Earthquakes have been linked to hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” for years now. To put it simply, the injection of millions upon millions of gallons of waste fluids from fracking operations greases geologic faults deep underground. When Arkansas experienced a whopping 157 earthquakes in 2011 seemingly out of blue — with […]
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Scientist’s Call To Action at Austin Climate Symposium
Greg Harman Texas has a tough climate. Throughout human habitation here, people have regularly suffered through extended periods of drought followed by violent flooding and storms. But, with all things being equal, things have always managed to return to something we know as normal. So why should we care about climate […]