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xchrom

(108,903 posts) Sat Nov 30, 2013, 08:40 AM Nov 2013

Earthquakes shake Texas town on Thanksgiving, and fracking might be to blame

http://grist.org/news/earthquakes-shake-texas-town-on-thanksgiving-and-fracking-might-be-to-blame/

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Residents of a rural northern Texas area were awoken early on Thanksgiving by not one but two earthquakes. Such quakes have become alarmingly normal during the past month, and fracking practices could be to blame.

From CBS Dallas / Fort Worth:

North Texas has been feeling a string of earthquakes — more than a dozen — over the past few weeks. Most have been centered around Azle, with the most recent [previous] one being on Tuesday morning. All of those quakes have registered between 2.0 and 3.6 in magnitude. Those who live in the small town have grown concerned.

Azle leaders have called on state officials to have geologists investigate the cause of these quakes. “The citizens are concerned,” said Azle Assistant City Manager Lawrence Bryant at a city council meeting. “They should be.”

“If it’s a man-made cause, it would be nice to know,” Bryant added.

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Earthquakes shake Texas town on Thanksgiving, and fracking might be to blame (Original Post) xchrom Nov 2013 OP

k&r for exposure. n/t Laelth Nov 2013 #1

You know, if you see Uncle Julius, after eating a rich thanksgiving meal, MADem Nov 2013 #2

Problem for Texans... TRoN33 Nov 2013 #3

Its not clear that fracking is to blame FogerRox Nov 2013 #4

Laelth

(32,017 posts)

1. k&r for exposure. n/t

Reply to xchrom (Original post)

Sat Nov 30, 2013, 09:26 AM

Nov 2013

-Laelth

MADem

(135,425 posts)

2. You know, if you see Uncle Julius, after eating a rich thanksgiving meal,

Reply to xchrom (Original post)

Sat Nov 30, 2013, 09:41 AM

Nov 2013

lift one butt cheek, and then shortly thereafter you smell a STANK that would gag a maggot on a gut truck, ya gotta figure that Uncle Julius went and cut himself a turkeyfart.

When, all over the country, there's fracking, and then there's shake-rattle-and-roll, ya gotta figure mother earth is cutting herself a methane fart.

It just is what it is.

TRoN33

(769 posts)

3. Problem for Texans...

Reply to xchrom (Original post)

Sat Nov 30, 2013, 10:15 AM

Nov 2013

Their own dishonest Republican-heavy government aren't going to let them know that fracking is obviously the main cause of earthquake. Wendy Davis-led government would be probably the best bet for them to find out the truth...

FogerRox

(13,211 posts)

4. Its not clear that fracking is to blame

Reply to TRoN33 (Reply #3)

Sat Nov 30, 2013, 12:06 PM

Nov 2013

If a fracking waste water injection well is within 1 or 2 miles of the quakes epicenter, then a case can be made. The fracking itself wont cause quakes.

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