Are Earthquake Machines Real?

[lame54]

http://www.treehugger.com/energy-disasters/fracking-may-have-already-caused-50-earthquakes-oklahoma.html

Fracking May Have Caused 50 Earthquakes in Oklahoma

In a surprising turn of events, Cuadrilla Resources, a British energy company, recently admitted that its hydraulic fracturing operations "likely" caused an earthquake in England. Predictably, this news quickly sent a shockwave through the U.K., the oil and natural gas industries, and the environmental activist community. And it certainly feeds plenty of speculation that the same phenomenon could be occurring elsewhere.

Speculation that would be well-founded, evidently. Right on the heels of Cuadrilla's announcement, news is spreading that the United States Geological Survey has released a report (pdf) that links a series of earthquakes in Oklahoma last January to a fracking operation underway there. Evidently, a resident reported feeling some minor earthquakes, spurring the USGS to investigate. They found that some 50 small earthquakes had indeed been registered, ranging in magnitude from 1.0 to 2.8. The bulk of these occurred within 2.1 miles of Eola Field, a fracking operation in southern Garvin County.

The U.S.G.S. determined that "from the character of the seismic recordings indicate that they are both shallow and unique."

From the report:...

[HopeHoops]

1. Yes, they're called Fracking Drills.

[NYC_SKP]

2. Unfortunately, people will probably come to accept earthquakes as a part of doing business...

...

Unless we vigorously EDUCATE our sons and our daughters-



:patriot:

[Ohio Joe]

3. Other people will now feel justified in blaming every earthquake on fracking

From there it will be a short leap to "earthquake machines" and the belief that this is the real purpose for fracking.

[Javaman]

4. hell, who knew that fracking would set water on fire?

I blame the mole people, personally.

[lame54]

5. you gotta go lower than that...

it's the republicans