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To: Dennis Roth who wrote (156017)	8/24/2011 11:49:56 AM
From: t4texas	4 Recommendations Respond to of 206118

i read about the author. her background does appear to give her a credible scientific and technical background to editorialize on the subject of earthquakes. i wonder if she thinks god might have caused the christchurch, new zealand, earthquakes recently. perhaps the city should be torn down and moved to another location in another country? "I am a 63 year old American child and adolescent psychiatrist and political refugee in New Zealand. I have just published a young adult novel THE BATTLE FOR TOMORROW about a 16 year old girl who participates in the blockade and occupation of the US Capitol. In 2010 I published a memoir, THE MOST REVOLUTIONARY ACT: MEMOIR OF AN AMERICAN REFUGEE describing the circumstances that led me to leave the US 8 1/2 years ago to start a new life in the South Pacific. I blog at www.stuartbramhall.com"

To: Dennis Roth who wrote (156017)	8/24/2011 11:54:30 AM
From: Salt'n'Peppa	4 Recommendations Respond to of 206118

OT Nice article Dennis. LOL. About the author: I am a 63 year old American child and adolescent psychiatrist and political refugee in New Zealand. Ahhh, a displaced politically active androgenous American with both male and female first names (Stuart Jeanne ???) and an internet connection. I am guessing that her (his?) background in psychiatry gives her a deep understanding of fracking technology and of Earth Sciences. Gotta love the interweb. Browse over her other 74 OpEd pieces - interesting. S&P [edit: I see t4texas had the same idea...]

To: Dennis Roth who wrote (156017)	8/25/2011 1:33:50 AM
From: whitepine	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 206118

Dennis, Massive quake hit Charleston, SC in 1886........a few years before fracking. Association is not causation.

To: Dennis Roth who wrote (156017)	8/30/2011 10:15:07 AM
From: Dennis Roth	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 206118

Shale gas extraction won't cause earthquakes, scientists say 30th August 2011 wbj.pl Production of shale gas in Poland will not cause dangerous seismic movements, according to research conducted by Polish geologists. The results of the research were presented on Monday by Aleksander Guterch from the Geophysics Institute of the Polish Academy of Science, Dziennik Gazeta Prawna reported. The technology used in the extraction of shale gas deposits involves pumping water and sand at high pressure into small gaps in rocks. This can in certain cases cause minute seismic activity that can only be picked up by ultra-sensitive equipment. However, scientists stress that there is no risk of earthquakes that may endanger the population. Poland A.M. ===== Shale gas fracking 'does not cause earthquakes' PR dla Zagranicy Peter Gentle 30.08.2011 08:49 thenews.pl The Polish government has said that tests show that 'fracking' for shale gas deposits does not cause seismic shocks. “It has been argued that hydraulic fracturing causes earthquakes. So we decided to check this out,” deputy environment minister and Poland's leading geologist Henryk Jezierski said, Monday. “We have seen during tests in Pomerania [northern Poland] that this does not cause seismic events,” he told journalists. Environmentalists have claimed that 'fracking', the process where gas is extracted by blasting rock with chemicals, causes damage to nature and possible harm to human health. Minister Jazierski said yesterday that before the end of the year a special monitoring programme is to be introduced, dealing with all environmental aspects of shale gas prospecting. The project is to be the largest of its kind conducted in Europe. Poland has issued 101 licences so far for shale gas prospecting, attracting some of the world’s largest companies such as Chevron and Exxon. The shale gas have been seen as a great chance for Poland, enabling this country to cease its reliance on Russia for its natural gas supply. (pg)

To: Dennis Roth who wrote (156017)	9/6/2011 1:23:31 PM
From: Dennis Roth	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 206118

Fracking ruled out as contributor to East Coast quake By Timothy Puko, PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW Tuesday, September 6, 2011 Last updated: 12:11 pm excerpt: For Virginia officials, the conclusive proof that drilling did not cause last month's quake is that no well -- for natural gas extraction or fluid waste -- exists within at least 150 miles of the quake's epicenter. Pressure would have had to cross at least two major thrust faults and several smaller ones to travel from Marcellus shale drilling in the Appalachian Basin and affect the Central Virginia seismic zone in the Piedmont, said David B. Spears, Virginia's state geologist. "There's just no way any kind of drilling or hydrofracturing in those wells could be physically transmitted through the Earth over such a great distance. It's just physically impossible," Spears said. "With eighth-grade physical science you can figure this out. It's just way, way, way too far and completely geologically isolated by multiple barriers." Read more: Fracking ruled out as contributor to East Coast quake - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review pittsburghlive.com ==== Not that people haven't tried to make a connection. Fracking, The DC Earthquake and Unclean Water Obama, Earthquake Is a Wakeup Call on Dirty Energy Standards commondreams.org