silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate@slrpnk.netEnglish · 24 days agoLos Angeles officials vote to phase out oil drilling within city limits — againlaist.comexternal-linkmessage-square7linkfedilinkarrow-up157arrow-down10
arrow-up157arrow-down1external-linkLos Angeles officials vote to phase out oil drilling within city limits — againlaist.comsilence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate@slrpnk.netEnglish · 24 days agomessage-square7linkfedilink
minus-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·24 days agoNo, it means that they start plugging old wells right away. But they won’t finish the job until 20 years from now. They’re @#$@# expensive to plug in a way that will stay sealed forever. Think a million dollars or two.
minus-squarePika@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·24 days agoThat makes sense, I figured it was a you had 20 years to decommission and cap it before you faced penalty type of deal.
No, it means that they start plugging old wells right away. But they won’t finish the job until 20 years from now.
They’re @#$@# expensive to plug in a way that will stay sealed forever. Think a million dollars or two.
That makes sense, I figured it was a you had 20 years to decommission and cap it before you faced penalty type of deal.