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		dleslie on Feb 9, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The World’s Aging Dams All of BC's dams were built in an earthquake zone. That's sort-of a given. Huge portions of the Comox Valley and Coquitlam are precarious; a strong shake will send a wave of water that will wipe out thousands of homes.

Kluny on Feb 9, 2021 [–]

We're not just talking about natural earthquake risk. The fracking that's happening near the dam is actively making the earthquakes worse.

https://thenarwhal.ca/fracking-induced-earthquakes-buffer-zo...

dleslie on Feb 10, 2021 | [–]

Why on earth are the NDP allowing fracking that close to those dams? Holy hell.

Kluny on Feb 10, 2021 | | [–]

Hey, give credit - the Liberals allowed it, the NDP just continued to allow it.

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