Waste Wells to Be Closed in Arkansas

[phantom power]

Two oil and gas companies agreed to temporarily shut down wastewater disposal wells in Arkansas that some experts believe are connected to a recent swarm of earthquakes.

The State Oil and Gas Commission was scheduled to request the shutdowns at an emergency session on Friday morning, six days after Arkansas experienced its largest earthquake in 35 years.

The companies that own the wells, Chesapeake Energy and Clarita, agreed to the request before the meeting, said Shane Khoury, deputy director of the commission, though company officials did not support the theory, held by some state researchers, that the wells may be connected to the earthquakes.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/05/us/05fracking.html

[jwirr]

1. There is nothing that makes me so mad as watching that commercial

during news programs on MSNBC about what my gas company has done for me today. I always think that they have missed to whole point - what about tomorrow? Now I can add - have you caused a quake anywhere lately?

I do not begrudge these companies the right to sell their product but I want them to care about our tomorrows as much as I do. I do not know of even one fossil fuel source that is ready to use what we have left to make us ready for tomorrow.

[txlibdem]

3. good one

That would make a funny commercial. Send it to the onion.

[txlibdem]

2. Oil and Gas: it just keeps getting better and better

Sheesh! Are there no end to the toxic/dangerous consequences to using fossil fuels?!?