30-Year Oil Industry Veteran Horrified By Millions Of Uncapped Oil Wells, Dedicated To Sealing Them

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It's not news that the oil and gas industry has left millions of abandoned wells all across America and is placing the responsibility of closing those open wells on American taxpayers. Despite receiving billions in

It’s not news that the oil and gas industry has left millions of abandoned wells all across America and is placing the responsibility of closing those open wells. Despite receiving billions in government subsidies every year, the fossil fuel industry simply doesn’t care about our planet, the people on it, or how the industry negatively harms the environment. There may be good people working in the industry, but the industry itself couldn’t care less about anything but profits.

“They need to be capped because it’s just simply the right thing to do. I don’t care where you live on the climate spectrum whether you’re a climate crusader or a climate denier. It’s just the right thing to do.” “I was embarrassed […] that in any universe that we would have thought that it was okay to walk away from something like that.”

“If we can provide a platform for others to participate in this great work and inspire others to do this work, that we’re really winning at the game.”The Well Done Foundation, which is a 501 nonprofit organization, has several projects that it is currently working on. So far, the nonprofit has plugged 14 wells. Although 14 is a small number compared to the 2.

 

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