Can Fracking Cause Quakes? Recent earthquakes in Ohio and Oklahoma have been directly linked to deep wells used to dispose of liquid wastes for hydraulic fracturing or “fracking” of natural gas, according to geological experts. And they expect more earthquakes to come as the industry continues to expand across the eastern United States. read more

Can Fracking Cause Quakes?

Recent earthquakes in Ohio and Oklahoma have been directly linked to deep wells used to dispose of liquid wastes for hydraulic fracturing or “fracking” of natural gas, according to geological experts. And they expect more earthquakes to come as the industry continues to expand across the eastern United States.

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    Wut
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    FRACK YOU
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    DUH! The last one in ytown we definitely felt at our home in Kent. STOP IT FRACKING
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    Frack is Wack
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    Wow, and to think the local news has been reporting on the frequent, small earthquakes Oklahoma has had.
  24. theadamglass reblogged this from discoverynews and added:
    Thanks, Kasich!
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    This type of drilling has done amazing things for the economy of the area I grew up in. Also, they just had an...
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    I hate everything.
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  30. littlemissconceptions said: oh man, they’re trying to get fracking done in South Africa….they must frack off!
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