What the frack?

ER — 6/12/2009 8:08:39 PM (archived)

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090612/ap_on_re_us/us_texas_earthquakes_drilling

Personally, I don't think fracking causes earthquakes, but I have heard a lot of people complaining how it is polluting their wells and driving them off their ranches. Any of you Texans or geologists been keeping up with this?

The drillers, as you might expect, claim they are not responsible.

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What the frack? - ER - 6/12/2009 8:08:39 PM
- Fracking Laws, fire-water, nerve gas quakes, etc. - podrock - 6/15/2009 7:08:49 PM
  - So what IS in the fluid? - TB - 6/15/2009 10:01:51 PM
  - It's nice to hear someone with geological expertise responding.... - ER - 6/15/2009 8:40:47 PM
- drill, baby, drill - ER - 6/12/2009 8:23:48 PM
  - I had not heard a thing about this...will check on it... - Jody - 6/13/2009 1:44:18 AM
    - You haven't got a thing to worry about, Jody. - ER - 6/13/2009 2:05:07 AM
      - heh... - Jody - 6/13/2009 4:59:47 PM
        
        I don't think anyone wants to stop these people altogether. - ER - 6/14/2009 2:55:41 PM
        
        Sounds something like the longwall coal mining problems of western PA. - Mary Anne - 6/15/2009 1:58:46 AM
        
        I'm familiar with the problem, I used to live in Western PA. - ER - 6/15/2009 2:16:41 AM

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