Baseball Rules Refute Science: Goofy Rebuttal Over Earthquake,
Fracking Link  If a recent editorial in The Oklahoman is any
indication, expect the state’s corporate power structure and
most leading Republican politicians here to dismiss scientific
studies suggesting a link between the drilling procedure known
as fracking and earthquakes.  Expect also that the arguments
against such a link will be filled with the same goofy logic and
language employed by U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe and his supporters,
which includes the editorial board of The Oklahoman, in their
attempt to refute the overwhelming evidence of global warming
and its devastating impact on the environment.  Fracking, or
hydraulic fracturing, which is banned in some countries, is a
process in which water and additives are injected into rock
layers to release vast, new resources of natural gas. Opponents
of the process contend it can contaminate ground water and
pollute the air. The 2010 documentary film, Gasland, outlined
the environmental damage that can