by faster | Oct 4, 2020 | Blog
SOURCE: DeSmog Blog DATE: October 4, 2020 SNIP: The American public is facing a potential bill of $280 billion for the cleanup of 2.6 million unplugged oil and gas wells, according to Billion Dollar Orphans, a new report from London-based think tank Carbon Tracker....
by faster | Sep 5, 2020 | Blog
SOURCE: BuzzFeed News DATE: September 5, 2020 SNIP: Leaks and spills have become part and parcel of hurricanes that hit Texas and Louisiana’s Gulf Coast. A Reuters analysis found that in the wake of Hurricane Harvey’s punishing rain in the Houston area, at least...
by faster | Sep 4, 2020 | Blog
SOURCE: Reuters DATE: September 4, 2020 SNIP: Canada’s main crude-producing province Alberta looks to use hydrogen to fuel expansion of its oil sands without increasing emissions, even as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promises strong action against climate change,...
by faster | Aug 17, 2020 | Blog
SOURCE: The Guardian DATE: August 17, 2020 SNIP: The Trump administration is taking the final steps to let oil and gas companies drill in the Arctic national wildlife refuge – which environment advocates call the nation’s “last great wilderness”. The US interior...
by faster | Aug 13, 2020 | Blog
SOURCE: The Guardian DATE: August 13, 2020 SNIP: The Trump administration is revoking rules that require oil and gas drillers to detect and fix leaks of methane, a greenhouse gas that heats the planet far faster than carbon dioxide. Methane has a much more potent...