Earthquakes, fracking, injection wells, and Youngstown, Ohio

Earthquakes, fracking, injection wells, and Youngstown, Ohio - the current epicenter of man-made earthquakes, Youngstown, is in the news again!

From our previous Frackfree Mahoning Valley news release titled:
YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO GROUP TO DISCUSS MAN-MADE EARTHQUAKES, FRACKING, AND BRINE TOXIC WASTE INJECTION WELLS

"Geology Professor Ray Beiersdorfer, Ph.D., spoke to WYTV news (1/1/12) regarding the Youngstown earthquakes and the nearby injection well’s effect of reactivating an ancient fault: “What happens is the water acts as a lubricant so they were pumping water down at about 9,000 feet, and it was working its way down in and it wound up serving as a lubricant, which then reduced the friction and we had the earthquakes."

See the full news release at the Frackfree Mahoning Valley blog here: http://www.frackfreemahoning.blogspot.com/2012/01/youngstown-town-hall-informational.html

Also see this NPR news story where Youngstown is mentioned: Scientists Link Rise In Quakes To Wastewater Wells  4/12/12 http://www.npr.org/2012/04/12/150460029/scientists-link-rise-in-quakes-to-waste-water-wells?ps=cprs

And, Youngstown is on the map in the following CNBC news story, too. Go to about 5:04 minutes into the video:
http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000082962

We invite media to please contact us to hear our take on these issues at: 234-201-0402 or by e-mail at frackfreemahoning@gmail.com

Injection well storage tanks for waste fluids from fracking processes and oil and gas processes - this particular well was the epicenter of 12 quakes in 10 months in the Youngstown, Ohio area, 2011-2012.