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    • How dangerous is the Fukushima nuke plant today?

      Posted by Bill on March 14, 2021
      Earthquakes, Nuclear, Toxic Waste

      ABC News: How dangerous is the Fukushima nuke plant today? The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant still looks like a bombed-out factory a decade after it was wrecked by a massive earthquake and tsunami.

      A decade ago, a massive tsunami crashed into the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Three of its reactors […]


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    • Small earthquake rumbles through Louisa and surrounding areas

      Posted by Bill on February 4, 2020
      Earthquakes, Nuclear, Toxic Waste, US Government Agencies

      This Free Lance-Star article discusses a small earthquake that hit Louisa and surrounding areas.

      Why is this important? It is only about 12 miles away from Dominion Energy’s Lake Anna Nuclear Power plant, which was damaged and knocked off-line for about 2 months in the May 2011 earthquake in the […]


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    • Report: America After Climate Change, Mapped

      Posted by Bill on December 15, 2019
      Climate Crisis, Earthquakes, Financial Implications, Health, Studies Reports Tools

      This City Lab article maps what America will look like after Climate Change. With “The 2100 Project: An Atlas for A Green New Deal,” the McHarg Center tries to visualize how the warming world will reshape the United States.

      In 100 years, what will a United States transformed by climate change […]


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    • Cuadrilla packs up in Preston, and UK fracking bites the dust

      Posted by Bill on October 13, 2019
      Earthquakes, Fracking, International

      This article discusses why the company Cuadrilla has packed up in Preston, and UK fracking bites the dust.

      The controversial gas extraction process known as fracking is “dead” in the UK, campaigners and local residents groups have claimed.

      Cuadrilla, the fracking company most active in England, has begun removing equipment from […]


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    • Opinion: Why natural gas is not the answer to climate change?

      Posted by Bill on September 3, 2019
      Air Pollution, Earthquakes, Eminent Domain, Fracking, Plastics, Toxic Waste, Water

      This Houston Chronicle opinion piece discusses why natural gas is not the answer to global warming. Don’t believe the hype — producing natural gas is producing enormous problems for Texas.

      The huge amount of water required for gas extraction, the frequent and damaging wastewater spills and earthquakes linked to disposal, the
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    • Study: Earthquakes near oil fields could persist long after drilling stops

      Posted by Bill on July 18, 2019
      Earthquakes, Fracking, Studies Reports Tools, Toxic Waste, Water

      This National Geographic article discusses how earthquakes near oil fields could persist long after drilling stops. The dense, salty water produced as a byproduct of oil and gas operations can stress fault lines even when operations cease, new research shows. Water left over from oil and natural gas production […]


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    • Alberta Imposes New Fracking Restrictions Near Dam after Quakes

      Posted by Bill on June 7, 2019
      Earthquakes, Fracking

      This article discusses new fracking restrictions imposed in Alberta, as a result of earthquakes near a dam. Restrictions come as industry-related tremors have rattled nerves and raised concerns.

      In a significant development, the Alberta Energy Regulator has acknowledged that hydraulic fracturing operations can impose high risks to critical infrastructure such as […]


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    • Fracking and Earthquakes in England

      Posted by Bill on October 30, 2018
      Earthquakes, Fracking, International, Laws Regulations

      This article discusses the earthquakes occurring in Great Britain as a result of resumed fracking activities.

      Fracking was brought to a halt on Tuesday after seismic activity was detected at a site in Lancashire.

      The temporary pause came just over a week after the process began at the Preston New Road site, the first […]


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    • Study: Injection wells can induce earthquakes miles away from the well

      Posted by Bill on August 31, 2018
      Earthquakes, Fracking, Studies Reports Tools

      This article discusses a study that shows that fracking injection wells can induce earthquakes miles away from the well. Study finds injecting fluid into sedimentary rock can produce bigger, more distant earthquakes than injecting into the underlying basement rock. A study of earthquakes induced by injecting fluids deep underground […]


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    • USGS: Small earthquake detected in Louisa

      Posted by Bill on July 8, 2018
      Earthquakes, Nuclear

      This article discusses a recent earthquake in Louisa County, near the Lake Anna Nuclear Power Plant.


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