As oil and gas bankruptcies mount and industry jobs shrivel up, a green jobs proposal has become incredibly popular among Republicans and Democrats: plugging abandoned oil and gas wells.
by reducing well remediation responsibility for the oil and gas sector and rule out regulation of older abandoned wells in the future.The abandoned well problem looms larger every day, and the oil and gas industry won’t be able to overcome it. Polluted communities, unemployed workers, and a dangerous climate future hang in the balance.
For a fraction of what the federal government has spent on economic stimulus during the COVID-19 pandemic, American could put laid off oil and gas employees back to work, preventing massive amounts of the most dangerous greenhouse gas from warming our atmosphere, and cleaning up local communities. It’s a win-win-win-win proposal that both Republicans and Democrats can support.
Climate policy can’t be politicized any longer – we’re simply out of time. When the oil and gas industry, Red and Blue states, and environmental organizations all agree on a policy that will create jobs and cut emissions, it’s time to act. We are a nonpartisan climate policy think tank delivering high-quality research and original analysis to help policymakers make informed energy policy choices. WeWe are a nonpartisan climate policy think tank delivering high-quality research and original analysis to help policymakers make informed energy policy choices. We accelerate the clean energy transition by supporting the policies and strategies that most effectively reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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