tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10442766693971525682024-03-13T04:49:17.565-05:00Citizen's for Environmental Clean-UpWard in the Woodshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02946667587199015228noreply@blogger.comBlogger105125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044276669397152568.post-11308524937071193062011-06-03T16:35:00.000-05:002011-06-03T16:35:17.959-05:00Texas Legislature Fails Us AgainHere is an article from<br />
Public Citizen that explains<br />
Texas Legislature Fails to<br />
Protect Public Health or Achieve<br />
Clean Energy Jobs Potential<br />
in the 82nd Legislative<br />
Session.<br />
<a href="http://texasvox.org/2011/06/01/texas-legislature-fails-to-protect-public-health-or-achieve-clean-energy-jobs-potential-in-82nd-state-legislative-session/">http://texasvox.org/2011/06/01/texas-legislature-fails-to-protect-public-health-or-achieve-clean-energy-jobs-potential-in-82nd-state-legislative-session/</a><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Ward in the Woodshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02946667587199015228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044276669397152568.post-41483320740989908052011-05-29T00:58:00.000-05:002011-05-29T00:58:04.380-05:00XL Keystone Dirty Tar SandsTar sands are an extremely dirty form of energy, so much in fact, that they were once regarded by the oil industry as too dirty to effectively refine. For every barrel of oil extracted, three to five barrels of water are forever contaminated.<br />
<a href="http://action.foodandwaterwatch.org/p/salsa/web/common/public/content?content_item_KEY=9557">http://action.foodandwaterwatch.org/p/salsa/web/common/public/content?content_item_KEY=9557</a><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq4TaiC74tdw1NjF1KCvfb9hTGGxJk3RmTpOd8LlGC6D2ZyAyVZ02CafS777b8Aib8rWsuUpgrX1VkEjjFL3tRYx0NefOU2TfOdNduFVYrvKL-up82NL3g7VMIivv3cLFDNkID-rPowV8K/s1600/keystonemap.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq4TaiC74tdw1NjF1KCvfb9hTGGxJk3RmTpOd8LlGC6D2ZyAyVZ02CafS777b8Aib8rWsuUpgrX1VkEjjFL3tRYx0NefOU2TfOdNduFVYrvKL-up82NL3g7VMIivv3cLFDNkID-rPowV8K/s320/keystonemap.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>Ward in the Woodshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02946667587199015228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044276669397152568.post-42877038690799225032011-05-20T14:13:00.000-05:002011-05-20T14:13:10.452-05:00Support the Clean Air Act!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI6cAnW6Sd9QZOQZtbkI_5HlIXD2WgaMj0lr2qA1R_kbE0P_5rNLH3YmyX0enMMeXbJBrmznEqBg-gZ87x4kR56FbExqhtFGGEh3iJI2IpzRR1yeX87HyhxMfn8bQeHUzc4RS3fGA1QYjz/s1600/Clean+Air.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI6cAnW6Sd9QZOQZtbkI_5HlIXD2WgaMj0lr2qA1R_kbE0P_5rNLH3YmyX0enMMeXbJBrmznEqBg-gZ87x4kR56FbExqhtFGGEh3iJI2IpzRR1yeX87HyhxMfn8bQeHUzc4RS3fGA1QYjz/s1600/Clean+Air.jpg" /></a></div>Below is an excellent short<br />
video link, Asthma Feels.<br />
Earthjustice urges you to<br />
tell Congress and the EPA<br />
that we need the Clean Air <br />
Act.<br />
Because we ALL have a right<br />
to breathe.<br />
<a href="http://earthjustice.org/features/campaigns/the-right-to-breathe-asthma-feels">http://earthjustice.org/features/campaigns/the-right-to-breathe-asthma-feels</a>Ward in the Woodshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02946667587199015228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044276669397152568.post-6033410301081473382011-05-18T16:04:00.000-05:002011-05-18T16:04:33.206-05:00NRDC Switchboard: Amy Mall's BlogLive on tape: The dangerous<br />
noise emitted by natural<br />
gas compressor stations in<br />
neighborhoods.<br />
Low-frequency noise (LFN) <br />
also created by compressor<br />
stations, can also cause<br />
Vibroacoustic disease leading<br />
to cardiovascular symptoms<br />
