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Comment on This “Deal” is CRAP by Marc McCord

Marc McCord — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:17:03 +0000

Among those businesses excluded from the grants program of the Cypress Waters Municipal Management District (CWMMD) are sexually-oriented businesses, bars, and the aforementioned schools, daycare facilities, non-profit organizations, non-bank financial retail institutions, check cashing operations, liquor stores, gun stores, pawn shops and convenience stores, being cited as “… activities that do not benefit the health, safety, and welfare of the community …”

I would venture to say that natural gas exploration and production poses a far greater risk to health and safety, property values, the environment and the general welfare of the community than all the other listed businesses combined. Apparently, our Mayor, City Manager and most members of our City Council would disagree with me. They believe gas drilling is going to make Dallas flush with cash, turn citizens into the next Jed Clampetts and make Dallas the envy of the whole wide world.

If you believe, as I do, that gas drilling has no plae among residential, commercial and retail space in the City of Dallas, then take part in Wednesday’s City Council meeting and let your voice be heard. Sign up (by calling the City Secretary’s Office at 214-670-3738) to speak during the open mic period at the opening or closing of the meeting, and be present when Item 34 on the agenda is heard.

Whatever are our city leaders thinking? That is a rhetorical question – they obviously are NOT thinking, or at least they are not thinking about the health and safety of our citizens! So, what’s new?

Comment on This “Deal” is CRAP by Dallas Drilling

Dallas Drilling — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:54:32 +0000

The mayor does not care. The deal was cut, so he says by his actions…”get over it.”

Comment on This “Deal” is CRAP by R King

R King — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:25:34 +0000

Follow the trail of donations and promises and you will see how we got where we are, Citizens are and should be insulted.

Comment on City of Irving Tells City of Dallas: Frack Off! by Kim Triolo Feil

Kim Triolo Feil — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 20:18:44 +0000

Clarifying that this wasn’t jus any water like WFAA reported….this was flowback fluids with BTEX and other hydrocarbons, NORM, frack chemicals etc….the stuff that needs proper disposal,the stuff that makes things never grow where it is has spilled.

Comment on City of Irving Tells City of Dallas: Frack Off! by Kim Triolo Feil

Kim Triolo Feil — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 20:16:48 +0000

Denton just reopened its airport because of a nearby frack site spewing flowing water.

Comment on Delia-ed and Confused by Dawn

Dawn — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:11:44 +0000

Marc thanks so much for this mornings chuckle!

Comment on Delia-ed and Confused by Marc

Marc — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:25:54 +0000

Hey, I strongly support a prohibition on gay marriage in parks and floodplains. The risk to human health and safety is just too much to chance.

Nobody ridicules the ridiculous ideologies like Lewis Black.

Comment on Texas AM Study: North Texas Water Disappearing by R A King

R A King — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 17:59:48 +0000

It is EARTH WEEK here at my school; and our children are on the PA system admonishing us to conserve water as only 1% of the water on the planet is suitable for human use. Sobering thought….

Comment on Texas AM Study: North Texas Water Disappearing by Marc

Marc — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 17:08:53 +0000

Sadly, this startling news has been developing for a very long time, but most people are oblivious to the realities of our water shortage and so they continue their customary water uses as if the supply is endless. Unfortunately, that also extends to our elected leaders who seem more interested in trying to make money than in thinking about our survival as a species.

Note to all living humans: You CANNOT survive without an adequate supply of clean, fresh water! Anybody telling you that we have plenty of water is either illiterate about the matter and should be saying nothing, or else they know the truth and are flat out lying to you!

Comment on Texas AM Study: North Texas Water Disappearing by R A King

R A King — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 16:24:57 +0000

We could clean up Mt Creek Lake and it’s aquifer-oh wait, no-it’s been PERMANENTLY RUINED by industry. Everywhere we dump and inject is RUINED for at least a hundred years-and of course that water won’t be back.any time soon, while causing earthquakes below the ground. Very upsetting and avoidable.