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Saturday, April 25th, 2015

Oklahomans Feel Way More Earthquakes Than Californians; Now They Know Why

Author:     Joe Wertz
Source:     National Public Radio
Publication Date:     23 April 15
 Link: Oklahomans Feel Way More Earthquakes Than Californians; Now They Know Why
Stephan:   Another strange story of Red value state citizens voting against their own self-interest. I think this is one of the most fascinating trends going on in America today: Why do people vote for politicians they know will pass laws and create policies that will degrade the quality of their lives? Why, for instance, would Oklahoma voters repeatedly vote in support of fracking knowing it creates earthquakes which may wreck their homes, experiencing this reality personally and weekly in some areas? Now that Oklahoma has more earthquakes than California it will be interesting to see how long voters continue to tolerate this madness. How far is a Theocratic Rightist voter prepared to go?
Sparks, Okla., in 2011. A series of shocks that year exceeding magnitude 5.0 caused millions of dollars in damage in the state. Credit: Sue Ogrocki/AP)

Sparks, Okla., in 2011. A series of shocks that year exceeding magnitude 5.0 caused millions of dollars in damage in the state.
Credit: Sue Ogrocki/AP)

A magnitude-3.0 earthquake is small, but most people can feel it. Historically, Oklahoma got less than two of those a year, but in 2013 it became two a week.

It’s only gotten more active since then — last year, the state had three times as many earthquakes as in the entire seismically active state of California.

This morning, the U.S. Geological Survey will issue its first comprehensive assessment of the hazard posed by earthquakes linked to oil and gas drilling. In the preliminary report, the survey details oil and gas-related quakes in eight states.

The earthquake surge is strongest in Oklahoma, where the state government has formally acknowledged the link for the first time earlier this week.

Dea Mandeville, city manager of Medford, Okla., says she has […]

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1 Comment

  1. Rev. Dean and Barbara Rose on Saturday, April 25, 2015 at 8:46 am

    I am VERY afraid for Pennsylvania with our thousands of permits for drilling just waiting to destroy our little “COMMONWEALTH”, as if anyone actually knows what that word means anymore. We have had a wonderful water supply up until the fracking started. Now, little by little we are seeing contamination and it will only increase until we stop using the oil and gas, when we should be using the free wind and sun to supply our needs.