Re: [Geology2] Prepare yourself, CA, for a new fracking adventure!

Near the coast of Oregon it is a temperate rain forest. --- On Mon, 4/16/12, Allison Loukanis <allison.m.loukanis@att.net> wrote: From: Allison Loukanis <allison.m.loukanis@att.net> Subject: Re: [Geology2] Prepare yourself, CA, for a new fracking adventure! To: "geology2@yahoogroups.com" <geology2@yahoogroups.com> Date: Monday, April 16, 2012, 10:23 PM   Here in WI, those of us in the Milwaukee county limits get to use Lake Michigan water. Those in the very next county over, Waukesha, have to use well water and ugh...it is horrible. They are always lobbying to get our water too.  Maybe you are thinking of Texas, my former home. Water rights are real important and some areas are real dry. Wars have been fought over the water. But that was a long time ago...where did you get this information? I can't think of anywhere there is a severe water shortage right now or supplies. Last summer Houston had a pretty bad water shortage... but there were only the usual rules. Water at night, etc. The concrete cracked in many patios and swimming pools and house foundations everywhere suffered. Is that what you heard? Allison From: Kim Noyes <kimnoyes@gmail.com> To: geology2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, April 16, 2012 8:14 PM Subject: Re: [Geology2] Prepare yourself, CA, for a new fracking adventure!   We do not yet have any dire water shortages but we do have a nasty habit of being wasteful with water in some regards although we have made great strides. However, no place is paying millions for water unless you are talking about some municipality or larger body and in that case that cost is spread around over the entire population. We are not yet in a Soylent Green type situation. ;-) Kimmer On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 1:11 PM, Happy Chappy <funkyferret@tiscali.co.uk> wrote:   Hi Lin! Can you clear something up for me please? Every now and then I pick up items from America that say some of the people over there are short of water and to get decent supplies, they will have to pay millions for it. Now I don't know the parts of America that is in such short supplies but wouldn't it be more practical for those who are in dire need, to be getting this water shipped to them rather than it being wasted by pouring it into a volcano just to see what happens??? After all said and done, we do more or less know the outcome anyway, Don't we??? Loz P.S. This query isn't meant to be a political statement at all but I do find it utter madness when people need water.  ----- Original Message ----- From: Lin Kerns To: CaliforniaDisasters ; Geology2 ; California Earthquake Forum Sent: Monday, April 16, 2012 8:52 PM Subject: [Geology2] Prepare yourself, CA, for a new fracking adventure! Monday, April 16, 2012  Geothermal experiment on Newberry Volcano gets OK The federal government has given the final OK to plans by a geothermal energy company to pour millions of gallons of water into the ground on the flanks of the Newberry Volcano south of Bend. The Associated Press BEND, Ore. — The federal government has given the final OK to plans by a geothermal energy company to pour millions of gallons of water into the ground on the flanks of the Newberry Volcano south of Bend. The Bulletin newspaper (http://bit.ly/IZvxeO) reports the U.S. Bureau of Land Management has concluded the experiment planned for this October by AltaRock Energy will not cause any significant earthquakes or contaminate local groundwater. AltaRock is demonstrating a new technology for fracturing hot rocks to create the reservoir of fissures needed to produce commercial levels of geothermal energy. The project has been given $21.5 million in federal stimulus funds. BLM concludes that any earthquakes won't be felt in LaPine, and a mile of solid rock between the test well and local groundwater will protect the aquifer. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2017994309_aporvolcanogeothermal.html -- Zenguins! Vei8-Volcanoes of the World Webcams Roxxfoxx~~Adventures in Geology Penguin News Today Penguinology: The Science of Penguins Gentoo Penguins of Gars O'Higgins Station, Antarctica Canis lupus 101  Dances with Werewolves Through Golden Eyes No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2411/4940 - Release Date: 04/16/12 -- Check out http://groups.yahoo.com/group/californiadisasters/ Read my blog at http://eclecticarcania.blogspot.com/ My Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/derkimster Linkedin profile: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/kim-noyes/9/3a1/2b8 Follow me on Twitter @DisasterKim

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