to really see the world as he's never seen it before, the drive now to dw the big oil, the secret behind the us oil boom drilled drill, drill. what will trump means? the climate protection and green green, a green in power rings. so the solution, the black gold never before has so much crude oil being drilled for in the united states. around 3300000 tons are expected that every day on average in

2023. the us is now the largest oil producer in the world. it was unseasonably hot on the drive to west texas, close to the new mexico border, random oil wells and using a band and data landscape. i look, there's some right there in august of 2024 texas producer and 5000000 barrels of oil per day about the production capacity of canada. the nearly half the oil produced by the entire country comes from this state. so oil ripples throughout the entire economy here where we're headed, the university of texas owens, millions of acres of land and the more boilers pond to the more it adds to its a dominant museums or from the state also live from oil money that's including the petroleum museum in the city of midland,

part of quail country. everything here sits on top of the permian basin and oil field that stretches from west texas to new mexico. there's a bunch of old oil equipment here because texas has been at the center of the us oil booms for decades. and all of these behind me are old drilling rigs. they date back to the 1922, the 1st step, invoice extraction, drilling and well. then come to pops there. sometimes we can go look at over there actually. so when they 1st oil, it basically explodes out of the ground due to changes and pressure. but after a while it doesn't really explode so much anymore. and you have to actually pump in these are the ponds that do exactly that. but it's not a simple process to hear more about it. we spoke to brian grant, the executive director, the oil is actually trapped with in layers of rocks that are in these different layers strata. and so we have to not only drill but then we have to crack the rock. people have been cracking the rock to get that oil for more than

a century, mostly with explosives. and after that, they're going to inject the sand that will hold the fractures, open. this sand along with water and chemicals is a key component of modern fracking. another is horizontally drilled wells, which are more productive than vertical once since the tracking took off, the us has increased production by nearly 3 fold. it's been a part of every well junior field engineer hollis eubanks, has worked on how this has worked in oil and gas for nearly a decade and directly and oil extraction for the last 5 years. we will send in a, we call it a gun and it's just an explosive to barrow. and we'll perforate polls. so you do the, you do the explosion. yes, most of the explosions, the museums, how us took us around to some work sites near the city. why did you start working in the oil and gas? the big bull towards it was it's money. it's a lot of money. i know guys are going to have a high school diploma that makes 6 figures

a year. i was tar to go back to our normal life just because it's it's one of those things. it won't, once it gets in your blood, it's kind of an addictive. it's a lot of money for the industry to this major oil and gas find is that it's 2nd highest points and this creation chevron c. o. mike worth salary, rose 12 percent and one year to $26500000.00 in 2023. some of this money does stay in texas in terms of well, the university of texas is 2nd only to harvard, and the industry paid the state over $26000000000.00 in taxes and 2023 of the money has went up. but as far as it feels like it's a little bit harder now, since everything else is as are. so there's more to the story than the oil boom, creating many good jobs. this route here is going to be a back, a job site active job site. okay. maintenance sort of thing, these guys work in rain snow, he go everything, there's

a lot of sacrifice with it. i think a lot of people are hesitant to do that. recently, there had been massive layoffs in the industry, some of which have been triggered by fracking induced over supply. on top of that, new technology means fewer workers and wells are necessary to keep up production. we reached out to companies around midland to ask what this means for future job creation, but never heard back how it says more people are leaving than he's ever seen. that means less strict load. it would just go back home and work at whatever they can find are a lot of guys, i know i've left him upright grains now for wind turbines and solar, he's considering switching as well because those jobs offer more time at home. nationwide, renewable energy jobs are going twice as fast as the rest of the energy sector and the us economy. the. another more

complicated claims that more drilling will mean us energy independence for rock crude oil to be used. it's often turn into petroleum products like gasoline. this is done and refineries around the country, many of which are in texas. but most us refineries are built before the fracking boom, which turns out a different type of oil. the last full capacity refinery in the us was built in 1977. this means a lot of facts, crude oil as export it mostly to europe in china. the us been in parts different oil mostly from canada to the oil boom, has decreased in parts slightly, but the system isn't set up for the us to win itself off imports entirely. and more drilling doesn't directly equal lower prices as proponents clean. even though it does play a role, it's just one piece of a complicated global puzzle. more over a companies want the price of oil to be high. that way they can offer competitive salaries, investing new infrastructure,

