USGS releases fracking earthquake hazard maps

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By GREG OLMSTED

Fracking update: In my earlier blog (Fracking Earthquake Wakes Journalists, October 13, 2015), I described what it was like to wake up to tremors while sleeping in a nice hotel in Oklahoma. The earthquake was caused by hydro-fracking. On Monday, the  USGS released maps showing new earthquake hazard areas.  The map includes Norman, Oklahoma and the hotel where I was staying.

During the recent Environmental Film Festival in Washington DC “Dear President Obama: The Clean Energy Revolution is Now” premiered at the National Geographic Society. “Dear President Obama” is a documentary about the fracking industry and harm inflicted on Americans.  To learn more about the film read the Huffington Post review and visit https://www.facebook.com/dearobamafilm.  To take action visit Americans Against Fracking.  And keep an eye out this fall for a screening of Dear President Obama film in a theater near you!

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Greg Olmsted is an author and photographer. He has Master of Science degrees in Environmental Health Science and Public Health Management. Greg uses the arts to increase public awareness of current affairs. Olmsted resides with his wife in Washington, DC.

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