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In a number of years, when someone say "Nobody could have predicted that pulling a very voluminous fuel from the ground would cause earthquakes," please remind
by RecycledEle 3y ago
In a number of years, when someone say "Nobody could have predicted that pulling a very voluminous fuel from the ground would cause earthquakes," please remind them of this post I am making on 10/29/2023.
Pulling a fuel out of the ground can always cause earthquakes later on. Pulling a very voluminous and non-energy-dense fuel out of the ground will be more likely to cause earthquakes than pulling out an energy dense fuel.
- simonebrunozzi 3y agoCould be true, of course, but: what are you basing your opinion on? Do you research this topic? Is this just gut feeling?
- wcoenen 3y agoThey are probably referring to the know issue of tremors caused by natural gas extraction. For example: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/24/business/energy-environment/netherlands-gas-earthquakes.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/24/business/energy-environme...
- RecycledEle 3y agoAs another posted said, the precedent from pumping out oil and natural gas gives us clear evidence there is some chance of earthquakes. This comes from the evening news, at least in my area. High school physics tells us that hydrogen is a much less energy dense fuel than is oil or natural gas, so more will need to be pumped out to yield the same net energy. Common sense tell us if you pump more stuff out from underground there will be more sbsidance of the ground.