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The Oilfield Binge & Purge: Another Reason To Ditch Fossil Fuels
The US state of Oklahoma is Exhibit A in the case for the renewable energy transition. Oklahoma has done a good job of exploiting its wind energy resources, but its deep roots in the oil and gas industry keep popping up to haunt its people with polluted air, water, and … [continued]
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Trump Promised Abundant Energy But Has Only Delivered Deficits
On a visit to Italy this week, Energy Secretary Chris Wright, a former gas executive, took pains to celebrate the Trump administration’s rejection of renewable energy. Europe has a different view of abundant energy — to these policymakers, renewables provide independence from the delicate dance of negotiating for fossil fuels. … [continued]
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Shale’s Self-Inflicted Crisis: Wastewater Injection Is Sinking Profits
The shale industry is facing an entirely predictable consequence of its own making. Across major shale-producing basins, particularly East Texas and the Permian, excessive wastewater injection practices have created areas with extreme overpressure, driving up the cost of new drilling operations and threatening the economic viability of shale production in … [continued]
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