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FarLeftFist

(6,161 posts)
Fri Feb 10, 2012, 12:08 PM Feb 2012

Is this the hydro-fracking in Pennsylvania that Rick Santorum is talking about?

http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/energy/coal-oil-gas/pennsylvania-fracking-accident-what-went-wrong-5598621

More Bad News For Natural Gas: An Accident In Pennsylvania Is Pouring Toxic Fracking Fluid Into A River

"Tuesday night, a natural gas pipe in Pennsylvania sprung a leak and sent thousands of gallons of chemical-laced water flowing out beyond its protective berms. The leak now appears to be under control, but PM explains how fracking operations normally collect the wastewater from their wells—and what went wrong this time."

OR

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45903873/ns/technology_and_science-science/t/geologists-say-ohio-quakes-directly-tied-fracking/#.TzVBtpjN4lI

Geologists say Ohio quakes directly tied to fracking.

Recent earthquakes in Ohio and Oklahoma have been directly linked to deep wells used to dispose of liquid wastes for hydraulic fracturing or "fracking" of natural gas, according to geological experts.
And they expect more earthquakes to come as the industry continues to expand across the eastern United States.

PLENTY of other examples around the web. Rick Santorum is an anti-science CULTIST.



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Is this the hydro-fracking in Pennsylvania that Rick Santorum is talking about? (Original Post) FarLeftFist Feb 2012 OP
But, but, Rick said nothing bad can happen! sinkingfeeling Feb 2012 #1
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