• subtext@lemmy.world
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    8 days ago

    No, it’s from disposal of the water that’s produced alongside the oil. When you inject water into deep formations, it causes earthquakes.

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      8 days ago

      That’s a roundabout way of saying “yes, fracking”.

      You wouldn’t need to dispose of the water this way if you weren’t fracking in the first place.