and theoretically plug old wells that's just as important as drilling because you have to, when you're done with something, you've got to make sure that is not going to come back and haunt you in the future, which has happened to a lot of places around here. those unplugged wells are quietly causing massive damage and could seriously threatened oil companies bottom line. they can leech chemicals into the ground water and methane into the air, methane emissions from only around a 1000 us wells have been studied. but some individual wells have been found to emit as much methane as $4000.00 cars and one year. and companies are leaving tax payers to deal with the problem. we're headed outside midland to some ranches that have abandoned wells on their properties and they're causing big problems for the people who live there. hi. hi, amanda. yeah, i'm a nice to meet you. like many in the state, lor briggs has deep ties to the oil industry. my grand power for and co ambled.

uh so exxon. my dad worked for exxon, but partially due to the fracking them. she's living with taking time bumps this well. here was one of the old orphan wells, the blue august, 1st blue, like it blew up blue blue produce water everywhere and produce water is the waste water that swept over after they trill an oil and gas well, so we don't even know what's in it. it's in the, on their trade secret, what they frack with is what they're injecting underground that's causing these old wells to make trouble. the produced water got on laura's animals and when she touched them, it felt like drain cleaner on her skin. other than causing these old wells to blow those wastewater injections can also cause earthquakes. another well and her property hasn't blown yet. and many wells are in rural areas, which makes them easier to ignore. laura has to wait for this well to blow before the railroad commission, which oversees oil and gas and texas will plug it hot. dunlap is one person drawing

attention to this issue to fix this problem, matic wells for a living, and noticed how big the problem with a band and wells really was. so this is a chevron. well, that was plugged in 2010. that's you ever on we've, we've escalated it right at about a month ago. so what you see, here's the remnants of the, of the well that supposed to be plug is you can see there's crude oil leaking outside of it. it's a critical lab cruise. it's got, it's got gas, it, it, we tend to do the oil. it's also going to produce water in it. 2 years ago we started digging it wells. in the 1st 7 we dug up, we're leaking, they were like this, all of them. the 1st 7 that we did while he sits in, we dug up on this ranch a 100 and i would say 95 of them are leaking. and the other 5, i'm not for certain that they're not there. 8375. unplugged wells on the official

texas list and an estimated 783000 inactive wells in the state. that doesn't include improperly plugged wells like this one. properly closing them is going to be expensive. so you're looking at several and having to pay half a $1000000.00 to a $1000000.00 for every well like this for every well sure. there are state and federal cleanup programs, but they don't have nearly enough money. the goal, the suspect that the majority of the whales that has already been plug are going to have to be revisited at some point, right, as like trillions of dollars. yeah. you can, you can banker up and oil company flow. sarah gardner is also publicizing the issue . she and hawker planning to take chevron to court over these abandoned wells.

between badly plugged wells like bees and the damage done. sarah thinks that companies have too many liabilities for future revenue to cover sharon hawk even found a spot on the property with oil and the groundwater. we're subsidizing the clean up the money that the industry pays, and taxes then gets turned around and used to clean up their mass. a major stated reason behind more drilling is that it keeps costs low for tax payers. but the hidden costs of plugging old wells and cleaning up toxic chemicals are not being calculated in a study by the oil rich university of texas. done that the state could get to net 0 emissions by 2050 and the economy would actually grow. that's partially because of the strong growth in jobs and renewables. texas is known for its energy, and oil and gas are deeply connected to people in the state. but despite the promises made, the industry isn't living up to its claims. the

