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Waves of Abandonment

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In October, she invited a university researcher onto the property and discovered that several wells were leaking methane, a greenhouse gas more potent than carbon dioxide. This increases the risk of methane seeping into the air and oil migrating into the surrounding groundwater. A drill rig in the setting sun. May 28, 2020.

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Waves of Abandonment

DeSmogBlog

In October, she invited a university researcher onto the property and discovered that several wells were leaking methane, a greenhouse gas more potent than carbon dioxide. This increases the risk of methane seeping into the air and oil migrating into the surrounding groundwater. A drill rig in the setting sun. May 28, 2020.

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DOE Quietly Backs Plan for Carbon Capture Network Larger Than Entire Oil Pipeline System

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An organization run by former Obama-era Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz, with the backing of the AFL-CIO, a federation of 56 labor unions, has created a policy “blueprint” to build a nationwide pipeline network capable of carrying a gigaton of captured carbon dioxide (CO2).