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We are methane hunters and movement organizers. We use optical gas imaging to expose the dirty secrets of oil and gas. We leverage this intelligence to educate the public and policy makers to strengthen climate movements.
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The industry relies on flaring. In Texas it is allowed in large quantities via approved permits. Of course it also happens without permits.
They would have to build out the infrastructure to stop it. A long-term investment that makes no sense for short-term shale assets (e.g. See North Dakota)
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But not to worry, there are no rules in the US. thehill.com/policy/energ...
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If this were the rule in the US, the whole shale industry would have to shut down.
"It prohibits avoidable and routine flaring, and reduces flaring and venting to exceptional situations such as emergencies or technical malfunctions"
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"In the Permian this year we saw several events of large emissions at oil and gas production facilities—emissions of methane that had negative economic value at the time. It was cheaper for the companies to vent it than sell it. That means we all end up paying the cost for their pollution."
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If you give financial incentives for methane production, the industry will find ways to produce more so they can cash in.
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Here is a video we took of what happens at compressor stations. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xuQ...
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For some background on the risks the local communities are already facing. oilfieldwitness.org/the-harms-of...
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"The bill, if passed, would relax testing procedure requirements on plugs, potentially leading to more wells being plugged at a lesser cost."
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The answer is "yes it could harm human and livestock health." Plenty of peer reviewed science will tell you that and much of it is referenced in our report.
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"Commercial oilfield landfills accept drill cuttings, muds and other waste that is legally considered non-hazardous but contains toxic and often carcinogenic heavy metals like arsenic and cadmium, benzene and other petroleum-based chemicals."
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www.ogci.com/news/ogci-la...
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"Researchers sampled thousands of fish comprising nearly a 100 species, from deep-sea game to the catfish and flounder found in Louisiana’s brackish bayou. 'We actually haven’t found one oil-free fish yet,' said Murawski in 2020."
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"Produced water is pure poison, comprised of heavy metals and radioactive materials, including Radium 226, which has half-life of 1,600 years."
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"The biggest anthropogenic source was from the oil and gas fields on the west coast of Turkmenistan.
Several oil and gas persistent emission sites were identified in North America, including the Permian Basin, which is America’s highest producing oil field"
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We documented the risks and the extent of the problem in our report.
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“But I’m not just going to tell you that, I’m going to show you,” Wilson said as she shared videos of methane and other pollution billowing from LNG terminals and other oil and gas infrastructure that she and others captured with optical gas imaging technology.