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California Lets Companies Keep 'Dangerous' Oil Wells Unplugged Forever (capitalandmain.com)
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But while the Orphan Well Prevention Act will help reduce the number of abandoned and orphaned wells — currently around 5,300 — industry watchers said it does little to address the looming issue of wells that remain dormant indefinitely, some of which leak climate-warming methane and toxic fumes.

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[-] MisterD@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

These wells might become prime targets for eco terrorists. They should be capped with cement

[-] silence7@slrpnk.net 6 points 1 year ago

Damaging an idle well makes little sense. It has no impact on the oil company and does environmental damage.

Proper end of life for a well means not just some cap on top, but a plug or multiple plugs down in the borehole to prevent hydrocarbons from migrating into aquifers and salt water from migrating into freshwater aquifers

[-] ecoanarchist@mastodon.world 4 points 1 year ago

@silence7

the oil companies **are** the eco terrorists
@MisterD @climate

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