Conservation license plates support Texas wildlife, parks, fisheries

Motorists encouraged to "Show What Drives You!"

By Pegasus News wire

Motorists encouraged to "Show What Drives You!"

Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008

Carter’s most outspoken pipeline opponent runs out of time

By Erin Rice

Jerry Horton of Fort Worth faces condemnation proceedings this Thursday after months of protesting a gas pipeline expected to run under her front yard.

Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008

Dallas kicks off second “Pride in your Neighborhood” program

By Pegasus News wire

Grass-roots initiative shows residents how to improve their communities.

Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008

Gas Drilling Task Force comes to decision on compressor decibel levels Monday

By Pegasus News wire

The noise made by compressors, which run continuously, has been a hot topic of debate in the task force's public hearings.

Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008

Chesapeake really super excited about new Downtown Fort Worth drilling rig

By Pegasus News wire

The rig was set up from Tuesday to Thursday and will start drilling Friday.

Thursday, Aug. 14, 2008

Plano-based JCPenney launches solar and wind power projects

By Pegasus News wire

ENERGY STAR® certification is planned for 200 stores.

Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2008

Fort Worth citizens ask task force for gas drilling master plan, moratorium on Monday

By Erin Rice

Though a smaller turnout than the last public hearing, speakers' messages were far more aligned.

Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008

Coppell sponsors Bloom’n Hot landscaping tour

Guided tour tickets are $10 a pop.

By Pegasus News wire

Learn how to turn your front and/or back lawn/garden into a SmartScape showplace.

Monday, Aug. 11, 2008

Irving-based Omni Hotels ditching phone books in hotel rooms

By Pegasus News wire

Today's travelers are less and less likely to use phone books.

Friday, Aug. 8, 2008

Protesters call for gas drilling moratorium at Fort Worth City Council session

By Erin Rice

City staff recommends otherwise. And Mayor Moncrief dances with bears.

Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008

T. Boone Pickens’ energy plan may be self-serving scheme

By Pegasus News wire

Clean Energy, a company Pickens founded, would be the main beneficiary of a ballot initiative in California.

Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008

Energy companies using seismic activity to test Barnett Shale through mid-August

By Pegasus News wire

If you think you see crazy white trucks and crazy little white boxes in your neighborhood, you might not, in fact, be going crazy. This time.

Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2008

Flower Mound water conservation will now be based on geographical location

By Pegasus News wire

So if you live east of FM 2499, you'll water on certain days, and if you live west of FM 2499, you'll water on opposite days.

Sunday, Aug. 3, 2008

Chesapeake trying to condemn 72-year-old woman’s land to put in gas pipeline

By Pegasus News wire

The woman refused their offer. What else was Chesapeake to do?

Saturday, Aug. 2, 2008

Texas Railroad commissioner Elizabeth Ames Jones submits Barnett-happy op-ed to Wall Street Journal

By Pegasus News wire

Jones touts Texas and the Barnett Shale as being a model for how energy policy in the country should play out.

Saturday, Aug. 2, 2008

Coalition for Reformed Gas Drilling Ordinance launches website; Barnett Shale special tonight on KXAS

By Pegasus News wire

CREDO and the Chesapeake-sponsored special both look forward to presenting you "facts" about the Barnett Shale. Something tells me these facts are going to differ somewhat.

Friday, Aug. 1, 2008

Fort Worth Mayor Moncrief can still mend gas drilling fences

By Steve-O

Citizens want to be engaged in this process. They are tired of Chesapeake’s one-way communication.

Thursday, July 31, 2008

Dallas soon to be home to all-electric car dealership

By Pegasus News wire

Dennis Wheeler plans on selling the GEM, ZENN, and EGA-2 electric vehicles.

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Arlington town hall meeting will update residents on Tarrant County regional rail

By Catherine Cuellar

Fort Worth councilman and chair of the Regional Transportation Council’s Transit Subcommittee Jungus Jordan will take questions.

