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US scientists propose turning old oil, gas wells into green energy storage points
Researchers at Penn State University in the US have proposed a new approach to storing green energy from renewable sources ...
Texans grapple with rising toxic pollution as oil, gas production booms
This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. It is part three in a four-part series. Read part one here ...
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Abandoned Oil Wells Pose Growing Risks in Permian Basin
Aging and abandoned oil wells in West Texas are causing significant environmental damage, public health risks, and financial ...
300th abandoned gas well to be plugged in statewide DEP effort
Josh Shapiro visited an abandoned gas well site in Washington County Wednesday to commemorate the state’s efforts in plugging ...
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Reusing old oil and gas wells may offer green energy storage solution
A new study by researchers at Penn State has found that taking advantage of natural geothermal heat in depleted oil and gas ...
Alberta wants to accelerate cleanup of oil and gas wells with taxpayers as backstop, document shows
Companies are legally required to plug spent wells and reclaim the land but ballooning underfunded cleanup liabilities have ...
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Confidence growing for new gas field
By PHILIP HOPKINS LAKES Blue Energy is increasingly confident that within a few months, its 21-year struggle to get [...] ...
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Whose Health Is Most at Risk from Alberta’s Oil and Gas Wells?
Photo by Ramon Cliff via Shutterstock. Around 13 per cent of Albertans live within 1.5 kilometres of an active oil or gas well. Given the link between oil and gas production and ill health ...