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It is now official that fracking is to blame for the eleven earthquakes in Ohio. This will be a growing problem as fracking is done all over the country in an attempt to be energy independent.
I think alternative renewable energy should be our first choice. Other countries are way ahead of us in this area.
State Representative Robert Hagan has . . . called for a statewide moratorium on injection drilling until 2014. The Youngstown City Council voted Wednesday to support his proposal.
'I'm tired of these discussions happening in secret,' Mr Hagan said.
Y'all need to learn the difference between fracking and injection wells before you go off on a crusade.
Why? They both inject fluid into the ground - causing pressure increases.
One cracks rocks to release fluid and one cracks rocks to inject fluid.
Besides, the media decided that there isn't a difference between the two.
Once terminology gets ingrained into the culture, you can't stop it.
Thank goodness we stopped using the term "Tidal Wave" and switched to Tsunami ( Harbor Wave ).
Y'all need to learn the difference between fracking and injection wells before you go off on a crusade.
That was my first thought as well, and I live in the area
Ohio Connects Quakes to Injection Well, Previously Unknown Fault Line Nearby (http://business-journal.com/ohio-connects-quakes-to-injection-well-previously-unknown-fault-line-nearb-p20690-1.htm - broken link)
The earthquakes did not result from the hydraulic fracturing process used to extract oil and gas from the Marcellus and Utica shale plays, officials emphasized, but rather the injection of fluid byproducts into the D&L well in close proximity to the Youngstown-area fault line.
Why? They both inject fluid into the ground - causing pressure increases.
One cracks rocks to release fluid and one cracks rocks to inject fluid.
Besides, the media decided that there isn't a difference between the two.
Once terminology gets ingrained into the culture, you can't stop it.
Thank goodness we stopped using the term "Tidal Wave" and switched to Tsunami ( Harbor Wave ).
No, a politician decided there isnt a difference between the two, other media sources very well did discuss the differences, not the link above.
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Fracking Caused Ohio's 11 Earthquakes
