actually potentially triggering the earthquakes. the reason why we have think this is triggering from the disposal of wastewater related to oil and gas production, that s really based on the earthquake that occurred there in november of 2011. it was 5.7. it occurred very close to some deep wastewater injection wells and the analysis of that earthquake sequence convinced quite a number of seismologists they may be triggered by wastewater injection. so the numbers alone would make one assume that the oil industry gets what s going on, but essentially they are saying hold the phone, we want to look at this a little more carefully, we want to study some more. is that what s going on with the oil industry? is that what they are saying? i don t follow that, but they
hurricanes, the rising sea levels, the refugees as a result of climate change. but we are also aware, here in oklahoma we had four earthquakes in 2008 and now we re having hundreds as a result of the fracking and injection wells. what happens when you put a big pipeline through there? and the earthquakes happen from the extractive industries practices? we know for certain that the scientists tell us the largest man-naderth wake qua that ever happened 5.4 magnitude in oklahoma from injection wells. do you think your message is going to be heard? it is being heard. ed, we re talking to you. we know that you ve got a big audience. we know that among ourselves we all are reaching out in all directions we ve had people here from every country. no one wants keystone xl.
survey. more quakes followed including a magnitude 4 near langston and about 40 miles north of oklahoma city. a lot of people think that has to do with fracking. oh, no question about that. the science is there. the real question going forward is what do you do about it? there s been a lot of focus that maybe we shouldn t do injection wells where there s active faults. texas just hired a seismologist to be part of the expert regulatory group. there s being progress made. there s a fairly simple fix here. you don t inject this waste water where there are active faults and that should reduce the number of earthquakes. you say the best way moving forward is for a government to separate the agency that
pace in oklahoma, oklahoma will experience more than 780 significant earthquakes this year. and that s not counting all the teeny tiny ones. now, oklahoma is not in denial about its earthquake spike. even before the quite amped up rattling of the past few days and the past few weeks, oklahoma had hired a state seismologist to start looking into why this is happening. the swarm of earthquakes has lasted long enough now in oklahoma that the red cross has begun offering a what to do in an earthquake app to oklahoma residents. knowing to get yourself under a desk or into a door frame is one thing, but knowing what is causing this huge spike in quakes is a whole other deal. the oklahoma state seismologist says it may have something to do with injection wells. where fracking companies inject the wastewater used in fracturing shale and breaking up that rock to get at the natural gas that s trapped inside. the wastewater from that very
yesterday. today, it s 103. if things keep going at this pace in oklahoma, oklahoma will experience more than 780 significant earthquakes this year. and that s not counting all the teeny tiny ones. now, oklahoma is not in denial about its earthquake spike. even before the quite amped up rattling of the past few days and the past few weeks, oklahoma had hired a state seismologist to start looking into why this is happening. the swarm of earthquakes has lasted long enough now in oklahoma that the red cross has begun offering a what to do in an earthquake app to oklahoma residents. knowing to get yourself under a desk or into a door frame is one thing, but knowing what is causing this huge spike in quakes is a whole other deal. the oklahoma state seismologist says it may have something to do with injection wells. where fracking companies inject the wastewater used in fracturing shale and breaking up that rock to get at the natural gas that s trapped inside. the wastewater from that very w