Report: Fracking Tests Caused Two Quakes in England, But Unlikely to Threepeat
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Shale gas test drilling likely triggered two minor earthquakes in northwestern England earlier this year, according to a a new report commissioned by Cuadrilla Resources, a private United Kingdom-based energy company.
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