Comments for Keeping It Real: My Life As An Entrepreneur http://www.terraine.com/blog Thu, 17 May 2012 04:56:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Hydraulic Fracturing – Is This a Game Changer for our Nation? by Hendrik http://www.terraine.com/blog/?p=449#comment-1093 Hendrik Thu, 17 May 2012 04:56:29 +0000 http://www.terraine.com/blog/?p=449#comment-1093 These Fracking Companies need to be regulated. The water sulppy will be destroyed if they keep drilling for Natural Gas with these TOXIC CHEMICALS. Not to mention the Toxic Plumes we are breathing. They are paying these poor farmers and land owners to use their land to make profits at any cost. How do we let them drill for oil in our oceans and have the accidents like in the Gulf. They will run wild if let be. Profits is what matters to these Companies. Lets force them to be responsible and not use these Toxic Chemicals. As far as I know, only water and sand was used in the old days. I'd like to know if these chemicals are also being used in our oceans. We the People Need to Stand Up!!!!!!! These Fracking Companies need to be regulated. The water sulppy will be destroyed if they keep drilling for Natural Gas with these TOXIC CHEMICALS. Not to mention the Toxic Plumes we are breathing. They are paying these poor farmers and land owners to use their land to make profits at any cost. How do we let them drill for oil in our oceans and have the accidents like in the Gulf. They will run wild if let be. Profits is what matters to these Companies. Lets force them to be responsible and not use these Toxic Chemicals. As far as I know, only water and sand was used in the old days. I’d like to know if these chemicals are also being used in our oceans. We the People Need to Stand Up!!!!!!!

]]> Comment on Hydraulic Fracturing – Is This a Game Changer for our Nation? by Allen Shaw http://www.terraine.com/blog/?p=449#comment-981 Allen Shaw Thu, 10 May 2012 15:27:53 +0000 http://www.terraine.com/blog/?p=449#comment-981 Fracking has been around for a very long time in TX where it was used to imporve production at depth in and otherwise low producing formation. Maryland Public Television had an hour long special on fracking as western MD can support up to 750 wells in the Marcellos play. In that special, the actual fracking could not be considered a source for contamination, However, the 8 milion gallons of water needed for each frack job was a concern and the fact that up to half of that water, containing the additives needed to control scaling, and biological issues related to fracking did cause some environmental issues. PA apparently has no private well water supply regulatios so anyone can go into their backyard and dig a well for household water supply without any restriction on casing or depth. Many such wells historically have encountered natural gas from shallow coal seams in times dating far earlier than the Marcellus play which is only 5 years old. The main environmental concerns seem to be not the fracking, but obtaining the 8 million gallons of water needed for each frack job and disposing of that portion which returns up the drill string on compleltion of each frack job. Other concerns include incresed truck traffic on available roads and perhaps the noise made by round-the-clock operations. Our citizens bleat about low cost electrical energy, low cost potable water and low cost automobile fuels - but not in my backyard can we pump fuel that will contribute to reducing our nation's importation of energy. Not that the drillers should run wild with polution, they should not, but be sure of the facts and look at both sides of the argument. Fracking has been around for a very long time in TX where it was used to imporve production at depth in and otherwise low producing formation. Maryland Public Television had an hour long special on fracking as western MD can support up to 750 wells in the Marcellos play. In that special, the actual fracking could not be considered a source for contamination, However, the 8 milion gallons of water needed for each frack job was a concern and the fact that up to half of that water, containing the additives needed to control scaling, and biological issues related to fracking did cause some environmental issues. PA apparently has no private well water supply regulatios so anyone can go into their backyard and dig a well for household water supply without any restriction on casing or depth. Many such wells historically have encountered natural gas from shallow coal seams in times dating far earlier than the Marcellus play which is only 5 years old. The main environmental concerns seem to be not the fracking, but obtaining the 8 million gallons of water needed for each frack job and disposing of that portion which returns up the drill string on compleltion of each frack job. Other concerns include incresed truck traffic on available roads and perhaps the noise made by round-the-clock operations. Our citizens bleat about low cost electrical energy, low cost potable water and low cost automobile fuels – but not in my backyard can we pump fuel that will contribute to reducing our nation’s importation of energy. Not that the drillers should run wild with polution, they should not, but be sure of the facts and look at both sides of the argument.

