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"Bunch of guys say don't panic over GW"
I think that's the nature of the debate in the US. One side tries to generate a panic in order to get anything done, and another side says 'Don't Panic' which is the same as 'do nothing'.
The ration course is to put a uniform tax on fuel, etc. The same with all this fracking, since it can't be good to inject billions of gallons of water into stressed faults. But the debate is always 'Let it alone', or 'Prohibition'.
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Friday, January 27, 2012
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Nuclear waste repositories move ahead
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And just yesterday I was complaining that nothing was happening!
With the sudden re-interest in the Chalk River site, Canada continues to favour the worst sites in the world. I have never mentioned this site because I followed the original studies 20-30 years ago. This is truly the 'Heart of Darkness' for seismically active sites, right where a megathrust comes against the Ottawa Graben and the active Western Quebec Zone. Just up the river we had the M6.2 Timiskaming earthquake.
And the Bruce hearings go ahead. They should be about as much fun as the Darlington hearings! In other words, absolute nonsense.
And just yesterday I was complaining that nothing was happening!
With the sudden re-interest in the Chalk River site, Canada continues to favour the worst sites in the world. I have never mentioned this site because I followed the original studies 20-30 years ago. This is truly the 'Heart of Darkness' for seismically active sites, right where a megathrust comes against the Ottawa Graben and the active Western Quebec Zone. Just up the river we had the M6.2 Timiskaming earthquake.
And the Bruce hearings go ahead. They should be about as much fun as the Darlington hearings! In other words, absolute nonsense.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
West Texas injection earthquakes get juicy!
I said this was a good spot, and lookee here yo-all! This is an M3.6 which is starting to get interesting. Unlike carbon in the air, we have some real physics here. I am sooo smug right now!
Update: This is an active zone, probably where the megathrust hits the mountains. They can't possibly be injecting there! That would be horrendous! If we can find out that there is no injection there, then it is natural, and I can eat my earthquake.
Update2: They've been injecting and getting big earthquakes since it all started. Really riding the tail of the dragon!
Confirming new Arkansas injection earthquake cluster
This is exciting! This may be just outside their 'moratorium' area, and may have an injection well. I can't tell because there are thousands of wells in this area, and they only have very fuzzy maps. I was really thinking they just tapped into the very high dammed lake, but it is more fun if this is an injection cluster. Really looks like one.
If somebody had a better map, and told me there was no injection well, then it's just water slipping from the lake. Same result.
If it is injection, then I expect it will follow the exact same pattern as before, but probably cut off a little earlier, since they are a tad jumpy. :)
Bruce underground nuclear waste thing heading for a promotion
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Looks like every community along the Grenville Front wants the 'permanent' nuclear waste repository. It is my observation that people on terrible geology have a harder time than those on good geology.
Problem is that the design for the permanent vault would be exactly the same at the low-vault. They only found one speck of intact rock and they are going for that. That's the only option!
So, if every community is clamouring for the repository, why not use the one they are supposedly digging (one day). Although they are in a mode of forced silence, this community action almost forces them to stick their heads out.
As we all know from other sources, I am eagerly awaiting the sinking of the shaft. I am always wrong, but this is a hard experiment that will confirm what I say (or not). Since this is the same fault that gave rise to the Oklahoma injection earthquake, I am eager to see what the pumping out of all that brine will do. In the old days we just shoved that stuff into the lake, but now they are fussy :) So we will see the double effect of pumping out in one spot, and injecting into another. I can't wait!
Looks like every community along the Grenville Front wants the 'permanent' nuclear waste repository. It is my observation that people on terrible geology have a harder time than those on good geology.
Problem is that the design for the permanent vault would be exactly the same at the low-vault. They only found one speck of intact rock and they are going for that. That's the only option!
So, if every community is clamouring for the repository, why not use the one they are supposedly digging (one day). Although they are in a mode of forced silence, this community action almost forces them to stick their heads out.
As we all know from other sources, I am eagerly awaiting the sinking of the shaft. I am always wrong, but this is a hard experiment that will confirm what I say (or not). Since this is the same fault that gave rise to the Oklahoma injection earthquake, I am eager to see what the pumping out of all that brine will do. In the old days we just shoved that stuff into the lake, but now they are fussy :) So we will see the double effect of pumping out in one spot, and injecting into another. I can't wait!
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