of earthquakes. now we as humans have developed the technology to make earthquakes as a terrible unintended consequence of the way we get oil and gas out of the ground now. earlier this year the state of oklahoma finally admitted what the science had been suggesting for years, that when companies dispose of huge volumes of toxic wastewater from their fracking operations by injecting that stuff deep into the earth sometimes the earth doesn t like it. sometimes it triggers earthquakes. we had one of those earthquakes just a few days ago in oklahoma. since the fracking boom started oklahoma s had a few of those things. the state had had in fact lots of those earthquakes with increasing frequency. 700 earthquakes in oklahoma this year, which is already more than they had in all of last year. oklahoma didn t really used to have earthquakes of any significant size at all. they certainly didn t have them all the time. but now oklahoma has a ton of earthquakes all the time. and the one they ha
since the fracking boom started oklahoma s had a few of those things. the state had had in fact lots of those earthquakes with increasing frequency. 700 earthquakes in oklahoma this year, which is already more than they had in all of last year. oklahoma didn t really used to have earthquakes of any significant size at all. they certainly didn t have them all the time. but now oklahoma has a ton of earthquakes all the time. and the one they had last weekend was a big one. it was a 4.5. and you know where the one, this 4.5 unusually large earthquake was last weekend in oklahoma? it was there. it was in cushing. home of the fighting tigers and the former deep rock elementary school. right in the middle of the biggest oil storage facility in the world. what could possibly go wrong? so happy remember about earthquakes day in our new age of manmade earthquakes. god forbid another really serious quake ever happens in cushing, oklahoma and that bit
are struggling to keep their customers warm. i m able to get a little bit to em, but the price is just outrageous. this is really hurting me because, you know, my son s fourth generation here, and we ve taken care of our customers for, you know, all these years, and now i can t. you know? and it just, this hurts. jenna: well, while many folks are hurting from the propane shortage, there are mixed reports about the overall effect of the brutal cold on fuel prices. check out these very different recent headlines from the wall street journal. one says icy chill sets energy prices on fire, ask then you have another one that says fracking boom keeps home heating bills in check. so what are we supposed to make of all of this? phil flynn joins us now. i mean, interesting headlines there, phil. what is just overall, if you could, what is the effect of this recent cold weather on our energy prices?
weapons on our children for decades. the chemical weapons we use on pest. how did you work for her? she was nuts. she inherited the company because her parents passed away. you worked for her? yes. a couple of years. at men s health. what was the theme with apple? they had that alar scare. i didn t eat an apple for lee years. dupt miss anything. the apples are great. why now you derailed me, as sorry. andrea, the fracking boom can answer a lot of questions. jobs, energy, and foreign policy. why don t we embrace this? because of people like your former boss. don t like it. we like to blame america first who, by the way, what a lunatic she is. look where they are. look where they are exploring other types of fuels. in texas, the economy is booming. we will get to that in the next block. i look at all the resources here. look at the pact had a we are
weapons on our children for decades. the chemical weapons we use on pest. how did you work for her? she was nuts. she inherited the company because her parents passed away. you worked for her? yes. a couple of years. at men s health. what was the theme with apple? they had that alar scare. i didn t eat an apple for lee years. dupt miss anything. the apples are great. why now you derailed me, as sorry. andrea, the fracking boom can answer a lot of questions. jobs, energy, and foreign policy. why don t we embrace this? because of people like your former boss. don t like it. we like to blame america first who, by the way, what a lunatic she is. look where they are. look where they are exploring other types of fuels. in texas, the economy is booming. we will get to that in the next block. i look at all the resources here. look at the pact had a we are