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“ #Oil-patch #Christianity and politics on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border, from #Alberta to #Texas, have long been informed and fortified by a reading of #Scripture that stresses the #God-given blessings of #petroleum,” he explained.

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“ #Oil-patch #Christianity and politics on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border, from #Alberta to #Texas, have long been informed and fortified by a reading of #Scripture that stresses the #God-given blessings of #petroleum,” he explained.

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Texas lawmakers are exploring whether to annex one or more New Mexico counties, particularly Lea County, a vast chunk of southeastern New Mexico bordering West Texas. The proposal, driven by conservative residents feeling alienated from progressive Santa Fe politics, would bring 75,000 people, federal funding, and more oil reserves into Texas. While New Mexico's governor dismisses it as "not a serious" idea, the move reflects ongoing debates about state identity, Republican political advantages, and regional economic interests. It continues a lawless push by conservatives in blue states like California and Oregon to change the land border instead of simply moving out of state. Could this lead to a civil war? Read on: https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/texas-gop-new-mexico-annexation-plan-explained/ #TexasPolitics #Annexation #GOP #StateGovernance #RegionalPolitics #OilPatch

Texas lawmakers are exploring whether to annex one or more New Mexico counties, particularly Lea County, a vast chunk of southeastern New Mexico bordering West Texas. The proposal, driven by conservative residents feeling alienated from progressive Santa Fe politics, would bring 75,000 people, federal funding, and more oil reserves into Texas. While New Mexico's governor dismisses it as "not a serious" idea, the move reflects ongoing debates about state identity, Republican political advantages, and regional economic interests. It continues a lawless push by conservatives in blue states like California and Oregon to change the land border instead of simply moving out of state. Could this lead to a civil war? Read on: https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/texas-gop-new-mexico-annexation-plan-explained/ #TexasPolitics #Annexation #GOP #StateGovernance #RegionalPolitics #OilPatch

Number of #OrphanWells in Alberta will soon double as controversial #oilpatch #bankruptcy settled | CBC News https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/bakx-owa-seqouia-pwc-alberta-orphan-wells-1.7336635 “Alberta's orphan well woes are about to swell following the end of a controversial court case involving some of the biggest names in the Canadian oilpatch.

The OWA already has an inventory of about 1,600 wells in need of closure and reclamation. That workload is expected to more than double as the bankruptcy of Sequoia Resources is finally settled”

#Alberta #oilpatch policies harming tax base and draining municipalities, rural leaders say | CBC News https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alta-municipalities-oilpatch-1.7301698 “He said moves such as a three-year tax holiday on new wells and pipelines has already cost municipalities nearly $9 billion in reduced assessments. At the end of last year, municipalities were owed $252 million in unpaid #PropertyTax.” #FossilFuels #OilAndGas

welp, we're definitely entering western North Dakota now :|

#bakken #shale #oilpatch #carbon #emissions

welp, we're definitely entering western North Dakota now :|

#bakken #shale #oilpatch #carbon #emissions

With satellites, fewer places to hide #MethaneEmissions

"It's the first time so-called “bottom-up” methods - which depend on ground-based measurements and estimates and is used by industry - have been combined with “top-down” methods from above.

It concluded official government and industry estimates of #methane #emissions from #Alberta's #oilpatch are 50 per cent too low."

https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/study-finds-alberta-underestimates-methane-emissions-by-50-per-cent-1.6650693

With satellites, fewer places to hide #MethaneEmissions

"It's the first time so-called “bottom-up” methods - which depend on ground-based measurements and estimates and is used by industry - have been combined with “top-down” methods from above.

It concluded official government and industry estimates of #methane #emissions from #Alberta's #oilpatch are 50 per cent too low."

https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/study-finds-alberta-underestimates-methane-emissions-by-50-per-cent-1.6650693

How secrecy and regulatory capture drove Alberta’s oil and gas liability crisis.

https://theconversation.com/how-secrecy-and-regulatory-capture-drove-albertas-oil-and-gas-liability-crisis-214900

"“A hustle in the oil patch”, a “dirty legacy”: These are just a couple of the ways that the escalating costs of abandoning and reclaiming non-producing oil wells in Canada have been described.

In a new paper, we look back over 40 years and identify three factors that have led to this unprecedented regulatory failure."
#Alberta #OilPatch #Cleanup

How secrecy and regulatory capture drove Alberta’s oil and gas liability crisis.

https://theconversation.com/how-secrecy-and-regulatory-capture-drove-albertas-oil-and-gas-liability-crisis-214900

"“A hustle in the oil patch”, a “dirty legacy”: These are just a couple of the ways that the escalating costs of abandoning and reclaiming non-producing oil wells in Canada have been described.

In a new paper, we look back over 40 years and identify three factors that have led to this unprecedented regulatory failure."
#Alberta #OilPatch #Cleanup