and decreased cognitive skills.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQuwjwJRhk9eoukVVu7psIegqrzVJ-cQLprizwAIP_TJZJ5-ZGMFu3945yMHEs_RniXEXMI34lQyssa8v9rP8eaJGO1zujYrSvfkG54lZz2gdp2qBLXZuB8u9BeYsmnmjr_bfEpmJ-lMC5/s1600/Compressor+Station+by+Charles.%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQuwjwJRhk9eoukVVu7psIegqrzVJ-cQLprizwAIP_TJZJ5-ZGMFu3945yMHEs_RniXEXMI34lQyssa8v9rP8eaJGO1zujYrSvfkG54lZz2gdp2qBLXZuB8u9BeYsmnmjr_bfEpmJ-lMC5/s320/Compressor+Station+by+Charles.%255B1%255D.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><a href="http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/amall/live_on_tape_the_dangerous_noi.html">http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/amall/live_on_tape_the_dangerous_noi.html</a>Ward in the Woodshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02946667587199015228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044276669397152568.post-51878460326212701802011-05-10T14:01:00.002-05:002011-05-18T16:07:53.253-05:00Flaring Next to School<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZPe52cmWYR7FnVQrpfB-8_t5tc21Z088TGEv5iYY31L4kX7E4tMiieXZXd6QNSNWeBKw-ziDE8hQKFHwGG3216VOA1CY8buoFJrf1p2iWOOkoJwZh-CmP9hFXZeK_3WfBo0-wauzOMxsF/s1600/Flare002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZPe52cmWYR7FnVQrpfB-8_t5tc21Z088TGEv5iYY31L4kX7E4tMiieXZXd6QNSNWeBKw-ziDE8hQKFHwGG3216VOA1CY8buoFJrf1p2iWOOkoJwZh-CmP9hFXZeK_3WfBo0-wauzOMxsF/s320/Flare002.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>This gas well pad was flaring on<br />
Saturday, April 30, 2011 about<br />
5:p.m.. This is located just across<br />
Highway 84 from the new Teague <br />
Jr. / High School.<br />
<br />
I hope the students and staff are not<br />
exposed on school days. These releases<br />
contain toxins, which can be harmful.<br />
Asthma victims beware.Ward in the Woodshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02946667587199015228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044276669397152568.post-70069775994855085662011-05-10T13:31:00.000-05:002011-05-10T13:31:47.612-05:00Coming Soon, to a County Near YouOn Saturday, May 7 the Keystone pipeline had a major rupture and spill near Cogswell, North Dakota spewing 500 barrels of oil in a geyser twice the height of the surrounding trees (about 60 feet). This pipeline is owned by TransCanada, the same company proposing to build the Keystone XL pipeline (an extension of the Keystone pipeline) down through Oklahoma and Texas.<br />
<a href="http://texasvox.org/2011/05/10/major-oil-spill-from-keystone-pipeline/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TexasvoxTheVoiceOfPublicCitizenInTexas+%28TexasVox%3A+The+Voice+of+Public+Citizen+in+Texas%29">http://texasvox.org/2011/05/10/major-oil-spill-from-keystone-pipeline/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TexasvoxTheVoiceOfPublicCitizenInTexas+%28TexasVox%3A+The+Voice+of+Public+Citizen+in+Texas%29</a>Ward in the Woodshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02946667587199015228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044276669397152568.post-19974602020901272702011-05-06T15:54:00.000-05:002011-05-06T15:54:47.122-05:00GASLAND Movie Showings ReviewsTeague Community Center<br />
Saturday 4-30-11<br />
<br />
Thanks to Teague Community Center<br />
for allowing us to use their facility.<br />
We had 12 people in attendance for<br />
this showing, we all enjoyed this informative,<br />
movie. We had a lively discussion after,<br />
covering even oil drilling in Mexia, in<br />
the fifties, and how Lake Mexia was<br />
needed for a water source after oil<br />
drilling contamination. Health effects,<br />
and Noise pollution were also covered. <br />
We handed out our new VAD brochure.<br />
Vibro Acoustic Disease has several <br />
symptoms, foremost thickening of the <br />
heart muscles. See post below for more.<br />
We are looking forward to obtaining<br />
the movie Split Estate, which deals <br />
with eminent domain issues.<br />
Remember your best defense is to be informed.Ward in the Woodshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02946667587199015228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044276669397152568.post-2869841371126227652011-05-06T15:32:00.000-05:002011-05-06T15:32:21.303-05:00GASLAND Movie Showings ReviewsFriday, 4-29-11<br />
VFW Fairfield, Tx.<br />
<br />
Our thanks to the VFW for<br />
the space to show the Gasland<br />
movie. Although only 11 folks<br />
attended, we had a good discussion<br />
on the movie. It was informative,<br />
and a lot of people in our area<br />
were unfamiliar with the term fracking,<br />
and the dangers to water contamination<br />
it poses.We witnessed people who could <br />
light their tap water on fire, had plastic<br />
substances floating in their water, and some<br />
who received 'water buffalos' even though<br />
their water was 'safe' by industry standards.<br />
After the movie we showed viewers the <br />
new noise meter obtained by CEC. It <br />
