This is the kind of thing that happens when people are in so much of a rush to make a quick buck that they put their greed ahead of the safety of others. This article from Huffington Post confirms what a lot of people already suspected: Disposal fracking waste can and does cause earthquakes. Although the report states that it is very difficult for the right combination of things to happen at the right time to create an earthquake, it's still an unacceptable risk. It's also important to note that the earthquakes in Ohio were not caused by fracking directly, but from the way in which the wastewater from fracking operations was disposed.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/09/ohio-fracking-earthquakes-cause-determined_n_1334808.html
-Cain Silvey
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