The U.S. Geological Survey seismologist says Thursday evening’s 4.0-magnitude earthquake in North Texas wasn’t at all surprising. http://rt.com/usa/256925-texas-earthquake-fracking-debate/
And this week's Scientific American describes how fracking takes place disproportionately in poor, rural areas. No surprise there! http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/poor-communities-bear-greatest-burden-from-fracking/
"A majority of people living in these rural areas are hardworking, generational farmers. According to the Pennsylvania farm Bureau the average net cash income per farm is $18,567, just below the poverty line," Massaro said. "By signing leases with oil and natural gas operators here in the Commonwealth, these farmers have been able to buy new state of the art equipment and pay off debt which has made their lives that much easier."
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