is a REAL one, not Radio Shack variety.<br />
Usual price $3,000.00, we were able to<br />
purchase on sale for $2,000.00. It can <br />
measure Low Frequency Noise. Most<br />
people can't hear this , but it is emitted<br />
by the 130 compressor stations in our county.<br />
This is yet another factor in health consequences,<br />
due to drilling. It can cause Vibro Acoustic <br />
Disease which makes heart muscles thicken.<br />
(Pericardium Sac)Ward in the Woodshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02946667587199015228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044276669397152568.post-63884660436063083372011-04-24T00:03:00.000-05:002011-04-24T00:03:52.390-05:00GASLAND Fairfield - Teague<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtYoD8OEHDJYAN7d-NGV94jCu7sl0BJRAgvdtNh0GTjPM31k-tNPpV0u6u_py1FtD6zdiR4gMNZXIlIL7a9YGhWVJvhMXsC6PIEb-6Gyz65pzMgTFCHqBq-OIY3PlEALqnRfOp36Lr8JJ2/s1600/Gas+land.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="279" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtYoD8OEHDJYAN7d-NGV94jCu7sl0BJRAgvdtNh0GTjPM31k-tNPpV0u6u_py1FtD6zdiR4gMNZXIlIL7a9YGhWVJvhMXsC6PIEb-6Gyz65pzMgTFCHqBq-OIY3PlEALqnRfOp36Lr8JJ2/s320/Gas+land.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Free Viewing Of Documentary GASLAND</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Citizens for Environmental Clean-Up</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">is sponsoring a free viewing of</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"Gasland," winner of Best Documentary</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">at the Sundance Film Festival as well</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">as a 2011 Oscar Nominee.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Director Josh Fox journeys across America</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to examine the negative effects of</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">natural gas drilling and asks the question, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">is natural gas a viable alternative</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to the country's dwindling energy resources,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">or do the potential harmful consequences</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">outweigh the benefits?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The film, which features two Freestone</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">County residents, may be viewed on April 29th</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">at VFW hall in Fairfield, Texas or on</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">April 30th at the Senior Citizen's center in Teague,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Texas. Both showings will start at 6:30 p.m..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Refreshments will be available.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Ward in the Woodshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02946667587199015228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044276669397152568.post-53391065122401320932011-04-23T23:23:00.000-05:002011-04-23T23:23:59.165-05:00GADCLUZERNECOUNTYThis Utube video explains<br />
about compressor stations,<br />
air and noise pollution, and<br />
explosion dangers: 4:57<br />
From Dallas, PA<a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/GADCLuzerneCounty#p/u/2/gW4zSayf9O4">http://www.youtube.com/user/GADCLuzerneCounty#p/u/2/gW4zSayf9O4</a>Ward in the Woodshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02946667587199015228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044276669397152568.post-79656132420785233842011-04-23T23:01:00.000-05:002011-04-23T23:01:03.559-05:00Resitance to Gas Drilling in Ft. Worth Reported in New York TimesNews of the controversial<br />
procedure of hydraulic <br />
fracturing (fracking), in Ft.<br />
Worth is covered by New York <br />
Times in link below.<br />
On Wednesday, several dozen protesters marched through downtown Fort Worth, waving signs and chanting anti-drilling slogans that reflected concern over air and water pollution.<br />
