Links
Nonprofit Links
Oil and Gas Accountability Project - Working with communities throughout the Rocky Mountain West and across the country to reduce the social, economic and environmental problems caused by oil and gas development.
Oil and Gas Extraction: Impacts, Risks and Regulations - from the Environmentally Conscious Manufacturing Strategic Initiative Group (ECM SIG)
The Barnett Shale Shop - Your one stop gallery for those who are opposed to gas drilling in parks and established neighborhoods that sit atop the Barnett Shale. Whether you're looking for coffee mugs, bumper stickers, t-shirts and more, you'll find it here.
Federal Energy Subsidies - Friends of the Earth discusses how current policies benefit polluters
Can gas drilling cause earthquakes? See article from North Central Texas Council on Governments
Arkansas Citizens Against Resource Exploitation
Scorecard: The Pollution Information Site
Newspaper Links
Fort Worth Weekly
Due to their proximity in the Barnett-Shale region, the following newspapers around Fort Worth are excellent resources:
The Hood County News (Granbury)
Government Links
City of Fort Worth Engineering Department - information on gas drilling in Fort Worth - includes overview of ordinance, permitting process, and technical aspects of the drilling process.
Rail Road Commission of Texas (RRC) - through its Oil and Gas Division, regulates the exploration, production, and transportation of oil and natural gas in Texas. Its statutory role is to (1) prevent waste of the state's natural resources, (2) to protect the correlative rights of different interest owners, (3) to prevent pollution, and (4) to provide safety in matters such as hydrogen sulfide.
Blogs
Blue Daze by TXSharon
Freedom isn't free but bullshit is cheap.
Star-Telegram Barnett Shale Blog
Miscellaneous Links
Fort Worth Prairie Fest
Eyes of Texas (Fort Worth Flatulence)
Futures & Commodity Market News
Flower Mound Citizens Against Urban Drilling
Damascus Citizens for Sustainability (Upper Delaware River Basin)