A Day at The Pond

[Uncle Joe]

13. I don't know whether this could be pertinent to your discussion

with Robert Kennedy Jr. as it's a different geographical area but here's an interesting study thread in the Latest Breaking News Forum by muriel_volestrangler.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/101492249

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/study-ties-oil-gas-production-midwest-quakes-16090702#.T4CTkajaKSo

Study Ties Oil, Gas Production to Midwest Quakes
Source: ABC News

Oil and gas production may explain a sharp increase in small earthquakes in the nation's midsection, a new study from the U.S. Geological Survey suggests.

The rate has jumped six-fold from the late 20th century through last year, the team reports, and the changes are "almost certainly man-made."

(snip)

There has been concern about potential earthquakes from a smaller-scale injection of fluids during a process known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, which is used to recover gas. But Ellsworth said Friday he is confident that fracking is not responsible for the earthquake trends his study found, based on prior studies.

The idea is to understand how the man-made activity triggers quakes, she said. One possibility is that the injected fluids change the friction and stickiness of minerals on fault lines. Another concept is that they change the below-surface pressure because the fluid is trapped and builds, and then "sets off something that's about ready to go anyway," Lohman said.

That looks like a lovely pond.

Thanks for the thread, H2O Man.