“It’s our health that’s at stake,” said Dana Schultes, who lives in south Fort Worth and worries about the impact of the drilling on her young daughter. <br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/24/us/24ttnaturalgas.html?_r=1">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/24/us/24ttnaturalgas.html?_r=1</a>Ward in the Woodshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02946667587199015228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044276669397152568.post-54432321268765165882011-04-04T13:10:00.000-05:002011-04-04T13:10:53.337-05:00Deteriorating Oil & Gas Wells Threaten Drinking Water, Homes Across The CountryPennsylvania alone, regulators estimate that 184,000 wells were drilled before records were kept. Many of those wells were plugged with stumps, rocks or nothing at all.<br />
Even Texas, which has invested heavily in abandoned wells, is years away from plugging all of its open holes. Since 1984, it has plugged more than 30,000 wells. But almost 10,000 are still open, and more are found and added to the list all the time. <br />
In the last 150 years, prospectors and energy companies have drilled as many as 12 million holes across the United States in search of oil and gas.<br />
Read the link to see how your drinking water may soon be polluted.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRIa1vvYNpFPmnG6utCHY9a8GfSkoAIJEkTGiVJjDRY_2XCSAmfAJ1UJ87PFwqhhI2Ft7P-OhabqbhBh7Vqo-KNIxeEbILjPQJGh_toz3oF2xYMLNbpS9b6Rtm7awqeuUEjDWk_LZ7EDf3/s1600/US+FRACK+MAP164696_1645933062828_1071939462_1717878_7613930_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="188" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRIa1vvYNpFPmnG6utCHY9a8GfSkoAIJEkTGiVJjDRY_2XCSAmfAJ1UJ87PFwqhhI2Ft7P-OhabqbhBh7Vqo-KNIxeEbILjPQJGh_toz3oF2xYMLNbpS9b6Rtm7awqeuUEjDWk_LZ7EDf3/s320/US+FRACK+MAP164696_1645933062828_1071939462_1717878_7613930_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><a href="http://www.propublica.org/article/deteriorating-oil-and-gas-wells-threaten-drinking-water-homes-across-the-co">http://www.propublica.org/article/deteriorating-oil-and-gas-wells-threaten-drinking-water-homes-across-the-co</a>Ward in the Woodshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02946667587199015228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044276669397152568.post-72081667986691854172011-03-30T15:44:00.000-05:002011-03-30T15:44:41.061-05:003.7 Earthquake Near Snyder, TexasWhat do drilling, injection wells, and<br />
earthquakes have in common? Let me<br />
see... Hmmmm makes one wonder.<br />
There has been a recent spate of earthquakes<br />
in this area lately, a look at the map<br />
provided by Txsharon's site can help<br />
you to imagine. Also, scroll down to <br />
comments for a thought on our possible<br />
connection with Japan.<br />
<a href="http://txsharon.blogspot.com/2011/03/37-earthquake-in-texas.html">http://txsharon.blogspot.com/2011/03/37-earthquake-in-texas.html</a><br />
<br />
Here is another good link, day by day.<br />
<a href="http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_all.php">http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_all.php</a>Ward in the Woodshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02946667587199015228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044276669397152568.post-87923076421169423522011-03-30T14:40:00.001-05:002011-03-30T14:44:45.942-05:00Joe Barton Claims That 'Texas Air Quality is Excellent'Not only is Texas the biggest polluter in the country but it isn’t complying with federal air quality standards. Texas leads the nation in <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2010/02/16/usa-climate-texas-idUSN1661844120100216">carbon dioxide emissions</a>, and in 2008, Houston was ranked the <a href="http://www.neohouston.com/2009/03/ozone-lung-disease-and-houstons-air-quality-ranking/">fourth worst city for ozone</a> — a far cry from “excellent” air quality.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFPpJMt4z1GNKBQvwWMyuhvtyIuQSK6_ShppIkM5C3JGDWQXELpWvCy5uZf0rmiBaundTnsjAqNUqGTfYANQh3LLjR5086omGE-TkcoFbfUvkHvSneKy3daDOpNmXxbZc4zz_35vzAITaD/s1600/barton.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFPpJMt4z1GNKBQvwWMyuhvtyIuQSK6_ShppIkM5C3JGDWQXELpWvCy5uZf0rmiBaundTnsjAqNUqGTfYANQh3LLjR5086omGE-TkcoFbfUvkHvSneKy3daDOpNmXxbZc4zz_35vzAITaD/s1600/barton.jpg" /></a></div>Yep, every thing is bigger in Texas, untruths and pollution.<a href="http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2011/03/30/barton-texas-air-quality/">http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2011/03/30/barton-texas-air-quality/</a>Ward in the Woodshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02946667587199015228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044276669397152568.post-19165796580647496302011-03-21T15:37:00.000-05:002011-03-21T15:37:33.287-05:00Drillers Soaking It All UpMOUNDSVILLE-When Moundsville's reservoir dropped more than 10 feet in the course of a few days last month, officials began searching for what they believed would be a major water line leak. <br />
