Yet another gem in the Letters to the Editor in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram daily newspaper.
If only all were as concerned as our concerned citizens, someone might be held accountable.
No fan of TCEQ
I was very glad to read Mike Lee’s article saying an SMU prof was right about Barnett Shale pollution. (See: "State officials back professor’s pollution data," June 4) But for those of us struggling to breathe dirty North Texas air, it was certainly no surprise.
Also no surprise: The Texas Commission for Environmental Quality showed its true colors when TCEQ spokesperson Andrea Morrow said it’s more efficient to tackle the Metroplex’s air problem by going after other sources of pollution, such as cars and trucks.
What I think TCEQ was really saying is it can’t do a thing about gas drilling pollution, ’cause the oil and gas companies are too powerful to fight.
You can see, smell and feel the adverse effect natural gas drilling is having in our North Texas towns and cities. TCEQ is failing in its mission to protect our environmental quality.
God help North Texas, because our government sure as hell ain’t!
— Linda Yarbrough, Arlington
Thanks to Linda Yarbrough!!
Hey! So what's new?
ReplyDeleteLinda is right but so is TCEQ.
We, as a city, have created much of our own pollution. Speed humps, four way stop signs, and un-timed signal lights all contribute to stop-and-go traffic which increases pollution.
But at the same time, NY has its lowest June temperatures in 50 years and the Perito Moreno glacier ice mass is actually increasing, and the Obama administration is going to tax the hell out of us under the guise of climate change.
Somehow the dots just don't connect.
LSC