La Habra quake a reminder about dangerous Puente Hills fault

LA Times ^ | 3/29/14 | Rong-Gong Lin II

[TEXOKIE]

It has a low degree of angle. It has about 20 to 30 degrees from horizontal. Much flatter or more “horizontal” than the 45-90 degree faults we usually hear about. Here is an article with a cut away diagram.

http://www.scec.org/research/030404dolan.html

[windcliff]

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[Coldwater Creek]

Now, that is funny. I hadn’t thought of it like that.

[Ditter]

“hysterically runs to the cameras”

Isn’t that the reason that journalist go into journalism?

“Look at me look at me”! They all annoy me.

[logi_cal869]

Hmmm; see my last post to BL.

Maybe (the CA) Department of Oil, Gas & Geothermal's (DOGGR) Geologist should have done his/her homework...

This is turning out to be sooooo pathetic. Perfect fit for another 'crisis'. Most people aren't aware of all the corruption in the wake of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake; CA politicians probably salivate over all the local, dinner-table conversations, relishing a nice, fat infusion of cash, continuing budget-busting practices with careless disregard for residents/civilians (oh, I know, but...pardon the metaphor, that record got broken a long, long time ago).

Having just returned, it looks like the fault's quieting down. Good thing or bad, who knows.

But the big question is, when will the first Lib step forward to take credit for 'reducing the danger to LA', albeit through bureaucratic negligence?

Or

Are CA bureaucrats and politicians 'white-knuckling' over whether it's going to quiet down and the whole thing 'just go away quietly'???

[onedoug]

“I’m standing out here by the fault and I can feel it coming in!!! Look out, Diz. Whoa, mama. Hold........”(dead air)

[Marcella]

Fracking in Texas is done on private owner's land. Perhaps I should say “mainly” on private owner's land but I don't know of any federal land being drilled. I expect the Texas Land Commissioner may be involved in permits for these wells. I know the EPA is all over them if there is any infraction of rules regarding spills of any kind around those well drilling sites or any other operation at the well site that might endanger someone (or the planet, s/s). So the drilling companies have EPA regulations with them all the time no matter on whose land they are drilling.

If you think about it, the most dangerous part of any drilling of anything anywhere, is human error. Now, as soon as we find perfect humans to run all that machinery, drilling will be safer. And, as soon as we find perfect humans to drive cars, many lives will be saved. As soon as we find perfect humans (Cruz is a good substitute), then we will have perfect government.

[logi_cal869]

As soon as we find perfect humans (Cruz is a good substitute), then we will have perfect government.

A good leader is a great start, but I don't share your optimism for 'perfect government'...what we have is what the Founders were trying to prevent. Prescience still requires assent, and our government abhors and ignores the restrictions at every turn, rather than acceding to the Constitution. (rant over)

[Marcella]

“A good leader is a great start, but I don’t share your optimism for ‘perfect government’...what we have is what the Founders were trying to prevent. Prescience still requires assent, and our government abhors and ignores the restrictions at every turn, rather than acceding to the Constitution.”

“Perfect government” would be one that adheres to the constitution. That would happen if we had “perfect” people.

[logi_cal869]

Heh. Agreed. I think that’s what I wrote.

One of my mantras:

“The human race is the only species to have bypassed natural selection.”

[Pagey]

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