. for centuries, the sued tribe in north dakota, lived in harmony with the natural resources around them, until european settlers sold their land and destroyed their life. our language was a cody to bears is a descendant of a theme is chief. we've visited him in 2022 or a plan in witnessing the increasing environmental degradation caused by oil and gas extraction motivated him to found a non profit organization indigenous to energy and to raise money to build a solar plant within a couple of years. the facility and safety, impoverished community thousands of dollars in energy cost. when you're a part of a fossil filter, a lot of times the policies within those state are all pro oil pro cool. and that makes it that much more difficult to do these types of projects within the state

that's created that way. where every time we do things like this, it takes that much away from having to rely on fossil fuels. that was 2 years ago, shortly after our visit in august 2020 to us president joe biden passed the inflation reduction act, or i r re the largest green investment program. in the country's history. it means hundreds of billions of dollars being channelled into industry and climate protection through subsidy programs and tax breaks among the beneficiaries, native americans and the intention ised energy initiative. what does cody to bear is now make of developments? so all the changes between back then, you know, to where we are now is really, really picked up and digitize energy. now we're really since been growing, you know, we're looking to be at about 70 employees versus the last time you saw me. it was only about 5 or 6 employees. so we have grown significantly since then,

and continued to kind of own bulk up for the need of deploying this $136000000.00 across. you know, these travel nations here that are going to be awarded that $136000000.00 for indigenous to energy and therefore sustainable, decentralized and affordable solar power for indigenous americans. it was awarded by solar for on a $7000000000.00 grant program funded through the i r re, north dakota is one of the country's top oil and gas producers. many here supported donald trump. in the recent presidential election. we will drill baby drill. we're going to drill baby drill. we will drill baby drill trump's campaign slogan, promised the oil and gas industry a rosy future. and, and, and try to reading development programs that will most likely affect states with the pro trump majority from solar plans to electric, vehicle production and infrastructure projects. so far,

republican states have been the main beneficiaries of climate investment, including texas, florida, and arizona. 8 of the 10 states with the highest iran investments have republican majorities here in red, texas even leaves the country when it comes to wind energy generation. it's when you look at that $130000000000.00 and investments from practice private sector investments in these clean energy projects. about 80 percent of the money that's been invested has been in republican congressional district. about the same 80 percent of the jobs are in republican congressional district, carmen, you fact true. bmw is one of several major investors. you know, electric vehicles in the us. the company is putting $1700000000.00 into the manufacturer of batteries and electric vehicles. edit spartanburg plants and republican lead south carolina. and it will benefit from tax breaks, funded through the aisle ray. with demand and political developments difficult to

predict. the production lines can produce both electric and regular car models, 2 thirds of which are destined for export. a major aim of the i r rate is to encourage international companies to move production to the us a policy that's in keeping with donald trump's agenda. if this new administration, if there's new congress, is truly interested in creating jobs, driving economic growth, bringing down energy prices because we know the solar and wind is the cheapest power that there is available in america. if they care about these things, if they care about american competitiveness with, with china in other countries around the world, then they ought to be supported about these policies. until 2 years ago, there were no incentives for renewables in cody to bears oil rich home state of north dakota. but that's changed despite the powerful oil lobby, the benefits of green energy are becoming clear that i really feel like renewable

energy should be for all. but fossil fuels is only for a select few, and it's only for those select few that really want to fuel those pockets with their self interest and why they're doing it for. and it's really important that we start to look at policies and things for the future that benefit all and not just a promising step forward. but it remains to be seen if the support for disadvantaged communities and clean energy production will continue. after january . the young woman eagerly await, but it's no visit by naples or relatives shalom canyons. the indian i'm would you have an order with a customer to, to sort of the technicians installed a sort of more to here a little while ago. now the light bulbs of flickering probably due to the intimate

flow of electricity, they have to find out where the problem lies. the job gives them new prospects of goods. some money from the, from the system like to is told them, they what says enabled us, that we have really, really limited the, this process. so for you to the main, the 1st seal fuels into the main. so that's that to initiative this. the susan, the tuneful, also benefits from solar energy, but in a different way. the 15 year old school go onto the backpack with an interest rate . i mean, the solar panels. it can charge a lamp. this helps the study at night in turn, the lumpkin load for the cell phone. this the bag safety trade may looks at tonight's. you don't have a just yet to him as you see. he so, so have me to send,

