Gas Fracking Probably Caused Blackpool Earthquakes in UK

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From: Karen Sheaffer <kshe...@centurylink.net>

Sent: Wed, November 2, 2011 9:28:39 AM

Gas Fracking Probably Caused Blackpool Earthquakes in UK

I wanted to post this while the fracking issue is still present on the chatlist.  Please note the source.  Bloomberg and Business Week are hardly "left-wing" publications.

Nov. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Two small earthquake near Blackpool in northwest England earlier this year were probably caused by hydraulic fracturing, a technique of grinding underground rocks to extract natural gas.

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-11-02/gas-fracking-probably-caused-blackpool-earthquakes-in-u-k-.html