These Teens Adopted an Orphaned Oil Well. Their Goal: Shut It Down.

May 24, 2024 / by Delger Erdenesanaa / Environment, Fresh Water, Global Warming, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Journalism, Methane, Natural Gas, New York Times, Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline, pollution, Well Done Foundation

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Students, nonprofit groups and others are fund-raising to cap highly polluting oil and gas wells abandoned by industry. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/24/climate/orphan-wells-capping-methane-leaks.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

Oil and Gas Groups See ‘Some Common Ground’ in Biden Energy Plan

July 29, 2020 / by Clifford Krauss and Ivan Penn / American Petroleum Institute, Biden, Joseph R Jr, Carbon Capture and Sequestration, Edison Electric Institute, Edison International, Environment, Fresh Water, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Journalism, Natural Gas, New York Times, Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline, Presidential Election of 2020, Solar Energy, Tellurian Incorporated, Trump, Donald J, United States International Relations, United States Politics and Government, Wind Power

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Some energy executives are pleased that the former vice president is not calling for a fracking ban and said they could work with him. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/28/business/energy-environment/joe-biden-oil-gas-energy.html

Fracking Firms Fail, Rewarding Executives and Raising Climate Fears

July 13, 2020 / by HIROKO TABUCHI / Air Pollution, Bankruptcies, Chesapeake Energy Corporation, Denver (Colo), Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc, Environment, Executive Compensation, Extraction Oil & Gas Inc, Fresh Water, Greeley (Colo), Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hydraulic Fracturing, Journalism, MDC Energy, Methane, Natural Gas, New Mexico, New York Times, North Dakota, Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline, Permian Basin (North America), pollution, Siffin, Mark A, Suits and Litigation (Civil), Texas, United States, Whiting Petroleum Corporation, Workplace Hazards and Violations

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Oil and gas companies are hurtling toward bankruptcy, raising fears that wells will be left leaking planet-warming pollutants, with cleanup cost left to taxpayers. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/12/climate/oil-fracking-bankruptcy-methane-executive-pay.html

Pawnee Nation Sues Oklahoma Oil Companies in Tribal Court Over Earthquake Damage

March 4, 2017 / by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS / Earthquakes, Environment, Fresh Water, Hydraulic Fracturing, Journalism, Native Americans, Natural Gas, New York Times, Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline, Oklahoma, Suits and Litigation (Civil)

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The tribe, exerting its sovereignty, brought the case over property damage caused by a 5.8-magnitude quake in September likely caused by fracking. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/04/us/pawnee-nation-oklahoma-oil-earthquake-lawsuit.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

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