The number of “felt” Oklahoma earthquakes — those registering magnitude-2.8 or greater on the Richter scale — fell 58 percent in 2017 from 2016 levels, according to an Energy In Depth review of United States Geological Survey data. The monthly average number of M-2.8 and greater earthquakes in 2017 was also down 82 percent from the June 2015 peak, and felt earthquakes were down 71 percent from levels seen in Oklahoma’s most seismically active year of 2015. The number of manmade, or “induced,” earthquakes in Oklahoma had risen dramatically since 2009, due largely to wastewater amassed during oil and gas recovery operations being injected deep underground into seismically active areas. But an 18 month old regulatory initiative from the Oklahoma Corporation Commission has effectively turned the tide and gradually calmed down a seismic phenomena. Oil rigs Clusters of earthquakes in Oklahoma have been linked to wastewater injection from oil and gas drilling. The photo shows the massive increase in returned saltwater, into disposal wells, along with the correlating quake activity. |
Dear Dan, Your political campaign is pressing hard to encourage Oklahomans to repent of being "pro-life", and declare themselves committed to one thing... "Abolitionist" of abortion. I'm in my late 50s and I have been diminished by people who are seeking to change a 45 year old term into a derogatory. Your campaign is featuring videos of people openly repenting of having been pro-life. You're trying hard to make that term a slur and associated with phoniness, compromised convictions, & deceptiveness of intent. Let me tell you how I joined the cause of honoring the dignity of life.
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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Rep Tom Gann and his several cosponsors of HB3440 are incurring significant resistance in passing the best legislation for getting teachers their first significant compensation increase in about 10 years. It's an election year and Democrats will be especially diligent in obstructing real resolutions that Republicans can take credit for. All 8 registered Democrats on the House Budget committee voted against this measure. But the 5 Liberals who caucus as Republicans also voted down the $169 million that currently goes into a sealed trust account. That account has well over $1 billion sitting dormant while teachers live off pay scales that were locked since 2008. To do the math, the average teacher in the state would get a $4,122 annual stipend, based on the performance of the School Land Trust. RINOs (Republican In Name Only) who voted with the Democrats include; Leslie Osborn, Mike Sanders, Weldon Watson, Pat Ownbey, & Earl Sears. |
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