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Friday, July 12, 2013

UCSC Study Shows Energy Production Causes Earthquakes


UCSC Study Shows Energy Production Causes Earthquakes
KIONrightnow.com
U. C. Santa Cruz researchers have published a study that shows an energy production company in Southern California is triggering earthquakes. These researchers looked at how the company's procedure of taking water from the earth's surface to produce ...http://www.kionrightnow.com/story/22822070/ucsc-study-shows-energy-production-causes-earthquakes

Wastewater Wells, Geothermal Power Triggering Earthquakes
WBUR
A geothermal energy plant near the Salton Sea in California taps deep underground heat from the southern San Andreas Fault rift zone. A new study ties the amount of water pulled from the ground by the geothermal plant here to the frequency of earthquakes.http://www.wbur.org/npr/200515289/wastewater-wells-geothermal-power-triggering-earthquakes

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