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Transcripts For CSPAN3 Key Capitol Hill Hearings 20140702

J i understand utg. S. Waste water was the largest earthquake every reported in oklahoma. 5 mnt 27. The impacts of quakes induced by frakingrelated waste water arent limit today oklahoma. There have been quakes in kansas, texas, colorado and elsewhere. In some cases, i think establishing the link to the untrained person might seem obvious. New injection wells start up and then the injection stops and the quake stops. But i understand that its not that simple. You know, its a topic that we might devote an entire hearing to. Ranking member defozio, previously, along with then well, with Ranking Member waxman of energy and commerce. Im pleased they have called for such a hearing. We can touch on the subject, i believe, in this hearing. And that mielgts be helpful. And im sure there were other points that all the witnesses can make about what we have yet to learn. What research we have yet to sponsor. Who studies yet need to be done i ....

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Transcripts For CSPAN3 Politics Public Policy Today 20140807

Each of these massive movements of the earth there are lessons. Earthquakes in haiti and chile of nearly the same magnitude have caused massive differences in deaths and damages. Much of the differences are the direct results of efforts to establish standards and mitigation of earthquake hazards. In japan the Early Warning system allowed the japanese Transit System to shut down every train so not a single derailment occurred as a hult of the han shu quake. Today were here to remember those that lost their lives in the great alaskan quake. We have to remind ourselves we capital be complacent protecting against hazards and remind ourselves the advancement of science depends on vigilence. I would like to thank our witnesses for being here today. I like to hear their thoughts and what we know about advances in earthquake science over the last 50 years. Over the last 50 years. I wo ....

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