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Thinkingabout

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27. Either the process of fracking is wrong or the rules are not followed, may be a little of both.

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Fri Jan 9, 2015, 05:58 PM

Jan 2015

I have apprehensive of the tracking process from the start and either it is going to be banned or the process will change to prevent results of earthquakes. Perhaps tracking can work in areas where there are not any faults but it does not end well in some places.

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Texas city in fracking area is rocked by 11 earthquakes in 24 hours [View all] marmar Jan 2015 OP

Pro frackers coming in soon... marions ghost Jan 2015 #1

No one here is "pro fracking". There are those that are anti-fracking rhett o rick Jan 2015 #4

Well said. Fracking has been banned in NY thankfully. I was pleasantly surprised that Cuomo sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #10

OK marions ghost Jan 2015 #15

I am really not taking issue with what you said only poking a stick at those that rhett o rick Jan 2015 #23

OK marions ghost Jan 2015 #25

The thing I dont get is leaving the earthuake issue aside since they have been happening for cstanleytech Jan 2015 #9

They want it so malaise Jan 2015 #2

Irving is only a dozen or so miles from downtown Dallas... WhiteTara Jan 2015 #3

Yes. ananda Jan 2015 #11

Coincidince CanonRay Jan 2015 #5

Actually there are some faults so ya it could be a natural event not related to cstanleytech Jan 2015 #8

Balconies faultline. Rex Jan 2015 #14

When was the last time that fault had 11 quakes in a day? CanonRay Jan 2015 #16

It has to be the hand of God, reaching down and shaking the land Oilwellian Jan 2015 #6

That Ted Cruz is a fracking sinkhole? ananda Jan 2015 #12

Sounds like the rapture to me. n/t hughee99 Jan 2015 #20

Too many of them sneaker wearin' abortionists and gays and and environmentalists, yeah Dont call me Shirley Jan 2015 #26

Hello? Anybody home? mountain grammy Jan 2015 #7

I am in favor of constant fracking all over the Dallas/Ft Worth, East Texas and Houston LiberalArkie Jan 2015 #13

at least they have their guns to protect them! Takket Jan 2015 #17

This guy does some pretty interesting analysis Quixote1818 Jan 2015 #18

Denton just voted to ban fracking in a landslide Quixote1818 Jan 2015 #19

It looks like they're still having them, too. herding cats Jan 2015 #21

un uh, it's angels that are upset because teh gays can marry in more places now NightWatcher Jan 2015 #22

NBC coverage mentions fracking marions ghost Jan 2015 #24

Either the process of fracking is wrong or the rules are not followed, may be a little of both. Thinkingabout Jan 2015 #27

There's a group from SMU monitoring the situation tammywammy Jan 2015 #28

Yes I saw an article where SMU is looking into the earthquakes. I was talking to a Thinkingabout Jan 2015 #30

It seems most do think it's related. tammywammy Jan 2015 #31

They have geologist at their disposal, they need to report the fault lines also. Thinkingabout Jan 2015 #33

It's an already established fault line. It's not one that just popped up. n/t tammywammy Jan 2015 #34

NBC Evening News had a report on this last night gratuitous Jan 2015 #29

She would be with SMU. n/t tammywammy Jan 2015 #35

Yes, it was SMU gratuitous Jan 2015 #36

When I was dating a girl in Irving in 1970, Ron Green Jan 2015 #32

I bet the sky came tumbling down, too Art_from_Ark Jan 2015 #37