Admittedly I am not one to sit still and pay attention. But I surprised myself last week when I attended the Texas Agriculture Water Forum. As a rancher in a drought my ox is in the ditch, and it is not filling up with water. So I sat there and listened patiently, trying to untangle [...]

These are the two liquids of my life: Oil and Water. I am composed of one, but being held hostage by the other. As I write this piece, the incessant vibrato of a multimillion dollar, 16 stage “zipper frac” is pulsating 8,000 feet beneath my feet. It shatters a stillness that can never be recaptured, [...]