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Quake risk from fracking 'minimal'

2013-04-10 02:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

BBC: New research suggests that fracking is not a significant cause of earthquakes that can be felt on the surface. UK scientists looked at quakes caused by human activity ranging from mining to oil drilling; only three could be attributed to hydraulic fracturing. Most fracking events released the same amount of energy as jumping off a ladder, the Durham-based team said. They argue that the integrity of well bores drilled for fracking is of much greater concern. The research is published in...

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