http://www.cbsnews.com/news/earthquake-shakes-north-texas/
At about 9:15pm on Saturday an earthquake shook North Texas. It was a 3.3 magnitude quake with a center in Irving and a radius that spread around Dallas and Fort Worth. The quake shocked many people because one of that magnitude, aka one that could be felt was unheard of in the area. Even thought no one was injured and there was no serious property damage, many are still frightened by the possibility that the drilling done in Texas and Oklahoma is not entirely safe.
I personally felt the quake and at first I thought it was just thunder, but then I learned and was kinda shocked because that had never happened before. It makes you wonder about the laws regarding drilling in the US and especially in places where it is a huge part of the economy. There are plenty of other examples in history about laws being ignored to make money such as Wall Street ignoring financial laws in the 1900's and still some today. I don't know about y'all but I would prefer no more earthquakes.
Yeah I think this is a great example of the negative effects of oil drilling.
ReplyDeleteAgreed. We as humans feel like present things are needed until they effect the future. Oil drilling has effected us more than just earthquakes. Hopefully we can find new solutions
ReplyDeleteDrilling oil has caused so many problems in our past. Accidents always tend to happen. I feel that drilling has caused just about the same amount of problems as earthquakes.
ReplyDeleteOil drillings im sure have more downsides then we are even aware of at this point. So far we know of the spills that occur and kill animals and these earthquakes. I wont be surprised if we find out later more serious issues caused by drilling.
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