I've always liked rock. Rock bands, rock music, guitars, electric basses, s
I spent a lot my childhood playing with rocks, boning up on research, and making myself sick playing with radioactive stuff like petrified wood*
(*no, and this time I am NOT using that phrase to refer to my ex when he's randy and I'm angry).
I grew up in a city within biking distance of Golden, Colorado. Two fault lines lie beneath Golden. They are said to be right under the brewery, so if an Earthquake happens and you're lucky enough to be there...uh...try grabbing a couple of mugs, maybe you'll get lucky. As a teen, I spent a lot of time on my ten speed in the area. It's always interesting to hike and bike around there and see all the damage that was done to the little cow town due to earthquakes. You can see a lot of evidence of prehistoric life and fossil evidence on the mountains in the area, too.
On the campaign trail, I constantly heard people ask if fracking caused Earthquakes.
Yes, indeedy.
It is nothing new. Here is a link to an article from 1972. It was an oft discussed tidbit in geology circles. They used to pump salt water into the ground around Denver and cause all sorts of tiny earthquakes. My understanding is that the salt water injections were the inspiration for the research (but don't quote me on that). If you're interested, check it out here.
http://www.onepetro.org/mslib/servlet/onepetropreview?id=ARMA-72-0689&soc=ARMA&speAppNameCookie=ONEPETRO
For what it's worth.
Love,
S.
P.S. Maybe I should spend the holidays out there again...I'll pack two mugs, one for me and one for you...
frack away babies.
Really..don't...I'd hate to see houses ruined due to oil companies' greedy ways. They are messin' up our water supply and I fear the taxpayers are going to be footing the bill.
Crap, another windmill for old Siegfred to chase after....all these problems, not enough activists.
There's no rest for red-headed b!tches.
sigh....
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