Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Another Invitation

Clear your schedule - you have plans Thursday!

For Immediate Release: DISH TX Mayor Calvin Tillman to Speak at North Central Texas Communities Alliance Meeting

Where: Hotel Trinity Inn and Suites, Interstate 30 and Beach, in Fort Worth, TX.

When: January 7, 2010, doors will open at 6:30 PM for networking and interviews, meeting starts at 7:00 PM

DISH Mayor to speak on Air Quality Issues, And Discusses The Calls For A Moratorium On Natural Gas Activity In The Barnett Shale

DISH, TX -- The results of a DISH, Texas municipal Ambient Air Quality Study recently revealed high concentrations of toxic air emissions, including neurotoxins and carcinogens, near and on residential properties in the small town of DISH, Texas. DISH Mayor Calvin Tillman has been asked to speak at the North Central Texas Communities Alliance meeting on January 7, 2010 to discuss this testing. Other items that will be discussed is a new policy implemented by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) in the Barnett Shale. Mayor Tillman will also discuss the proposed moratorium on gas drilling throughout the Barnett Shale. DISH is located in the epicenter of the Barnett Shale gas play and is home to a megacomplex of compressor stations, as well as pipelines, metering stations, gathering lines and gas wells. The Town of DISH's air study sampled air at seven locations from August 17 to 18, 2009. The results of this analysis revealed high concentrations of carcinogenic and neurotoxin compounds near and on residential properties. TCEQ has committed to install permanent monitoring equipment near the massive compressor facility, as well as respond to all complaints of toxic fumes within 12 hours.

NCTCA - North Central Texas Communities Alliance is a broad-based coalition of individuals, organizations, and communities throughout the Barnett Shale area working on local, state, and national levels for positive solutions to the problems related to natural gas drilling and pipelines.

For More Information

* Calvin Tillman, Mayor, DISH, TX (940) 453-3640, tillman4council@aol.com.
Town of DISH
5413 Tim Donald Road
DISH, Texas 76247
Links

DISH, Texas Municipal Ambient Air Quality Study can be found online here: www.townofdish.com
North Central Communities Alliance http://www.nctca.net/
Calvin Tillman Mayor, DISH, TX (940) 453-3640

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