click here to watch News 8 coverage.
The petition represents 15% of qualified voters. This petition sends a loud and strong message to Mayor Smith and the Town Council that many of us Flower Mound residents disagree with the decision made on Jan 21. When we have the link from WFAA.com, we will post it.
Click here to watch News 8 coverage.
The petition represents 15% of qualified voters. This petition sends a loud and strong message to Mayor Smith and the Town Council that many of us Flower Mound residents disagree with the decision made on Jan 21. When we have the link from WFAA.com, we will post it.
TXOGAP Presents GASLAND: The Movie
Texas Oil and Gas Accountability Project will present GASLAND: The Movie as a fundraiser.
Join GASLAND Director Josh Fox, winner fo the Special Jury Prize at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, Texas State Representative Lon Burnam, and Oil & Gas Accountability Program Director Gwen Lachelt, and learn about the impacts of natural gas drilling on our clean air, our drinking water, our communities and our environment.
WHERE: Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
WHEN: Wednesday May 12th, 2010
THE SCHEDULE
5:30 pm Pre-party with cash bar (open to everyone)
6:30 pm GASLAND Screening (ticket price: $15)
8:30 pm VIP After-party (entry fee: $100)
Debra Winger and GASLAND: The Movie
HBO has bought the rights to GASLAND: The Movie. Debra Winger was one of the producers and advisers on the film. In this article at LoHud.com she tells how she became a part of GASLAND.
Winger worked as a producer — "actually, more as an adviser," she says.
"Well, here's the thing, it's not my documentary," she says by way of explanation. "I jumped on a moving train. I am a property owner in the Catskills, which is the home of my heart, and so that's how I began to find out about the gas drilling that was coming to the area. I became horrified."
Josh Fox, the director and star of "Gasland," contacted the actress for advice, and she jumped at the chance to become involved in getting Fox's message to a wider audience. She even consulted with her friend and "Legal Eagles" co-star Robert Redford, since Redford has been successful in warding off gas drillers in Utah until their extracting methods are more reliable environmentally.
HBO will premiere "Gasland" on June 21. For more information about the film, go to: http://www.gaslandthemovie.com/
Winger worked as a producer — "actually, more as an adviser," she says.
"Well, here's the thing, it's not my documentary," she says by way of explanation. "I jumped on a moving train. I am a property owner in the Catskills, which is the home of my heart, and so that's how I began to find out about the gas drilling that was coming to the area. I became horrified."
Josh Fox, the director and star of "Gasland," contacted the actress for advice, and she jumped at the chance to become involved in getting Fox's message to a wider audience. She even consulted with her friend and "Legal Eagles" co-star Robert Redford, since Redford has been successful in warding off gas drillers in Utah until their extracting methods are more reliable environmentally.
HBO will premiere "Gasland" on June 21. For more information about the film, go to: http://www.gaslandthemovie.com/
News from Flower Mound Cares Petition Group
Today, the FM Cares Petition Group will be presenting the petition that represents 15% of qualified voters. This petition sends a loud and strong message to Mayor Smith and the Town Council that many of us Flower Mound residents disagree with the decision made on Jan 21.
If you would like to join them, be at the Flower Mound Town Hall at 1:45 pm today.
This is why Flower Mound is such a great community. It is amazing how many residents had the courage to step up, speak out and fight to protect their town.
Courage is refusing to quit even when you're intimidated by impossibility. It's choosing a goal, sticking with it, and finding solutions to the problems.
Courage is thinking big, aiming high, and shooting far. It's taking a dream and doing anything, risking everything, and stopping at nothing to it make it a reality.
~ Caroline Kent ~
If you would like to join them, be at the Flower Mound Town Hall at 1:45 pm today.
This is why Flower Mound is such a great community. It is amazing how many residents had the courage to step up, speak out and fight to protect their town.
Courage is refusing to quit even when you're intimidated by impossibility. It's choosing a goal, sticking with it, and finding solutions to the problems.
Courage is thinking big, aiming high, and shooting far. It's taking a dream and doing anything, risking everything, and stopping at nothing to it make it a reality.