]]> Comment on Hydraulic Fracturing – Is This a Game Changer for our Nation? by Kathy http://www.terraine.com/blog/?p=449#comment-659 Kathy Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:19:48 +0000 http://www.terraine.com/blog/?p=449#comment-659 I have to wonder if the cost benefit is great enough to mitigate the possible world altering damage we may be doing. "Since most exploration companies don’t even disclose the chemicals used in their fracking process, it’s difficult to know what short-term, and more importantly, what long-term effects fracking will have on our precious water resources. Also, regulatory frameworks governing fracking activities are still in their infancy and seem to be driven more by the oil & gas industry rather than by the environmental consulting industry." At what point do we say opps maybe we shouldn't have done that? I know we have had a couple earthquakes here that have been possibly caused by fracking. The fact that there is a lack of disclosure and an increase in incidents is enough to make me think we need to backup and regroup. This cannot be an issue just about money and how we fix today’s energy problems. It also has to be about the future of this planet and if we are not making it about that we are making a mistake. I have to wonder if the cost benefit is great enough to mitigate the possible world altering damage we may be doing.

“Since most exploration companies don’t even disclose the chemicals used in their fracking process, it’s difficult to know what short-term, and more importantly, what long-term effects fracking will have on our precious water resources. Also, regulatory frameworks governing fracking activities are still in their infancy and seem to be driven more by the oil & gas industry rather than by the environmental consulting industry.”

At what point do we say opps maybe we shouldn’t have done that? I know we have had a couple earthquakes here that have been possibly caused by fracking.

The fact that there is a lack of disclosure and an increase in incidents is enough to make me think we need to backup and regroup. This cannot be an issue just about money and how we fix today’s energy problems. It also has to be about the future of this planet and if we are not making it about that we are making a mistake.

]]> Comment on Setbacks Have Silver Linings, Even If You Can’t See Them Right Away by Orlando Castillo http://www.terraine.com/blog/?p=462#comment-658 Orlando Castillo Tue, 17 Apr 2012 13:03:56 +0000 http://www.terraine.com/blog/?p=462#comment-658 Excellent insight, very well written. Time to bounce back Jimmy! Excellent insight, very well written. Time to bounce back Jimmy!

]]> Comment on Hydraulic Fracturing – Is This a Game Changer for our Nation? by Jerry C. Fontenot http://www.terraine.com/blog/?p=449#comment-447 Jerry C. Fontenot Wed, 11 Apr 2012 20:39:21 +0000 http://www.terraine.com/blog/?p=449#comment-447 Nice article, James. I've been an environmental consultant representing landowners, corporations and oil and gas companies for the past 32 years. I agree that fracking is here to stay in some form or another. Our natural gas resource is too valuable to disregard. Even though the present administration in Washington has put handcuffs on our energy sources, that is going to change in my opinion. I often hear people criticize the concept of fracking even though most do not know the science and process involved. It will be up to the experts in environmental consulting, like you and I that must help educate the public on the risks and benefits. The oil industry must also play a responsible role in monitoring and safe guarding the groundwater sources they encounter. I too had a car that ran on propane (LP gas) in 1972. My dad worked for a large propane processing plant and he converted our car to run on both gas and propane. That is the other piece of the puzzle we must solve. We need to produce engines that will run on natural gas for our expanding demand for energy. If it is more economical and convenient to use natural gas, then people will accept it. We just need to get our country behind this valuable resource. Good Luck! Jerry C. Fontenot Nice article, James. I’ve been an environmental consultant representing landowners, corporations and oil and gas companies for the past 32 years. I agree that fracking is here to stay in some form or another. Our natural gas resource is too valuable to disregard. Even though the present administration in Washington has put handcuffs on our energy sources, that is going to change in my opinion. I often hear people criticize the concept of fracking even though most do not know the science and process involved. It will be up to the experts in environmental consulting, like you and I that must help educate the public on the risks and benefits. The oil industry must also play a responsible role in monitoring and safe guarding the groundwater sources they encounter. I too had a car that ran on propane (LP gas) in 1972. My dad worked for a large propane processing plant and he converted our car to run on both gas and propane. That is the other piece of the puzzle we must solve. We need to produce engines that will run on natural gas for our expanding demand for energy. If it is more economical and convenient to use natural gas, then people will accept it. We just need to get our country behind this valuable resource. Good Luck! Jerry C. Fontenot

