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Tuesday, December 10, 2013

The fracking-earthquake connection

http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/sunday-commentary/20131206-the-fracking-earthquake-connection.ece

TEXAS VIEW: Does fracking lead to earthquakes?

http://www.oaoa.com/editorial/views/texas_opinion/article_cbb91eca-606a-11e3-8afe-0019bb30f31a.html

Researchers Link Earthquakes In Texas To Fracking Process ThinkProgress
Researchers at Southern Methodist University have linked a string of 2009 and 2010 earthquakes in Texas to the injection of fracking wastewater into the ground ...http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2013/12/06/3029951/texas-fracking-earthquakes/
 

As Texas Towns Shake, Regulators Sit Still

StateImpact Texas - ‎Dec 6, 2013‎
Update: The USGS is reporting that another earthquake struck Azle late Saturday night, measuring 3.6. That would tie for the strongest quake to hit the area since the swarm began last month. Original Story: After twenty minor earthquakes in a month, residents ...http://stateimpact.npr.org/texas/2013/12/06/as-north-texas-shakes-railroad-commission-sits-still/
 

USGS sending instruments to record Texas quakes

Environment & Energy Publishing - ‎Dec 6, 2013‎
The U.S. Geological Survey is sending four seismic recorders to Texas to record activity in an area where local leaders worry that drilling processes are causing earthquakes. The portable recorders are to be deployed around the town of Azle by scientists from ...http://www.eenews.net/stories/1059991413
 
 Editorial: Resolve the fracking-earthquake debate
Dallas Morning News - ‎Dec 6, 2013‎
Thousands of injection wells like this one in Denton County are suspected as culprits behind an increase in North Texas earthquakes, though no definitive study has determined a link. The Dallas Morning News. Published: 05 December 2013 08:50 PM. https://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2013/12/06/3029951/texas-fracking-earthquakes/&hl=en&geo=US
 
 SMU scientists to deploy seismic monitors in North Texas
PennEnergy (press release) - ‎5 hours ago‎
Seismologists from Southern Methodist University (SMU) near Dallas, Texas, will deploy a variety of seismic monitors in and around Azle, Texas, to study the recent burst of small earthquakes that have been occurring in the area northwest of Fort Worth. http://www.pennenergy.com/articles/ogfj/2013/12/smu-scientists-to-deploy-seismic-monitors-in-north-texas.html

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