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2014-06-27 Science & Technology

U.S. States Confront Worries about Fracking, Quakes

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Posted by trailing wife 2014-06-27 00:00|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 As I've said times before, in future time or coming decades fracking will be outlawed as "Crime agz the Planet/Environment" + Planet.

The greatest single threat to desired OWG-NWO vee GWCC remains the lack of common consensus among World Govts-Perts, i.e. "The Consensus is there is no Consensus".

Posted by JosephMendiola 2014-06-27 01:14|| 2014-06-27 01:14|| Front Page Top

#2 LOL, transparent self-interest alert.

Posted by Shipman 2014-06-27 03:27|| 2014-06-27 03:27|| Front Page Top

#3 We've known for decades that injecting water into deep wells near faults can cause the faults to release their tension. Wastewater and pressure waves from fracking is doing the same thing. So, releasing the tension in minor faults before it builds up to high levels is ACTUALLY A GOOD THING. Would you rather have a 2-3 magnitude quake now or a 6-7 one later?

Posted by Silentbrick 2014-06-27 06:22|| 2014-06-27 06:22|| Front Page Top

#4 Exactly what I thought Ship. Immediately wondered where this came from after reading the 1st sentence. What US citizen considers TX and OK to be "Midwestern" (some may consider Kansas to be that). Most everyone I know consider them to be Southwestern.

And, brick has a very valid point. While annoying, this may be a good thing, especially as fracking closes in on the New Madrid fault. That one is overdue for a BIG quake, according to geologists.

Posted by BA 2014-06-27 07:57|| 2014-06-27 07:57|| Front Page Top

Fracking and well treatment have been around for a while. The REAL enemies of progressives are actually a vibrant economy and prosperity. Fracking is simply an eco narrative.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-06-27 08:05|| 2014-06-27 08:05|| Front Page Top

#6 Silentbrick is right; some (40?) years ago we investigated the feasibility of 'managing' the stress on known and very dangerous faults - like the San Andreas - and concluded it could probably be done but would involve almost constant mild shaking, and also would transfer stress to other faults, subjecting them to more major failure. Worse, legal liability for all damage, real or imagined, from any quakes would fall onto the organizations and people trying to manage the program (that same logic is now hampering attempts to even predict or warn of earthquake hazard.)

Posted by Glenmore 2014-06-27 09:30|| 2014-06-27 09:30|| Front Page Top

#7 They keep discovering new faults in California all the time, that's cause they're looking. How long have they been looking in the Plains area? Low population density, lower attention span. Remember the New Madrid fault in the middle of America is basically known because humans were around to record it when the last big one went off.

States with historically few earthquakes..

There's that word again 'historically'. How long have they've been keeping systematic records? It's a problem when people suddenly start paying attention to stuff most people didn't notice before. see - Seattle Windshield Pitting Epidemic

Posted by Procopius2k 2014-06-27 09:34|| 2014-06-27 09:34|| Front Page Top

#8 Yep, life's dangerous even in Charleston.

This kinda sorry never would have happened in Savannah.

Posted by Shipman 2014-06-27 11:10|| 2014-06-27 11:10|| Front Page Top

#9 Yet they've rattled nerves and raised suspicions that the shaking might be connected to the oil and gas drilling method known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking

Idiots.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2014-06-27 14:38|| 2014-06-27 14:38|| Front Page Top

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