12/11/2011 — Japan, Mexico, south pole (sandwich islands) = Three large earthquakes last 12 hours

December 11, 2011  •  Michael Janitch  •  earthquakes and volcano activity

6.2 magnitude – South Sandwich Islands (south pole atlantic) http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc000756n.php 6.5 magnitude – South Central Mexico http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc000753u.php 5.8 magnitude – South Japan http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc000753q.php below are several links to monitor earthquakes globally: Volcano webcams:Yellowstone park geyser…

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12/9/2011 — CNN covers “fracking” — EPA sounds alarm on fracking in Wyoming

December 10, 2011  •  Michael Janitch  •  earthquakes and volcano activity

Read the whole article here: http://money.cnn.com/2011/12/09/news/economy/epa_fracking_wyoming/index.htm?hpt=hp_c1 NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — The Environmental Protection Agency said this week that chemicals from “fracking,” a controversial method of extracting natural gas from the ground, have polluted groundwater in…

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