]]> Comment on Hydraulic Fracturing – Is This a Game Changer for our Nation? by Jerry C. Fontenot http://www.terraine.com/blog/?p=449#comment-445 Jerry C. Fontenot Wed, 11 Apr 2012 20:38:05 +0000 http://www.terraine.com/blog/?p=449#comment-445 Nice article, James. I've been an environmental consultant representing landowners, corporations and oil and gas companies for the past 32 years. I agree that fracking is here to stay in some form or another. Our natural gas resource is too valuable to disregard. Even though the present administration in Washington has put handcuffs on our energy sources, that is going to change in my opinion. I often hear people criticize the concept of fracking even though most do not know the science and process involved. It will be up to the experts in environmental consulting, like you and I that must help educate the public on the risks and benefits. The oil industry must also play a responsible role in monitoring and safe guarding the groundwater sources they encounter. I too had a car that ran on propane (LP gas) in 1972. My dad worked for a large propane processing plant and he converted our car to run on both gas and propane. That is the other piece of the puzzle we must solve. We need to produce engines that will run on natural gas for our expanding demand for energy. If it is more economical and convenient to use natural gas, then people will accept it. We just need to get our country behind this valuable resource. Good Luck! Jerry C. Fontenot Nice article, James. I’ve been an environmental consultant representing landowners, corporations and oil and gas companies for the past 32 years. I agree that fracking is here to stay in some form or another. Our natural gas resource is too valuable to disregard. Even though the present administration in Washington has put handcuffs on our energy sources, that is going to change in my opinion. I often hear people criticize the concept of fracking even though most do not know the science and process involved. It will be up to the experts in environmental consulting, like you and I that must help educate the public on the risks and benefits. The oil industry must also play a responsible role in monitoring and safe guarding the groundwater sources they encounter. I too had a car that ran on propane (LP gas) in 1972. My dad worked for a large propane processing plant and he converted our car to run on both gas and propane. That is the other piece of the puzzle we must solve. We need to produce engines that will run on natural gas for our expanding demand for energy. If it is more economical and convenient to use natural gas, then people will accept it. We just need to get our country behind this valuable resource. Good Luck! Jerry C. Fontenot

]]> Comment on Company Meetings Suck by admin http://www.terraine.com/blog/?p=196#comment-58 admin Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:08:58 +0000 http://www.terraine.com/blog/?p=196#comment-58 Hi Ryan. Yea, generally-speaking, meetings can be a huge time-suck. What we have done at Terraine is limit internal meetings to a single 30-minute meeting per week, on Mondays, to discuss priorities for the week. That's it. All other communication is over Skype IM, email, and other channels. Obviously we add meetings periodically when needed, but limiting regular meetings to one single short meeting per week makes everyone prioritize and discuss what is most important, and limits the amount of time debating things and getting off-subject. Jim Young Hi Ryan. Yea, generally-speaking, meetings can be a huge time-suck. What we have done at Terraine is limit internal meetings to a single 30-minute meeting per week, on Mondays, to discuss priorities for the week. That’s it. All other communication is over Skype IM, email, and other channels. Obviously we add meetings periodically when needed, but limiting regular meetings to one single short meeting per week makes everyone prioritize and discuss what is most important, and limits the amount of time debating things and getting off-subject.

Jim Young

]]> Comment on Company Meetings Suck by Ryan DiGregorio http://www.terraine.com/blog/?p=196#comment-57 Ryan DiGregorio Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:51:27 +0000 http://www.terraine.com/blog/?p=196#comment-57 James, I could not agree more with everything that you have said in this post. When I was an intern at a marketing agency a few years back I was amazed at not only the number of meetings we had, but the amount of time we wasted accomplishing nothing. The meetings we had were more of a place where everyone had a break from the work they could have been doing. I learned a lot of valuable skills in my internship but this was one of the number one things I took away from it. I promised myself to never waste time like this if I was ever in a position to make the decisions. Great post. James,
I could not agree more with everything that you have said in this post. When I was an intern at a marketing agency a few years back I was amazed at not only the number of meetings we had, but the amount of time we wasted accomplishing nothing. The meetings we had were more of a place where everyone had a break from the work they could have been doing. I learned a lot of valuable skills in my internship but this was one of the number one things I took away from it. I promised myself to never waste time like this if I was ever in a position to make the decisions. Great post.

]]> Comment on The Nasty Little Secret of Utilization Rates by Naval http://www.terraine.com/blog/?p=114#comment-24 Naval Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:06:53 +0000 http://www.terraine.com/blog/?p=114#comment-24 We have a daily timesheet system where people have to log hours before midnight or else they will not be able to do so for that particular day. From admin panel, we add all the task and all employees have to put in hours with comments by the end of the day associated with the task. This avoid padding and works quite well. We have a daily timesheet system where people have to log hours before midnight or else they will not be able to do so for that particular day. From admin panel, we add all the task and all employees have to put in hours with comments by the end of the day associated with the task. This avoid padding and works quite well.

]]> Comment on My 2012 New Year’s Resolutions by Roberto Miselem http://www.terraine.com/blog/?p=9#comment-6 Roberto Miselem Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:32:10 +0000 http://www.terraine.com/blog/?p=9#comment-6 I'm impressed Jim! I’m impressed Jim!

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