<br />
What they didn't expect to find is that the water level drop would be from natural gas drilling companies using 9 million gallons of water as part of their hydraulic fracking operations.<br />
<br />
Yes, what a surprise, weather forecasts predicts droughts this summer in our<br />
area. Just who profits from water loss? <a href="http://www.theintelligencer.net/page/content.detail/id/553193/Drillers-Soaking-It-All-Up--Water-Sale-Leaves-Moundsville-Dry.html?nav=5233">http://www.theintelligencer.net/page/content.detail/id/553193/Drillers-Soaking-It-All-Up--Water-Sale-Leaves-Moundsville-Dry.html?nav=5233</a>Ward in the Woodshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02946667587199015228noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044276669397152568.post-11123518419051746012011-03-21T14:19:00.001-05:002011-04-04T13:16:58.214-05:00New Process Cleanly Extracts Oil From Tar Sands And Fouled Beaches<span class="date">ScienceDaily (Mar. 20, 2011)</span> — An environmentally friendlier method of separating oil from tar sands has been developed by a team of researchers at Penn State. This method, which utilizes ionic liquids to separate the heavy viscous oil from sand, is also capable of cleaning oil spills from beaches and separating oil from drill cuttings, the solid particles that must be removed from drilling fluids in oil and gas wells.<br />
Safer methods for gas extractions exsist now, but are seldom utilized.<br />
It would of course, cost industry some of their exorbitant profits to protect<br />
our health.<br />
<a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110318174921.htm">http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110318174921.htm</a>Ward in the Woodshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02946667587199015228noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044276669397152568.post-85567115605569181862011-03-07T13:24:00.000-06:002011-03-07T13:24:03.919-06:00Somebody Stop The ShocksWOOD COUNTY, TX (KLTV)<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIvxOR2IjhlNuMm-_8caI0dybWOdzppbVJN3u-eTWYJyoRFt3Hv0umUffoXeOtv7Pi7IPv38v3bwo0eglo7ILzvI9wgIfxlNoclm_PDQp6erhZUdGuH8yMQtlyLz3KltwhcA6E2Ir76SpT/s1600/White%2527s+home+14144867_BG4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIvxOR2IjhlNuMm-_8caI0dybWOdzppbVJN3u-eTWYJyoRFt3Hv0umUffoXeOtv7Pi7IPv38v3bwo0eglo7ILzvI9wgIfxlNoclm_PDQp6erhZUdGuH8yMQtlyLz3KltwhcA6E2Ir76SpT/s200/White%2527s+home+14144867_BG4.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">A Wood County family is </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">experiencing a bizarre problem</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">that they've been dealing with </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">for years now.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Mitchell is convinced it has</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">something to do with the </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">nearly three dozen radio and</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">cell phone towers he's mapped </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">out around his home.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">The FDA says large amounts of</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">radio waves,can heat tissues in</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">certain parts of the body. But,</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">further research needs to be done. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://www.kltv.com/Global/story.asp?S=14144867">http://www.kltv.com/Global/story.asp?S=14144867</a></div>Ward in the Woodshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02946667587199015228noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044276669397152568.post-24798726014382106202011-03-06T18:47:00.000-06:002011-03-06T18:47:19.377-06:00Man Invents Machine To Convert Plastic Into OilIn an efficient and safe effort<br />
to save us from the ill-effects<br />
