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applegrove

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2. They've done the same in Alberta. It costs $100,000

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Thu Apr 10, 2025, 10:52 PM

Apr 2025

or more to cap a well. Apparently one of the Dakotas put it in their frakcing leases and oil wells that the companies had to cap their own wells and it has worked.

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ProPublica: More than 2 million oil and gas wells sit unplugged in the U.S., many leaking contaminants into waterways, [View all] applegrove Apr 2025 OP

I'm sure the companies responsible will pony up... Kid Berwyn Apr 2025 #1

They've done the same in Alberta. It costs $100,000 applegrove Apr 2025 #2

Kick and rec!! Big business screws America and our planet again. 58Sunliner Apr 2025 #3