A new frontier in the voluntary carbon market: Old, leaky oil wells

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By Naveena SadasivamJan 16, 2025, 4:30 am119 ptsTrending
The environmental harm of oil and gas wells doesn’t end when the pumping stops. If disused wells remain unplugged — the term of art for closing them up with concrete and remediating the environment around them — they can leach toxic chemicals and spew planet-warming methane into the air. Some 3 million…

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