Fracking Has Made Oklahoma As Earthquake-Prone As San Francisco

According to a new USGS earthquake risk map, Oklahoma is now one of the most earthquake-prone places in the U.S. – all thanks to oil and gas extraction in the state.

Whitney Webb
By Whitney Webb
Maintenance workers inspect the damage to one of the spires on Benedictine Hall at St. Gregory's University following an earthquake in Shawnee, Okla, Nov. 6, 2011. (AP/Sue Ogrocki)

 PAWNEE, OKLAHOMA-- For the last several years, something strange has been going on in Oklahoma. While the occurrence of earthquakes in the state usually hovers between one to three quakes annually, Oklahoma is now averaging one to three significant earthquakes per day. According to a newly released USGS earthquake risk map, Oklahoma is now just

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Filmmaker Says MSNBC Blacklisted Him Over Support For Bernie Sanders

“MSNBC is culpable in the election of Donald Trump. They are culpable in giving the nomination to Hillary Clinton. They are culpable in journalistic malpractice, and they owe people an apology. And they’re losing viewers because of it.”

Kevin Gosztola
By Kevin Gosztola
Flimmaker Josh Fox poses for a portrait to promote the film, "How to Let Go of the World and Love All the Things Climate Can't Change", during the Sundance Film Festival on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)

Published in partnership with Shadowproof. Oscar-nominated filmmaker Josh Fox says he was “blacklisted” by MSNBC after he became a surrogate for Senator Bernie Sanders during his presidential campaign, and actress Susan Sarandon recently stood up to MSNBC producers so he appeared on the network. “I was a regular on MSNBC. I was a regular on

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Oklahoma Had Nearly 2,000 Earthquakes Last Year From Fracking

Fracking, which will likely increase under Trump, produces large amounts of pollutants that directly affect local populations.

teleSUR
By teleSUR
Maintenance workers inspect the damage to one of the spires on Benedictine Hall at St. Gregory's University following an earthquake in Shawnee, Okla, Nov. 6, 2011. (AP/Sue Ogrocki)

(REPORT) --- Oklahoma has registered about 1,829 earthquakes in the past year, attributable to wastewater injection from deep underground drilling wells — wells that will likely multiply under an incoming Donald Trump administration. The state saw a record-breaking year, with a 5.8-magnitude earthquake in September and 4.5-magnitude and

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Trump Is Anti-Environment, But So Was Obama

While the incoming Trump administration shows a callous disregard for the environment, liberals have conveniently forgotten that some of the most disastrous environmental and public health crises in U.S. history have occurred on President Obama’s watch.

Eric Draitser
By Eric Draitser
President Barack Obama arriving at the TransCanada Stillwater Pipe Yard in Cushing, Okla. (AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

NEW YORK --- (Analysis) It's rather easy, and undoubtedly necessary, to lambast President-elect Donald Trump and his team of corporate parasites who will soon head nearly every key agency in the U.S. government. Of note are the pro-fracking, anti-environmental protections positions of everyone from the nominee for secretary of state, ExxonMobil

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EPA Finally Admits Fracking Can Harm Drinking Water

Ordered by Congress in 2010, the report reaches a somewhat stronger conclusion than a draft version unveiled last year that said the agency had found no evidence that fracking has “widespread, systemic impacts” on the nation’s drinking water.

Kiah Collier
By Kiah Collier
In this Nov. 26, 2012 photo, Steve Lipsky demonstrates how his well water ignites when he puts a flame to the flowing well spigot outside his family's home near a fracking operation in rural Parker County near Weatherford, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

The controversial oil and gas extraction technique known as hydraulic fracturing can contaminate drinking water under certain circumstances, according to a long-anticipated U.S. Environmental Protection Agency report released Tuesday. Ordered by Congress in 2010, the report reaches a somewhat stronger conclusion than a draft version unveiled

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The Oil Siege Is Over, “The Cartel” Looks East

Oil prices are rising. The low oil spell that started in 2014 has concluded. This sudden rally, like its sudden decline, is not accidental.

Caleb T. Maupin
By Caleb T. Maupin
Vehicles pack a main road during rush hour in Beijing. China, which overtook the U.S. in late 2010 as the world's largest oil importer, has the single biggest influence on global demand for fuels. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)

(Analysis) — Oil prices are back up and rising. The low oil spell that started in 2014 has concluded. This sudden rally, like its sudden decline, is not accidental.  The new situation has definite implications for the ongoing international tension.   Who Sets The Oil Prices? Way back in January of 2008, Donald Trump was interviewed by

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