"#OrphanWells, defined as unsealed bores whose operators have long since walked away, have proliferated as #californias oil reservoirs have gradually declined since the mid-1980s. The state estimates there are 5,300 such wells across California."

#methane
https://www.bakersfield.com/news/state-focuses-on-possible-methane-leaks-at-local-oil-wells/article_0150e008-b4c2-11ed-a182-b37d7cb28d7c.html

@WBOrcutt Without a doubt. Here in Alberta there's talk of giving them 20 BILLION dollars to clean up the oil wells they're already on the hook to clean up. Blows the mind. We talk about it in our next podcast, hope you'll consider giving it a listen, Bill!

#OILigarchy #abpoli #ClimateChange #OrphanWells
https://canada.masto.host/@Bentley/109837052917992077

yes @UCPCaucus where did money go? @jkenney @ABDanielleSmith @RachelNotley @albertaNDP @CanadianPM @cafreeland #criminal #theft #ableg #orphanwells #crooked #Conservatives https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/what-exactly-did-we-get-alberta-senator-questions-hundreds-of-millions-to-clean-up-orphan-wells-1.5792062

When your electoral plan hinges on capturing as much of the rural vote as you can this is another entirely self imposed disaster from the unelected shock jock goof #DanielleSmith, who waltzed in and threw 20 billion #Alberta $ at the already super rich and getting richer #BigOil big shots as fast as she possibly could.

#OrphanWells #20BILLIONdollars #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2022/11/10/how-a-fox-would-design-a-henhouse-alberta-rural-leaders-on-oil-well-cleanup-plan.html

Obviously it should go without saying that any #BigOil company that sold their #OrphanWells to companies all knew couldn't pay for the cleanup should not only not get one cent of this 20 billion but no federal #CCS $ either. Same with oil companies that took #CERB then turned around and offered #ShareBuyBacks to investors. Fool me once...

#abpoli #ableg #DanielleSmith #NDP #cdnpoli #OILigarchy https://www.macleans.ca/news/canada/bankrupt-oil-companies-are-saddling-alberta-landowners-with-orphan-wells/