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Gas Under Cemeteries Raises Money, Moral Questions
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Loved ones aren’t the only thing buried in the 122-year-old Lowellville Cemetery in eastern Ohio. Deep underground, locked in ancient shale formations, are lucrative quantities...
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Plano Residents Still Nervous After Explosion
Anson Chi (credit: Collin County) PLANO (CBSDFW.COM) – One month after a Plano man allegedly set off a bomb while tampering with a gas main, homeowners say not enough is being done to prevent it from...
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AT&T Service Vans Running On Natural Gas
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Also Check Out: Halloween Display Catching Family In Web Of Controversy Indiana Woman Vanishes From DFW Airport Sheriff: Parker County Teen Killed Mom And Sister American...
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Wreck Sends Minivan Crashing Into Teen’s Bedroom
(credit: Arezow Doost/CBS 11 News) FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – Several people were sent to the hospital after a minivan crashed into a house in Fort Worth. The two-vehicle crash happened on Evans Avenue,...
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Dallas Anti-Drilling Group ‘Don’t Frack Our Fairway’
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The focus of this weekend is supposed to be a grand re-opening celebration for a popular City-operated golf course in Dallas. But instead, the event has turned into the staging...
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Natural Gas Abundance No Longer A Positive
NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – We may have too much of a good thing when it comes to natural gas. Texas produced a billion and a half dollars worth of natural gas in September. And while that sounds like a...
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Sherman: Panda ToBuild Natural Gas-powered Plant
SHERMAN (AP) – A Dallas company has broken ground on a 758-megawatt natural gas-fueled electric generating plant in North Texas. Panda Power Funds began construction Thursday on the plant in Sherman,...
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Hollywood Faces Fracking In ‘Promised Land’
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — The new movie “Promised Land” digs into the fierce national debate over fracking, the technique that’s generated a boom in U.S. natural gas production while also stoking...
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Construction Crew Accidentally Hits McKinney Gas Line
McKINNEY (CBSDFW.COM) – An emergency situation had emergency crews and utility workers out in the city of McKinney. A major gas leak caused authorities to shut down the intersection of Eldorado...
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Protestors Oppose New Life For Dallas Fracking Project
DALLAS (CBS 11 NEWS) – Angry shouts disrupted a Dallas City Plan Commission meeting today when a controversial natural gas fracking project killed weeks ago was reintroduced. The protests actually...
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Man Remains In Critical Condition After Home Explosion
LEWISVILLE (CBSDFW.COM) – The man who was inside a home that exploded in Lewisville remains in critcal condition at a Plano hospital. The man, identified only by his first name as Scott, had lived at...
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House Explosion Victim Praises Non-Profit Before Death
Scott Deahl died after being critically injured in a house explosion in Lewisville. (credit: Christian Community Action) LEWISVILLE (CBSDFW.COM) – On Monday leaders with a North Texas non-profit...
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McKinney Neighborhood Evacuated By Natural Gas Line Break
McKINNEY (CBSDFW.COM) – Just north of downtown McKinney, residents and business operators said they smelled the trouble first Wednesday morning. It didn’t take long for residents in the 500 block of...
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Dallas Plan Commissioners Tour Proposed Natural Gas Drilling Sites
DALLAS (CBS 11 NEWS) – Members of the Dallas Plan Commission boarded a convoy of tour vans, and headed to the L.B. Houston Golf and Sports Complex, to see for themselves proposed sites for natural gas...
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Atmos More Than Doubles Base Rate Despite Falling Costs
(credit: atmosenergy.com) NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Have you taken a good look at your Atmos Energy bill lately? The base charge on your bill has gone up more than 100-percent! The base charge has...
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Fracking Grabbing The Attention Of Sierra Club, New York Gov.
DALLAS (KRLD/AP) – A two day ‘frack attack’ summit is underway in Dallas. The Sierra Club’s ‘Beyond Natural Gas’ Director Debra Nardone says the purpose of the summit is, “to get significant reform on...
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Error Debits 10x Correct Amount From Atmos Customers
NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Some customers who have service with Dallas-based Atmos Energy got a big surprise when their bank accounts were charged the amount due — tenfold! According to Company...
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Sediment Clogs Wild Natural Gas Well In Gulf
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Natural gas has stopped flowing from a well that has been ablaze in the Gulf of Mexico and remaining small flames are from gas still in the pipe, regulators said Thursday. The well...
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Dozens Evacuate After Gas Leak At ‘The Dive’ In Frisco
(credit: Mark Wilson/Getty Images) FRISCO (CBSDFW.COM) – Firefighters in Frisco evacuated two dozen people from several businesses after complaints of a nausea inducing odor there. The natural gas leak...
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Earthquakes Lead Texas Agency To Hire Seismologist
AUSTIN (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — A key state agency announced Tuesday it is hiring a seismologist, part of an effort to tackle a sudden increase in earthquakes in areas with significant oil and gas drilling...
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