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Legislative Update 5-14-2013
The Wise Report May 11, 2013 Henry M. Wise, P.G. The following filed bills may be of interest to Texas geologists. New information is listed in bold: HB 4, by Ritter, Price, Johnson, Doug Miller, and… more →
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Legislative Update 5-14-2013
wrote 1 week ago: The Wise Report May 11, 2013 Henry M. Wise, P.G. The following filed bills may be of interest to Tex … more →
Gov. Perry Appoints Three to Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists
wrote 3 weeks ago: The Texas Association of Professional Geoscientists welcomes the three new Board Members to the Texa … more →
Conference: "Truth and Facts on Hydraulic Fracturing and Environmental Implications"
wrote 7 months ago: Truth and Facts on Hydraulic Fracturing and Environmental Implications This one day event conference … more →
USGS Speaks on Marcellus Shale Radon
wrote 9 months ago: by Tom Shepstone We have done three previous posts on this blog pointing out the gargantuan flaws in … more →
Area lawmakers and oil, gas industry pleased lizard not on endangered list
wrote 11 months ago: By Trish Choate WASHINGTON — The federal government decided not to list the dunes sagebrush lizard a … more →
Wireless Seismic Expanding in Marketplace
wrote 11 months ago: By LOUISE S. DURHAM, EXPLORER Correspondent Cable-free node deployed near Pecos in the Permian Basin … more →
Cuomo Plan Would Limit Gas Drilling to a Few Counties in New York
wrote 11 months ago: From the New York Times: By DANNY HAKIM Published: June 13, 2012 ALBANY — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s adm … more →
Oil Spills, Ethics and Society: How they intersect and where the responsibilities reside
wrote 11 months ago: Joint HGS-SIPES Ethics Meeting Thursday, July 19 Oil Spills, Ethics and Society: How they intersect … more →
Water Conservation and Technology Center to focus on statewide water issues
wrote 11 months ago: Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp recently announced the formation of a new A … more →
A Certified Geoscientist Required Before Drilling Geothermal Wells.
wrote 12 months ago: David Lea, Oakville Beaver|May 23, 2012 – 3:50 PM Near tragedy sparks new drilling rules Near … more →
GOV. PERRY APPOINTS MATHEWSON TO TEXAS BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL GEOSCIENTISTS
wrote 1 year ago: Gov. Rick Perry has appointed Christopher C. Mathewson of College Station to the Texas Board of Prof … more →
Six Questions for EPA on Pavillion
wrote 1 year ago: From Energy In Depth 1) Why the huge difference between what EPA found in its monitoring wells and w … more →
EPA Alledges Fracking Contamination of Drinking Water
wrote 1 year ago: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday for the first time that fracking — a con … more →
UT study: No direct link between fracking and water contamination
wrote 1 year ago: BY JACK Z. SMITH FORT WORTH — Preliminary findings from a study of hydraulic fracturing and sh … more →
Updates #1 - TBPG Special Meeting 11-7-11
wrote 1 year ago: The Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists met on November 7, 2011 to consider Advisory Opinion # … more →
ASU Grant urges students to rock in geosciences
wrote 1 year ago: From the San Angelo Times: Angelo State University faculty were awarded $165,000 dollars to be used … more →
New European Research Council Secretary General appointed
wrote 1 year ago: Geoscientist Donald Dingwell has been named as the new Secretary General of the European Research Co … more →
Federal report ups Marcellus Shale estimate.
wrote 1 year ago: There is a 40-fold difference between what the United State Geological Survey believed was the poten … more →
Houston energy firms issued subpoenas in New York
wrote 1 year ago: Houston-based Goodrich Petroleum Corp .and Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. and Fort Worth-based Range Re … more →
