New Study Blames Fracking For Spike In Oklahoma Earthquakes

‘For years, scientists and other have speculated that the spike in earthquakes in Oklahoma was linked to natural gas extraction via the controversial method of hydraulic fracturing. Hydraulic fracturing, more commonly known as “fracking”, is hugely controversial due to its permanent destruction of groundwater and drinking water as well as its use of cancerous chemicals that often leak into rivers and streams. Yet, it seems that an increase in earthquakes is also another unpleasant side effect of fracking.
From 1975 to 2008, the US Geological Survey measured, on average, 1 to 3 earthquakes annually in Oklahoma. Once the current fracking boom began in 2009, that number spiked to an average 40 earthquakes annually from 2009 to 2013 and they’ve been worsening since. In 2014, Oklahoma experienced over 580 earthquakes of 3.0 magnitude or greater. Thankfully, a new study has put any doubt to rest, once and for all proving that this dangerous spike in earthquakes is a direct result of widespread fracking.’
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