Fracking is definitely causing earthquakes, another study confirms

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By John LightJan 7, 2015, 11:59 am48 pts
Yet another study has found a link between hydraulic fracturing and earthquakes. This one examined 77 minor quakes near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports: The sequence of seismic events, including a rare “felt” quake of a magnitude 3.0 on the Richter scale, was caused by…

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