Canada’s Wildfires Have Been Disrupting Lives. Now, Oil and Gas Take a Hit.

May 17, 2023 / by HIROKO TABUCHI / Alberta (Canada), Environment, Fresh Water, Global Warming, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Journalism, New York Times, Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline, Wildfires

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Alberta’s vast oil industry is cutting production as the flames menace wells and pipelines, highlighting the danger Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/17/climate/canada-wildfires-fracking-oil-gas.html

‘Zombie’ Oil Wells in Canada Are a Climate Threat

October 30, 2020 / by Alec Jacobson / Air Pollution, Alberta (Canada), Drilling and Boring, Environment, Fresh Water, Global Warming, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hydrocarbons, Journalism, Methane, Natural Gas, New York Times, North America, Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Canada’s oil patch has nearly 100,000 suspended wells, neither active nor capped, and they’re a worrying source of planet-warming methane. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/30/climate/oil-wells-leak-canada.html

In Canada, a Direct Link Between Fracking and Earthquakes

November 17, 2016 / by HENRY FOUNTAIN / Alberta (Canada), Earthquakes, Environment, Fresh Water, Hydraulic Fracturing, Journalism, New York Times, North America, University of Calgary

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Most fracking-induced quakes in the United States are related to wastewater disposal from oil and gas wells. Scientists see a different culprit in Alberta. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/18/science/fracking-earthquakes-alberta-canada.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

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