~ Caroline Kent ~
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Natural Gas Drilling Companies Searching for Hydraulic Fracturing Alternatives
It seems the gas drilling industry is getting a little nervous about what the EPA Hydraulic Fracturing study and the U.S. House committee investigation may find. Some companies are investing time and money into developing environmentally conscious alternatives.
The process of Hydraulic Fracturing uses massive amounts of water, sand, and hundreds of chemicals. Residents living near gas drilling have complained that the process has contaminated their water and soil. In addition to the contamination, there have been reports of many suffering from health issues.
Devon Energy and others are practicing on-site recycling of produced water. Baker Hughes and Schlumberger are trying out environmentally friendly chemicals. Even Halliburton Co is looking at changes to their hydraulic fracturing process.
Everybody seems to be getting in on the green train! In the past gas drilling companies have been afraid of "doing it right" because they complained the cost would put them out of business. It looks like going green could become very profitable for some investors. This paragraph from the Wall Street Journal article mentions a few big names.
The market for such products is also attracting interest from deep-pocketed investors including Drew Bledsoe, who was the former quarterback for the former New England Patriots and other teams. He and his partners -- including Troy Aikman, the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback -- have invested $10 million in a Stuart, Fla.-based company that claims it can eliminate the need for antibacterial chemicals by killing bacteria at the surface before water is injected into wells. The company, Ecosphere, is working on ways that gas producers can recycle the waste water used in fracking instead of shipping it to a treatment site or disposal site.
The process of Hydraulic Fracturing uses massive amounts of water, sand, and hundreds of chemicals. Residents living near gas drilling have complained that the process has contaminated their water and soil. In addition to the contamination, there have been reports of many suffering from health issues.
Devon Energy and others are practicing on-site recycling of produced water. Baker Hughes and Schlumberger are trying out environmentally friendly chemicals. Even Halliburton Co is looking at changes to their hydraulic fracturing process.
Everybody seems to be getting in on the green train! In the past gas drilling companies have been afraid of "doing it right" because they complained the cost would put them out of business. It looks like going green could become very profitable for some investors. This paragraph from the Wall Street Journal article mentions a few big names.
The market for such products is also attracting interest from deep-pocketed investors including Drew Bledsoe, who was the former quarterback for the former New England Patriots and other teams. He and his partners -- including Troy Aikman, the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback -- have invested $10 million in a Stuart, Fla.-based company that claims it can eliminate the need for antibacterial chemicals by killing bacteria at the surface before water is injected into wells. The company, Ecosphere, is working on ways that gas producers can recycle the waste water used in fracking instead of shipping it to a treatment site or disposal site.
NCTCA proudly presents: SPLIT ESTATE
When: Thursday, April 8, 2010
Where: Studio Movie Grill
225 Merchants Row I-20 & Matlock
Arlington, Texas 76018
Ticket Prices:
Student - $12.00
General - $15.00
Reserved Seating - $25.00
Movie Star - $50.00
6:00 - 7:00pm - Networking& order food and beverages
7:00 - 9:00pm - Program & Documentary Film - SPLIT ESTATE
9:00 - 10:00pm - Networking & refreshments
Join us for a special presentation of Split Estate, the award- winning documentary that presents a riveting look at a David vs. Goliath confrontation unfolding in communities through the United States and particularly in the north Texas Barnett Shale. View Trailer.
Click below to purchase tickets.
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Where: Studio Movie Grill
225 Merchants Row I-20 & Matlock
Arlington, Texas 76018
Ticket Prices:
Student - $12.00
General - $15.00
Reserved Seating - $25.00
Movie Star - $50.00
6:00 - 7:00pm - Networking& order food and beverages
7:00 - 9:00pm - Program & Documentary Film - SPLIT ESTATE
9:00 - 10:00pm - Networking & refreshments
Join us for a special presentation of Split Estate, the award- winning documentary that presents a riveting look at a David vs. Goliath confrontation unfolding in communities through the United States and particularly in the north Texas Barnett Shale. View Trailer.
Click below to purchase tickets.
Use Pay Pal to purchase tickets >>>
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