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Small earthquake rumbles through Louisa and surrounding areas
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
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
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?
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
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
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
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
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
This article discusses a recent earthquake in Louisa County, near the Lake Anna Nuclear Power Plant.
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Study: More earthquakes, more anxiety in Oklahoma
This article discusses how the increased number of earthquakes is having a detrimental impact on the mental health of people living in Oklahoma. Oklahomans’ Google searches for anxiety increase following earthquakes, according to a new study.Oklahoma isn’t an earthquake-prone area, naturally. However, over the past decade, there’s been a sharp increase […]
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