Texas Professor On the Defensive Over Fracking Money
Why didn’t Groat disclose his financial ties in the study? And did he fail to tell anyone at the University about it?
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July 24, 2012
Like Working in a Refinery: Fracking’s New Chemical Hazards for Workers
Federal workplace watchdogs are warning that the boom in “fracking” is now exposing oilfield workers to hazards they can inhale.
July 23, 2012
Fracking Company Paid Texas Professor Behind Water Contamination Study
Earlier this year, a study led by Dr. Charles “Chip” Groat for the Energy Institute at the University of Texas at Austin made headlines for saying there was no link between fracking and groundwater contamination. (When we reported on the study in February, we noted that the study also found some serious issues around the safety […]
Fracking Company Paid Texas Professor Behind Water Contamination Study
Earlier this year, a study led by Dr. Charles “Chip” Groat for the Energy Institute at the University of Texas at Austin made headlines for saying there was no link between fracking and groundwater contamination. (When we reported on the study in February, we noted that the study also found some serious issues around the safety […]
July 19, 2012
A View From the Tipping Point: The ‘Switch’ for Energy’s Future
Itâs a heavy question: Where is all of our energy going to come from? That puzzle is at the center of a new film and education project, âSwitch.’
A View From the Tipping Point: The ‘Switch’ for Energy’s Future
Itâs a heavy question: Where is all of our energy going to come from? That puzzle is at the center of a new film and education project, âSwitch.’
July 12, 2012
Why Earthquakes Are Shaking North Texas: Scientists Investigate Links to Disposal Wells
Update, November 2013: Quakes have now struck in a different area outside of Fort Worth near the town of Azle and Eagle Mountain Lake. You can read about that series of quakes (and see them mapped) here. Yet another earthquake has rattled North Texas. Early Tuesday morning, the city of Keene, 25 miles south of Fort […]
Why Earthquakes Are Shaking North Texas: Scientists Investigate Links to Disposal Wells
Update, November 2013: Quakes have now struck in a different area outside of Fort Worth near the town of Azle and Eagle Mountain Lake. You can read about that series of quakes (and see them mapped) here. Yet another earthquake has rattled North Texas. Early Tuesday morning, the city of Keene, 25 miles south of Fort […]
July 2, 2012
At House Hearing, Water Issues Dominate
When water became scarce in Texas last year, scrutiny quickly fell on the state’s burgeoning energy industry. Proposed new coal plants had trouble getting water permits. And hydraulic fracturing drillers faced accusations of groundwater contamination and excessive water use. But at the House joint hearing on energy and natural resources held last Wednesday, industry leaders gave representatives […]
At House Hearing, Water Issues Dominate
When water became scarce in Texas last year, scrutiny quickly fell on the state’s burgeoning energy industry. Proposed new coal plants had trouble getting water permits. And hydraulic fracturing drillers faced accusations of groundwater contamination and excessive water use. But at the House joint hearing on energy and natural resources held last Wednesday, industry leaders gave representatives […]
June 27, 2012
As Drilling Operations Continue, Texas Roads Suffer
According to the Texas Department of Transportation it takes nearly1,200 trucks to bring a gas well into production. TxDOT says those trucks do damage to roads equal to nearly 8 million cars. That’s a lot of wear and tear. So it makes sense that the state of Texas roads would get some attention during the […]
As Drilling Operations Continue, Texas Roads Suffer
According to the Texas Department of Transportation it takes nearly1,200 trucks to bring a gas well into production. TxDOT says those trucks do damage to roads equal to nearly 8 million cars. That’s a lot of wear and tear. So it makes sense that the state of Texas roads would get some attention during the […]
June 26, 2012
What’s With All These Earthquakes in Texas?
There have been three low-level quakes in Texas in the last six days. All of them happened near oil and gas plays.
What’s With All These Earthquakes in Texas?
There have been three low-level quakes in Texas in the last six days. All of them happened near oil and gas plays.
June 7, 2012
Coming Friday: Live-Blog from Chesapeake’s Shareholder Meeting
On Friday, we’ll be carrying a live-blog from our friends to the North at StateImpact Oklahoma, who will be attending Chesapeake Energy‘s annual shareholder meeting. You can follow the live-blog here. Reporters there will be giving a play-by-play, and our partners at StateImpact Pennsylvania will be chiming in with relevant links and information concerning the […]
Coming Friday: Live-Blog from Chesapeake’s Shareholder Meeting
On Friday, we’ll be carrying a live-blog from our friends to the North at StateImpact Oklahoma, who will be attending Chesapeake Energy‘s annual shareholder meeting. You can follow the live-blog here. Reporters there will be giving a play-by-play, and our partners at StateImpact Pennsylvania will be chiming in with relevant links and information concerning the […]
Have You Talked to Your Doctor About Fracking?
In December, Texas enacted fracking disclosure rules, which require drilling companies to itemize what chemicals they use in the hydraulic fracturing process. Any well that got a permit from February 1, 2012 on has to make the disclosure on the website FracFocus.org. But there was an exception for “trade secrets,” chemicals that are part of a […]