made the whole nice. i'm going to pass my exams the 3 young woman we introduced can thanks to me, let me on just a social into a premier from the yukon and capital compiler for the experiences with solar energy . my on jetta self gets involved. the, when the employees look for plastic bags on the side of the road, as the solar backpacks a made of recycled plastic, garbage is a big problem in compiler. so we try and make a difference in using these recycling these plastic words. i'm showing the community we are coming from, but it's easy to recycle with the the within the system. after the plastic bags have been clean, beer turned into solar backpacks with cute water proof material on the outside. about 20 women i employed for jamila, my and just foundation. they receive about $5.00, but pack pick some of the backpacks of sold for more than $20.00,

but for women and girls can get them for free. as more than a $1005.00 parts have already been sold for, donated the backpacks allowed a young woman to be able to discreetly bring feminine hygiene supplies to school. many teenage girls would otherwise stay home during that period, causing them to suffer academically the disease. you must a shift to you on the piece that part of the problem is the school. so the us to look really get a better school. back to susan. she often has to do work around the house after school. and she's only allowed to study once it's dark out, which would be impossible without the solar line. the next

morning on her way to school for solar lamp in her backpack is recharged. susan has shown improvement, according to a teacher, will also cause scientific and environmental subjects. she's pleased that the soul of backpack is a convincing practical example of plastic recycling. but what use a good grades default is to look for to unemployment. as so often the case for young women in uganda, but there is another way, goes with tools, offers a solution, a program set up by social inter, for nurturing and lemme younger young women, can you see vocational training certificates for supposedly typical meal? okay, patients sure loan can use his personal receipts, solar modul training here. now the 22 year old,

so the technician started up on business and she has no solve the problem with a flickering light of the cleaning up the solar module. enough electricity is now flowing through it. then after a minor difficulty, the lights reliably stays on. the business is booming for renewable energy entrepreneur. now one teen less. his team of employees all working, flocked out with someone a pallet in growing demand and the, the doc region for the last 2 years, the government in delhi has been subsidizing so the policy estimates for homeowners across the country. so i did ask you, did i started installing the units around 3 weeks ago,

or is it by now be the name of it since then i have installed 13 rooftop units. are you getting a lot of inquiries from customers because he can do much? guy inquired each other. i got your customers like up to go for of the bodies rooftop solar power system with the help of a subsidy of 55000 rubies equivalent of almost 600 years around a 10. so the total cost switching to green energy was important to him, but in the long run, the system is going to save the money to. and even though it says a ball or appliances run on solar power or in the evening, we usually like tricity from the grid. any sort plus power generated by the sold, the rooftop unity set into the grid, will have no more electricity bills. so we'll save money. lock dock is known by some as the roof of the world. even the bodies here or over 3000 meters above sea level villages are few and far between the region including the capitol

a is how into a population of just 300000 people. the village of sun, the almost 200 kilometers away from lake, is located on the shores of lake more, really in the past, people have relied on diesel generators and wood burning stove. now their energy needs are met by this solar plant. it was paid for by the government, but local is take care of maintenance themselves. today. it's still not savings to the 38 year old mother who runs the restaurant, spend a week learning how to repair cables and maintain batteries. she says the system has huge, the benefit, the village. it does say a beach louvers are 13 buildings here and around 70 people living in the village to look and solar power benefits. all of them comes out in as, as the government plans to further increase the country's rooftop solar capacity

payment a lot that many schools, hospitals and waste incineration plans are already running on solar energy on farms throughout the region have been using. so with a pallet in the irrigation systems, entrepreneur, the contract, know a guy has made his home completely energy efficient. he's been using a solar panel system for the last 15 years, mainly for environmental reasons. it's for polluting. otherwise, if you use a, you know, of fuel ghetto, seeing all the, you know, if you use so, which is from the mountain people use. and the gall dongs and all that i use, which i not supposed to be used to bone up here in the mountains with the ever so saying, pollution hasn't even greater effect. and with $300.00 days of sunshine, a yeah. and love doc plus state subsidies. it's never been easier to switch to

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