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Southwest Airlines Gives $150,000 To Clean Up Trinity River Corridor

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Clean-up efforts like this one will become more common along the Trinity River Corridor with the help of a $150,000 grant from Southwest Airlines.

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Bertha Bell helped clean up the Trinity River Corridor on Friday.

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Brian Steen is one of 130 volunteers who helped remove weeds along the Trinity River, replacing them with native plants on Friday.

By Stella M. Chávez

Southwest Airlines is teaming up with the Trinity Trust Foundation and City of Dallas to create the Trinity River Conservation Corps. With the help of a three-year, $150,00 grant, this new program will help clean up and conserve the Trinity River Corridor.

Another Texas Quake Raises Questions About 'Fracking'

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Last night's 3.0 in Irving occurred near DFW airport where there is gas drilling activity. Recent small quakes in North Texas have led to studies about hydraulic fracturing or "fracking" and a possible connection to earthquakes.

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The area where the quake occurred was seismically quiet until a few years ago. That’s when the oil and gas industry began using deep underground wells to dispose of fluids from the drilling process known as hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,”

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1:25 pm

Tue December 25, 2012

Texas Man Takes Last Stand Against Keystone XL Pipeline

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David Daniel, an east Texas landowner, was so determined to block the Keystone XL pipeline from coming through his forest that he built an elaborate network of treehouses eight stories above the ground.

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Daniel started building the tree village back in March and says that his background as a circus performer helped in creating the elaborate web of platforms and tension lines. This was Daniel's last stand in a long battle with TransCanada, the company that's building the lower portion of the Keystone XL pipeline.

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Ron Seifert, a spokeperson for the Tar Sands Blockade, sneaks through the woods in an attempt to avoid being spotted by TransCanada security. For 80 days two dozen protesters with the Tar Sands Blockade took turns living up in the trees.

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The Keystone XL pipeline now cuts through Daniel's property and the crystal-clear stream, which Daniel used to drink from, is cloudy and murky.

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The tree-sit didn't stop the pipeline but it did cause TransCanada to move the pipeline 100 feet away from the proposed easement.

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The Tar Sands Blockade protesters hang banners from a 100-foot-long catwalk. There are a total of seven structures suspended in the canopy of the trees with more than 500 feet of wire connecting them.

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The protesters spent most of their time in the trees sleeping and reading.

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Grace Cagle, a 22-year-old protester, rappels down from the tree village. She spent a total of 17 days in the trees and was arrested once, and spent the night in jail.

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Jimmy Wooley, a private security guard hired by TransCanada, watches over the construction.

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TransCanada's flood lights run throughout the night.

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David Daniel, an east Texas landowner, was so determined to block the Keystone XL pipeline from coming through his forest that he took to his trees and built an elaborate network of treehouses eight stories above the ground.

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Grace Cagle, a protester with the Tar Sands Blockade, has spent a total of 17 days up in the trees.

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David Daniel, an east Texas landowner, built an elaborate network of treehouses in an attempt to stop the Keystone XL pipeline form coming through his property.

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The stream that runs through Daniel's property is now cloudy and murky.

By Elizabeth Shogren

Originally published on Tue December 25, 2012 3:20 pm

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An east Texas landowner was so determined to block the Keystone XL pipeline from coming through his forest that he took to his trees and built an elaborate network of treehouses eight stories above the ground.

"It popped into my head a long time ago, actually," says 45-year-old David Daniel. "If I had to climb my butt on top of a tree and sit there, I would. It started with that."

It turned out to be Daniel's last stand in a long battle against the Keystone XL, a pipeline project that would bring oil from Canada all the way to refineries in the Texas Gulf Coast.

8:46 pm

Thu December 13, 2012

Report: North Texas Water Conservation Improving But More Can Be Done

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By Shelley Kofler

The Sierra Club says one seemingly simple effort could greatly help North Texas meet water conservation goals.

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3:56 pm

Wed December 12, 2012

Frisco Citizens To Grill Exide At Public Meeting Tonight

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By Shelley Kofler

Some Frisco residents want more details about what will be buried on the property of the Exide lead battery plant which has closed.

Exide officials say they will answer citizen questions at a public meeting scheduled for 7:00 p.m. tonight at Frisco’s Heritage Center.

Members of Frisco Unleaded, a group that successfully fought to close the battery recycling plant, say they are now concerned that contaminated materials will be buried on the 75 acre plant site which sits in the middle of Frisco.

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