It's not Fracking, but the wastewater shaking the earth

[westnob]

http://www.businessweek.com/news/201...ing-wastewater

Researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey said that for the three decades until 2000, seismic events in the nation’s midsection averaged 21 a year. They jumped to 50 in 2009, 87 in 2010 and 134 in 2011.

[westnob]

I think the main thing to take away is that it can probably be avoided if they are careful about depth and placement.

[jlprk]

They're getting more risky and careless drilling within the U.S. because of Republican pressure to import less oil. It's Boehner's fault.

There, I said his name.

My way.

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

LMAO.

It always comes back to the Republicans, eh? The world is going to hell in a handbasket all because of Republicans and their ways of thinking. Every thread turns into the same thing.

Un-fucking-believable how every thread turns back to that. I don't even consider myself a Republican, but it's fucking annoying.

You're worse than MIXUM.

[jlprk]

I'm telling you, Boehner is everywhere. We've got to stop him.

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

I'm telling you, Boehner is everywhere. We've got to stop him.

Well, Boehner is worthless. I will certainly give you that.

[jlprk]

Now he's gotten into Mother Earth. He needs to pull out.

[jlprk]

It's not just speculation. It's pretty well proven that mining is causing an increase in earthquakes. Here's a conservative source.

http://mobile.bloomberg.com/news/201...ing-wastewater