Summary: Oklahoma isn't known for earthquakes but in 2011 a major earthquake struck and in 2014 it was said that the earthquake percentage went up 5,000%. In March scientist said that disposal wells have increased a risk of earthquakes in large parts of the country. The wells have been monitored for years. Early in the year wells were forced to reduce activity. The Oklahoma Oil&Gas Association said that in April that they would take steps to combat earthquakes and said that they would explore disposal methods. Other people said that an underground wastewater disposal was the safest way to dispose of water. It is also argued that recycling is more expensive. They are some drillers that do recycle. Not many people do recycle so its not really catching on. Regulators have criticize fro not taking action. Slowing the use of disposal wells doesn't resolve their issues. Wastewater has already been pumped and that can continue to cause problems. The ground is sensitive to sudden changes in pumping. Oklahoma regulators ordered 37 wells offline. It is said that a large scale and sudden shutdown could be the reason for an earthquake.
Analysis: This article was released by CNN and updated on September 4th, 2016, written by Jackie Wattles. When reading this article on how oil drilling effected the earth causing earthquakes it makes me think of how our actions have consequences. There are many instences were humans have changing the enviorment and is causing consequnces on the world.
Link: http://money.cnn.com/2016/09/04/news/economy/oklahoma-earthquake-oil-gas-explainer/index.html
I agree with your analysis we often manipulate the earth for profit but we must also think of how it will effect the environment.
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