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Fracking Ban Will Hurt Industry, Not Denton Article discussing how the Fracking Ban will effect the oil and gas industry, not Denton.
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Reject Rep. King's Texas House Bill 539 Discusses House Bill 539, proposed by Representative Phil King in reaction to the Denton Fracking Ban.
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Amber Briggle and family, Photograph Image of Amber Briggle outdoors with her husband Adam and two children
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Ken Currin, photograph Image of Ken Currin wearing a bicycling helmet while outdoors
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Ken Currin, Clip 21 Ken Currin discusses lack of partisanship in fracking ban initiative, that fracking sites are "like stars in a sky" and that we're arguing over "only a handful of them"
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Ken Currin, Clip 20
Ken Currin discusses hope that HB-40 will be overturned and "home rule" will return, status as business owner and fiscal conservative but maintaining a conscience
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Ken Currin, Clip 19
Ken Currin describes Frack Free Denton meetings, their frequency, his attendance, the work involved with the movement
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Ken Currin, Clip 18
Ken Currin describes involvement of Denton community, this issue bringing people together
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Ken Currin, Clip 17
Ken Currin describes support his staff at Greenhouse lent to the Frack Free Denton meetings
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Ken Currin, Clip 16
Ken Currin describes his restaurant Greenhouse as a space for building community
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Ken Currin, Clip 15
Ken Currin discusses bitterness following ban overturn but that it inspired more involvement, gives example of Robson Ranch finding their political power and hoping that more people see that they can effect change
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Ken Currin, Clip 14
Ken Currin discusses post-election pushback against the ban, people feeling like their money was being threatened, Texas Railroad Commission's power, passage of HB-40 with disappointment support from TX Rep. Myra Crownover, seemingly impossible tasks often taking slow progress to change, changing political landscape across USA, wanting democracy to feel more representative
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Ken Currin, Clip 13
Ken Currin discusses quality of life in city and its importance over outside interests
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Ken Currin, Clip 12
Ken Currin discusses euphoric feeling of finding out ban had passed, civic engagement when most local elections have low turnout, city uniting despite political orientation and individually fighting national interests, disappointment with TX Rep. Myra Crownover voting for HB-40 and not with her constituency
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Ken Currin, Clip 11
Ken Currin discusses Denton City Council meeting when fracking was debated, sense of electricity and sense of history being made
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Ken Currin, Clip 10
Ken Currin discusses Frack Free Denton workshops, door-to-door advocacy
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Ken Currin, Clip 9
Ken Currin discusses attending Frack Free Denton workshops, wife handing out fliers, the work of being active
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Ken Currin, Clip 8
Ken Currin discusses enjoying being civically engaged through conversations with local officials and those running for office, wanting Denton to remain livable and keeping its identity, current efforts to connect parks
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Ken Currin, Clip 7
Ken Currin discusses feeling passion for movement against fracking, issues finding him and finding Denton, sense of town and community pride
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Ken Currin, Clip 6
Ken Currin discusses Adam Briggle and Ed Soph asking for Greenhouse to serve as Frack Free Denton meeting site, reasons for taking on the risk of taking a stand with the movement, Denton Chamber of Commerce challenges in balancing national stance with local members' stances, seeing fracking within city limits as non-partisan issue
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Ken Currin, Clip 5
Ken Currin describes difficulty of adding patio to restaurant and surprise how easy it seemed for fracking site to be added within city limits, especially with health implications
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Ken Currin, Clip 4
Ken Currin dicusses learning about fracking sites near friends' houses
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Ken Currin, Clip 3
Ken Currin discusses watching fracking sits flood into Denton County and then being shocked when moved into city limits
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Ken Currin, Clip 2
Ken Currin describes going to UNT and studying journalism and working as freelance writer, then started a family and decided to start a restaurant called Greenhouse near downtown Denton, talks about changes in Denton and responsibility to local community
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Ken Currin, Clip 1
Ken Currin, describes his biography, moving to Denton to attend North Texas State University, marrying woman from Denton and starting a business, living in Denton for past 40 years