When I read that there was an earthquake in Virgina and DC recently, I wondered what the hell was going on. I remembered a similar occurrence in New York at one point and in a few other odd places like Arkansas. Here in Los Angeles, earthquakes are merely a way of life and though we haven't had a big one in years (knock on wood), we expect them and generally don't make a big deal of them hitting.
Now news emerges that fracking, an apparently dangerous approach to extracting oil deep underground, may be causing them (go to the following website for specific information: Alternet). It seems like yet another example of corporations, and particularly oil companies, endangering the environment and public in their relentless quest to find and exhaust the remaining supply of black gold. Do we really need further evidence of the negative effects of oil on our political and ecological lives before we seriously invest in alternative fuel and energy sources?
On to another alternative fuel that many of us love: alcohol. Apparently a recent study from England (Food & Wine Blog) provides solid evidence of a correlation between intelligence and alcohol consumption. So drink up (if you're IQ meets the quota, of course)!
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