Category: Texas
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Texas Oil Spill Expected to ‘Get Much Worse’ for Wildlife
The oil spill off the coast of Galveston, TX, has the potential to get a lot worse than previously expected. The 168,000 gallons of thick, sludgy fuel oil that escaped a barge—whose hull was breached after a collision with another ship—is proving extremely difficult to contain. As of yesterday morning, oil was reported as far as…
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Nearly 170,000 Gallons of Oil Spills Into Busy Houston Ship Channel
The rush is on to clear up nearly 170,000 gallons of oil that spilled into the busy Houston Ship Channel in Texas City, TX over the weekend after a collision between a barge and ship. The spill occurred after a barge carrying more than 900,000 gallons of oil collided with a 585-foot ship on the channel,…
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Texas Group Exceeds Signature Requirement for Fracking Ban on Nov. Ballot
Frack Free Denton today announced they have gathered substantially more than the required signatures to put their fracking ban initiative on the November ballot. Denton City charter requires signatures equal to 25 percent of votes cast in the most recent general election for an initiative to get on the ballot. [caption id="attachment_326235" align="alignnone" width="500"] Photo…
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Rachel Maddow Devotes Large Portion of Show to Hazards of Fracking
Yesterday, as reported on EcoWatch, the Center for Public Integrity, InsideClimate News and The Weather Channel released an investigative report and short film on how volatile organic compounds (VOCs) released during the fracking process are polluting the air in South Texas, home of the Eagle Ford Shale basin. Last night, Rachel Maddow devoted an extended portion of her MSNBC show to the barrage…
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Texas Town Seeks Fracking Ban
The Denton Drilling Awareness Group (Denton DAG) today announced they are collecting signatures for a ballot initiative to ban hydraulic fracturing within city limits. If approved by voters, Denton would become the first major Texas city to ban fracking, and the first city in the country to ban fracking after permits had been previously granted.…