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Montana Environmental Information Center The Quarantine Series Why - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Montana Environmental Information Center The Quarantine Series Why - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Montana Environmental Information Center The Quarantine Series Why Oil & Gas Matters for the Climate and What MEIC Is Doing About It V is for VICTORY! May 2, 2020: 287 leases vacated on 147,000 acres Oil & Gas Lease Sales
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Oil & Gas Lease Sales –
- Dec. 2017 & March 2018
Map Courtesy of WildEarth Guardians
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MEIC’s work on oil and gas
- 1989 MEIC wins a
lawsuit that stopped CENEX from drilling for
- il on the North Fork of
the Flathead River.
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Gas Processing & Distribution System
From Safe Seal Valve System Corp.
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The Problems of Oil & Gas
#1. Air Pollution:
- Volatile Organic
Compounds (VOCs)
- Particulates
500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500
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Top 25 VOC Air Emission Sources in Montana (in tons per year) Oil and Gas Emitters Non Oil and Gas Emitters
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Problems with Oil & Gas
- 2. Habitat Destruction
#2 Habitat Destruction
Western Watersheds Project & Center for Biological Diversity Graphic
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#3 Water Pollution
The Environmental Protection Agency says the vast majority of land and water contamination from oil and gas development is caused by surface spills and poorly constructed and maintained wells.
EDF Graphic
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#4 The Climate!
CO2 Emissions from Global Developed Fossil Fuel Reserves, Compared to Carbon Budgets
Vox Graphic
(Already
- perating or
under construction)
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METHANE
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BLM
Planning
Leasing
Permitting
Development
- Comment
- Engage public
- Hire experts
- Protest
- Litigate
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BUILDINGS
Distribution System (Pipelines, etc.)
Power Plants Processing Plant Industrial Plants
- Comment
- Engage public
- Hire experts
- Lobby legislature
- Litigate
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Montana Oil & Gas Leases since Dec. 2017
Work That Still Needs to Be Done
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Bonding and Financial Protections for Taxpayers
”Bonds are not sufficient to prevent orphaned wells in part because they do not reflect full reclamation costs for the wells they cover.”
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Questions & Answers For More Information or to join MEIC go to:
meic.org
Join us Thursday, May 21, 4 pm for
“Protecting the Cabinet Mountains
from Hardrock Mining”
Using the “Chat” Function, please type in your question
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Montana Oil & Gas Leases since Dec. 2017
Work That Still Needs to Be Done
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Bonding and Financial Protections for Taxpayers
”Bonds are not sufficient to prevent orphaned wells in part because they do not reflect full reclamation costs for the wells they cover.”
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Questions & Answers For More Information or to join MEIC go to:
meic.org
Join us Thursday, May 21, 4 pm for Protecting the Cabinet Mountains
from Hardrock Mining
Using the “Chat” Function, please type in your question
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