Not taking sides but none of these have anything to do with fracking (as per the protestor placards) It is brine which comes from crude oil production along with the crude. That has been going on as long as man has drilled for oil only now it has to be "disposed" of rather than sent into evaporation ponds-- where the EPA charges you with felony killing of wildlife if a stray bird dies anywhere near you pond--It is happening even thought federal judges have ruled against the EPA. ( More birds, including eagles-- over 12,000 per year, are killed by the wind turbines yet none of them have been charged with killing migratory birds)
The state geologist previously said that all(?) these quakes were far deeper than any of the fracking operations which are minor compared to crude well operations. And just stating that there were 500 earthquakes says nothing about those below 3.0 which are barely detectible by most humans beyond 20 miles. The study cited in this distortion fails to state what depths these occur. I don't say that none of these are related to the petroleum industry but linking them all to fracking is plain out baseless propaganda and fear mongering. If they want all drilling/injecting shut down then prepare for the 1/3 to 1/2 of Oklahoma's economy to tank no pun intended.
Eman
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