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Earthquakes That May Be Related To Fracking Close Ohio Oil Well

Posted by samzenpus on from the shake-it-up-and-shut-it-down dept.

Frosty P writes "State leaders have ordered that four fluid-injection wells ('fracking') in eastern Ohio will be indefinitely prohibited from opening in the aftermath of heightened seismic activity in the area, an official said. A 4.0-magnitude quake struck Saturday afternoon near several wells that use 'fracking' to release oil deposits. It was the 11th in a series of minor earthquakes in the area."

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  1. Re:This seems... by bogaboga · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    precarious victory of common sense over big money.

    Please extend that to issues concerning reducing our debt, specifically asking those who are well off to pay "a little bit more", say $1,800/year to tame our deficit.

  2. Re:This seems... by Gothmolly · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Win.

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