of plastic waste, Akinori Ito<br />
has developed a machine which<br />
converts plastic back into oil.<br />
<a href="http://www.flixxy.com/convert-plastic-to-oil.htm">http://www.flixxy.com/convert-plastic-to-oil.htm</a>Ward in the Woodshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02946667587199015228noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044276669397152568.post-44200725869207375962011-03-06T18:25:00.000-06:002011-03-06T18:25:24.174-06:00Arkansas 'Fracking' Sites Linked To Earthquakes May Be Closed<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVwcXtKTeUTuIJb6GPfEyKvdeC_TQy50zYHRMp70XPCAnmdARvRc-fGLbcRIk5BN8-1SCU0gWuh0piC5ELJFdedoE9XYgi6ttGEHColarWr57w9YuOxcoqMl3HlX4Za4u6pquREG7LoO6w/s1600/r-ARKANSAS-EARTHQUAKES-large570.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVwcXtKTeUTuIJb6GPfEyKvdeC_TQy50zYHRMp70XPCAnmdARvRc-fGLbcRIk5BN8-1SCU0gWuh0piC5ELJFdedoE9XYgi6ttGEHColarWr57w9YuOxcoqMl3HlX4Za4u6pquREG7LoO6w/s320/r-ARKANSAS-EARTHQUAKES-large570.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Little Rock, Ark. - Two more</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">small earthquakes have been </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">recorded in central Arkansas</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">where a recent spate of tremors</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">has officials considering shutting</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">two gas-drilling wells.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">No injuries or </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">damage reported.<a href="http://quakes.globalincidentmap.com/">http://quakes.globalincidentmap.com/</a></div>Ward in the Woodshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02946667587199015228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044276669397152568.post-73589746602071214352011-02-28T14:38:00.000-06:002011-02-28T14:38:56.709-06:00New York Times Report: Fracked Water Thousands Of Times More Dangerous Than They Are Telling UsAstonishing but true. Your<br />
Government, politicians, the<br />
Oil & Gas industry collaborated<br />
in a conspiracy of silence<br />
regarding the safety of using<br />
hydrofracking techniques to<br />
produce natural gas. Follow<br />
link in Alternet story to New<br />
York Times. <a href="http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/article/508316/ny_times_report%3A_fracked_water_thousands_of_times_more_dangerous_than_they%27re_telling_us/">http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/article/508316/ny_times_report%3A_fracked_water_thousands_of_times_more_dangerous_than_they%27re_telling_us/</a>Ward in the Woodshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02946667587199015228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044276669397152568.post-3357899971210837342011-02-27T13:21:00.000-06:002011-02-27T13:21:23.482-06:00EMINENT DOMAIN: Coming to a town near you?<strong>The Texas Supreme Court</strong><br />
will hear a controversial case <br />
to determine if a pipeline<br />
carrying natural gas from<br />
Louisiana to south of Houston,<br />
should be deemed a "common<br />
carrier", which would give it the <br />
power of eminent domain.<br />
That means if they want to come<br />
through your property and you<br />
don't want to sign the the offer<br />
they make on your property, they <br />
can begin condemnation pro-<br />
cedures to just take your property<br />
for what they think it's worth.<br />
Read what Public Citizen says<br />
about that: <a href="http://texasvox.org/2011/02/27/eminent-domain-coming-to-your-town-soon/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TexasvoxTheVoiceOfPublicCitizenInTexas+%28TexasVox%3A+The+Voice+of+Public+Citizen+in+Texas%29">http://texasvox.org/2011/02/27/eminent-domain-coming-to-your-town-soon/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TexasvoxTheVoiceOfPublicCitizenInTexas+%28TexasVox%3A+The+Voice+of+Public+Citizen+in+Texas%29</a>Ward in the Woodshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02946667587199015228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044276669397152568.post-64995744904014279532011-02-21T16:03:00.000-06:002011-02-21T16:03:05.975-06:00For Jose....Hopkins CountyJose, we are so sorry your<br />
comment did not show -up<br />
on our blog until now. We <br />
would love to hear from you again.<br />
We Googled Earth to find your<br />
