“Earthquakes induced by this water-injection could obviously trigger a volcano.” And just as obviously to the better informed, could not.

Notice throughout the diatribe the use of “can” and “could”. The fact is, it is NOT known what does cause an earthquake. I read a scientific report just a week ago on this very topic and the frustration scientists are having in nailing down the forces that produce them, as well as the early indicators that are thought useful for alerting the populace.

Notice that Iceland’s geothermal activities are not mentioned anywhere. Only when the sensational destruction of real estate and homelessness do journalists pay any attention.

Notice how fracking, a process engaged in since WWII, has not been an issue until the Fukushima disaster.

What has been known for quite some time now is the high correlation between earthquakes, volcanoes, and the solar activity level:

http://www.longrangeweather.com/global_temperatures.htm

There is a lot of ancillary research (geological, astronomical, hydrological) being done which has brought forth considerable clarity about the physical forces involved. But there is yet a great deal more investigation needed to produce definitive causation.

Solar activity is modulated by the conjunctions of the major planets, and the corresponding shift in the sun’s barycenter. The ripple effect of this is the El Niño/Niña cycles and related cycles that modulate warm and cool weather (Medieval Warm and Little Ice Age periods).

Would it be wise to shut down PGV under volcanic activity? Surely. Would it be wise to diminish or cut off power to the populace under these conditions? No. Like any other natural calamity, people are trying to deal with it as best they can under conflicting constraints.

Modern muckraking, yellow journalism in my mind.