Hazardous Oil and Gas Waste Poses Risks to New Mexico’s Lands, Rivers, and Agriculture
Toxic oil and gas waste threatens New Mexico lands, rivers, and crops Half-filled above ground produced water tank with oily sludge. The smell from this tank was overwhelming, a very strong diesel-like hydrocarbon smell. These tanks, which are used to provide water to drilling and fracking operations in the Permian Basin, are scattered across the […]
Backing Petroleum: bp’s Shift in Strategy Poses Risks for Climate and Investors
Backing Petroleum: bp’s transition U-turn is bad for the climate and investors This week, reports[i] have emerged of bp’s CEO Murray Auchincloss latest U-turn regarding bp’s transition strategy: the company has scrapped its previous relatively ambitious target of reducing oil and gas production by 25% by 2030 (vs 2019). Bp had made some headway towards […]