Orphan Wells, Carbon Credits, Climate Change & Industrial Hemp
On this week’s hemp podcast we explore the intersection of the gas and oil industries with the hemp industry and how hemp can provide an opportunity for Big Oil to take responsibility for the over 3 million abandoned oil and gas wells that dot the American landscape.
Our guest is Mark Mersman from Offset Energy Partners who talks about The Well Done Foundation’s effort to plug leaky wells to fight climate change. We also talk about carbon credits and how they might persuade the oil and gas industry to do the right thing.
“The credit markets are very eager to have projects that are eliminating emissions and if we can sequester methane gas or avoid emitting methane gas by plugging the well, there's a real value to that,” Mersman said.
The Well Done Foundation
https://welldonefoundation.org/
Offset Energy Partners
https://offsetenergypartners.com/
News Nuggets
Oregon’s ‘Operation Table Rock’ busts hemp operators growing marijuana
https://hemptoday.net/oregons-operation-table-rock-busts-hemp-operators-growing-marijuana/
New federal rules get tighter on local hemp farmers
https://naturalresourcereport.com/2021/09/new-federal-rules-get-tighter-on-local-hemp-farmers/
Czech hemp in vanguard as president signs law re-setting THC limit
https://hemptoday.net/czech-hemp-in-vanguard-as-president-signs-law-re-setting-thc-limit/
Pennsylvania Hemp Events
Pennsylvania Cannabis Festival October 2-3
Canna-Hemp Festival, October 9
https://lancastertradinghouse.com/hempzelstm-first-annual-cannahemp-festival