Earthquakes and Hydro fracking for Natural Gas
Earthquakes and Hydro fracking for Natural Gas
Carefully read the news article:
- Kuchment, A. (2016, May 21). Fracking activities caused majority of recent Texas quakes (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Standard Times.
- Take notes and pay special attention to the language used in the news article.
Next, for your comparison to the news article, your information from the “scientific community”:
- View: Oklahoma Earthquakes and the Rise in Fracking (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. [Video, 10:12 mins]
- Read: US Geologic Survey Myths and Misconceptions about Fracking and Earthquakes (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
- Review the Abstract (on page 1) and Discussion and Conclusions (on pp. 13-15) from: Frohlich, C., DeShon, H., Stump, B., Hayward, C., Hornbach, M., & Walter, J. I. (2016). A historical review of induced earthquakes in Texas (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Seismological Research Letters, 87(4).
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Part 1. Where did the author of the Standard Times article, A. Kuchment,get the scientific information he/she is reporting, the “source”? (Give the full name of the journal or publication, website, etc.) Does this source have a special purpose or goal? (Go to the website of the journal/publisher and see who publishes this(i.e., what organization or government agency), and check their stated objectives or goals. Is this a “peer reviewed” scientific journal?) Use the EC (Excelsior College) Library resource, Evaluation Criteria, to help you evaluate a source………………………….
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