I have been doing research to try and find out if the drilling of oil/gas around Faulkner County is connected to the multiple earthquakes they have been having. In some of my research I have found out that Southwestern Energy and many other oil/gas companies use what is called Hydraulic Fracturing or as some know it as Fracking. What takes place when these companies Frack is when they have pumped out all of the oil/gas from where they have drilled at, they pump water with chemicals into the pockets left there. But what happens is they pump so much water into these pockets that it induces micro-earthquakes fracturing the shell rock so that it will connect all of the pockets together, therefore increasing the amount of oil/gas that is gathered. Josh Fox is going to speak at Hendrix college about Fracking. Hendrix has ask a representative to come from Southwestern Energy, which their head quarters are practically on Hendrix’s campus, to come and listen to the speech but for some reason they have decided not to go. Hendrix said they would save them a seat anyway. I have decided to attach a link to a blog that talks about “Arkansans for Gas Drilling Accountability” (title). This blog is very accountable and has many videos about Fracking and how it endangering our environment, there is one part in the blog that is talking about how the water wells at some peoples’ houses have become toxic and can not be used due to chemicals that have leaked into them from drilling. Arkansans for Gas Drilling Accountability