Monday, July 28, 2008

Gas drillers gambling that Barnett Shale will yield fruit in Dallas County

By Pegasus News wire

Trinity East Drilling and XTO Energy are just two companies that are testing the Dallas County waters.

Sunday, July 27, 2008

New approach enhances Sundance Square’s eco-friendly appeal

By David Alvey

Fort Worth’s revitalized downtown goes green with electric car, recycling, and renewable energy initiatives.

Thursday, July 24, 2008

Fort Worth-based XTO Energy acquires more Barnett Shale properties for $800 million

By Pegasus News wire

XTO continues to snatch serious scratch.

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Chesapeake coloring book stresses patriotism and affordability to DFW’s youngest energy consumers

By Erin Rice

Cartoons are an excellent way to simplify the tricky gas well drilling process for children, idiots, and idiot children.

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Irving-based Anviron Holding Company awarded $1.3 million euro laboratory contract

By Pegasus News wire

Anviron offers a wide range of environmentally friendly products and technologies.

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Fort Worth committee debates standards for gas compressor rigs

By Pegasus News wire

One of the side effects of extracting gas from Barnett Shale are the noisy compressors required to move the gas from point A to point B.

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Fort Worth’s “Gas Drilling Task Force” recommends new noise provisions in gas drilling ordinance

By Pegasus News wire

Yes, living on top of a ginormous gas well does have its drawbacks. My heart weeps.

Friday, July 18, 2008

DART ridership throughout Dallas sets record for second straight month

By Pegasus News wire

DART says "10.3 million passenger trips", which definitely sounds like a lot.

Thursday, July 17, 2008

Grapevine-based GreenHunter Energy acquires Wyoming Wind Energy Development Project

By Pegasus News wire

Greenhunter will split ownership with the local Ute tribe.

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Are proposed Fort Worth pipelines the new Trinity Trees?

By Steve-O

When people are seeing property in their neighborhoods condemned to make was for a pipeline, it’s a little different deal.

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Flower Mound launching water conservation

By Pegasus News wire

It's time to rethink the whole lawn thing anyway.

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Mansfield City Council approves exploratory gas drilling

By Pegasus News wire

... but only on two of the four sites requested by the gas company.

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Newly-minted Shale shill Tracy Rowlett now broadcasting for Radio Free Chesapeake

By Steve-O

Tracy, you can kid yourself about Shale.TV being a bona fide source of news, but all it does is churn out spin, misinformation and propaganda.

Monday, July 14, 2008

Teams participating in solar-powered car contest left Plano on Sunday headed for Canada

By Pegasus News wire

On a sunny day, the cars can reach 70 to 75 mph.

Monday, July 14, 2008

Dallas to magically transform stinky landfill into energy source

By Pegasus News wire

Banana peels could heat homes, and trolls would become princes.

Monday, July 14, 2008

PegNews content partner FWCanDo featured in Time magazine

By Pegasus News wire

Don Young's efforts were recognized in an article about homeowners striving to know everything they can about natural gas companies and the attempts to buy the rights to their land.

Friday, July 11, 2008

Chesapeake Energy launches online video channel covering Barnett Shale

By Pegasus News wire

And hires Tracy Rowlett to serve as anchor.

Thursday, July 10, 2008

Dallas-based Hillwood announces $1.3 billion Barnett Shale transaction

By Pegasus News wire

Hillwood is dumping their Shale properties on Quicksilver Resources.

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Fort Worth offering cheap electric mowers — to a few

By Pegasus News wire

200 electric mowers will be available at $99 each. 1.8 million residents. 200 mowers. You do the math.

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Houston-based Dune Energy to sell off Barnett Shale assets in Denton and Wise Counties

By Pegasus News wire

Profits at Barnett Shale are lower than those Dune derives from its Gulf Coast fields.

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Irving ISD bans phones and terrorism, awards do-gooder recyclers

By Chad Jones

For those keeping score at home, school-wide recycling wins you money, while terrorism gets you, well maybe some money, but mainly in trouble.

Monday, July 7, 2008