Weekly Accolades

To the FW Weekly and their way with words.  Check out Static about Dirty Air and Hot Air in Fort Worth.

Were you aware that TCEQ has adopted the Fort Worth Way?  Or that we have the dirtiest air in Texas?  Don't forget, Tarrant County claims the top spot for the Trinity River being the dirtiest too. Are you proud?

Who’s number-one in Texas for ozone air pollution? Hint: It ain’t Houston anymore. Yes, folks, Dallas/Fort Worth has unseated the Bayou City to become the state leader in lung-searing, asthma-inducing ozone. Just breathe normally.

And here you thought all that brown stuff you’ve been seeing and breathing for the last few years was just the smokescreen being emitted by Fort Worth City Hall to cover its Barnett Shale see-no-evil/smell-no-evil strategy!

Of course, the Fort Worth City Council insisted on putting drillers on the committee despite protests from residents. An ethics review panel later cited the conflict of interest, but by then the air quality committee had named a contractor.

Moncrief refers to the “Fort Worth Way” so often in meetings that it’s become a joke –– and a potential drinking game. But he seldom uses the phrase in instances when it’s apropos –– such as when kowtowing to the oil and gas industry, throwing ethics out the window, striking insider deals, and ignoring constituents.