Chesapeake Retreats From Mad As Hell Texans

A few hours ago I got an email from Don Young about tonight's Fort Worth City Council meeting. A meeting where Mayor Mike Moncrief and the 8 city council members were going to have to decide if they were going to once more allow Chesapeake Energy, and a few greedy mineral rights owners, to destroy another neighborhood.

Or, for the first time, "Just Say NO" to irresponsible drilling.

At this latest instance, even the Fort Worth Star-Telegram disapproved of Chesapeake's latest attempted over-reaching incursion, this time between the historic African-American neighborhood of Como and the upscale Ridglea neighborhood and shopping district.

Don Young suggested citizens show up at 6 for tonight's city council meeting to let the mayor and the city council know we are going into total Howard Bealish, MAD AS HELL and NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMORE, mode.

Well, apparently, somehow tone-deaf Chesapeake Energy managed to hear the message that the tide is turning against them.

Chesapeake's Minister of Propaganda, Julie Wilson, sent the following....

Dear Mayor Moncrief and Council Members:

Chesapeake respectfully withdraws our application for four wells on the proposed Westridge site located at 3900 Bryant Irvin Road . While we have the support and encouragement of hundreds of mineral owners who could have their minerals produced from this site, it is clear to us the majority of Council does not support our request for a waiver In absence of that support we feel the most responsible action is to withdraw.

Thank you.

Julie H. Wilson
Vice President - Urban Development
Chesapeake Energy

I love how a well-trained propagandist practices her art. Claiming Chesapeake has the support and encouragement of hundreds of mineral owners who could have had their minerals produced from the proposed site.

Really?

Could Propaganda Minister Wilson please tell us how it is she learned Chesapeake has the support of 100s of mineral owners?

Is mineral, in this instance, a euphemism for shale?

Minerals aren't produced from these wells, are they?

Shale is not extracted, is it?

No.

Holes are drilled, then chemically contaminated water is injected into the mineral to release natural gas.

Natural gas is not a mineral is it?

Has the United Way of Tarrant County wised up and dissociated itself from Chesapeake Energy's Minister of Propaganda yet? I usually give at least a dime. If United Way does not dump that woman they are not getting my dime.