location, and we saw more than<br />
one mining operation in your<br />
area. The main office is<br />
in Mt. Pleasant, and the phone <br />
# is (903) 577-5140. <br />
Please send the cancer overlay<br />
map link you were speaking of.<br />
What are we going to do? We<br />
will keep fighting for Clean Air<br />
Clean Water and hopefully win<br />
the battle, for responsible<br />
extractions.Ward in the Woodshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02946667587199015228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044276669397152568.post-50821777998504303152011-02-21T15:03:00.000-06:002011-02-21T15:03:58.473-06:00CEC Goals for 2011Some of our main goals for<br />
2011 are: Continued awareness/<br />
education on power plant, com-<br />
pressor stations, pipeline,<br />
treatment centers, coal mines,<br />
gas & oil drilling, spills,<br />
leaks, venting / flaring and their<br />
effects on the environment and<br />
health.<br />
Continue to try and get an air<br />
monitor for OUR AREA. We<br />
will draft a letter for families<br />
to send to EPA.<br />
Determine effects of pollution<br />
in Freestone, and adjacent<br />
counties. (cancer, autism, etc.)<br />
Encourage letters to the Editors<br />
of our newspapers.<br />
Encourage water testing prior<br />
to drilling.<br />
Obtain Legislature for Noise<br />
laws.<br />
Soil.. land farming, acid rain.<br />
Join us to achieve these and other<br />
goals, for Clean Air, Clean Water,<br />
and uncontaminated soil for crops,<br />
gardens, stock, and wildlife. We must<br />
protect future generations.Ward in the Woodshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02946667587199015228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044276669397152568.post-74545938768621879542011-02-20T21:40:00.000-06:002011-02-20T21:40:41.647-06:00Updates for CECHere are some of our best<br />
accomplishments of 2010.<br />
1. Cell phones for soldiers,<br />
started by Ms. Barbara Nichols.<br />
Giving talk time to our troops.<br />
2.Noise Meter purchased to<br />
read low-frequency noise.<br />
Cost (on sale) $1,990.00.<br />
Various readings taken in our area,<br />
including schools, and hospitals.<br />
By comparison TCEQ uses a<br />
meter from Radio Shack that does<br />
not read low - frequency levels.<br />
3.Tri - folds initiated by Helen<br />
Pickett explaining health impacts<br />
from low - frequency noise for <br />
extended periods. Also a map<br />
showing locations of 69 compressor<br />
stations in Freestone County. We <br />
understand that number has jumped<br />
to 130.<br />
4. CEC had County Commissioners<br />
to budget for an air monitor, deleted<br />
from their program March 1, 2010.<br />
5.Lide Industries permit, CEC <br />
assisted Mrs. Pickett with having<br />
their permit amended. The revised<br />
permit application from new owners<br />
was commented on.<br />
6. Gasland movie shown for the public <br />
at Southern Oaks Clubhouse. Mayor<br />
Calvin Tillman of Dish, TX., and Tim<br />
Ruggiero were present for questions.<br />
(Our gratitude to them, Southern Oaks<br />
and COPPS)<br />
7.CEC attended meetings on Lakeside <br />
and My Power Electric power plants.<br />
8. Sept. 8th CEC attended EPA meeting<br />
in Dallas, on safe disposal of coal ash,<br />
from coal fired power plants.<br />
9. Grant Program: pursued Noise<br />
Assessment Grant.<br />
10. CEC worked with EPA & TCEQ<br />
to have an unauthorized gas compressor<br />
removed from Anadarko's Dowdy Ranch<br />
Facility.<br />
11. CEC provided comments on Enbridge<br />
Plum Creek gas treating facility permit<br />
renewal still pending.<br />
12.CEC blog started by Sharon Ward.<br />
13. Started research on Micro - Wave<br />
Tower health effects.Ward in the Woodshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02946667587199015228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044276669397152568.post-24207107917746118152011-02-20T20:23:00.001-06:002011-02-21T16:17:01.506-06:00Arkansas GaspatchArkansas has had 30 earthquakes in<br />
two days, there have been 700<br />
since Oct. 30, 2010. Read the<br />
Bluedaze blog for more:<br />
<a href="http://txsharon.blogspot.com/2011/02/arkansas-gas-patch-thirty-earthquakes.html">http://txsharon.blogspot.com/2011/02/arkansas-gas-patch-thirty-earthquakes.html</a>Ward in the Woodshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02946667587199015228noreply@blogger.com0