Bill Nye: Because of Fracking You Now Have Earthquakes in Oklahoma

EXCERPT:

NYE: "This is to say, for example, in states that are producing oil right now, Oklahoma, Kansas, in the Midwest, in Wyoming, people are fracking. When my uncle was a geologist, they would drop explosives straight down and fracture or frack the rocks, directly below the wellhead where you drill into the Earth. But now, people are able to drill sideways with technology that’s been developed to go at very high angles, north, south, east and west. And people are doing fracking with such aggression and so successfully, that there are actually earthquakes now in Oklahoma. So, you could say, well, Oklahoma’s buildings are not designed for earthquakes, and that’s true, but Oklahoma has all sorts of other preparedness with respect to tornadoes. So, maybe people will deal with a large earthquake in that area in the same way they deal with tornadoes. But for me, as an engineer, wouldn’t it be good if we anticipated all of that? And wouldn’t it be good if we produced electricity renewably without having to cause earthquakes in otherwise geologically stable middle of the continent?"