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Industry executives were convinced enough to invest in making their own oil wells and pipelines resilient to climate change, while also working for decades to mislead the public about their products' connection to the problem.
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Chris Lee, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
Cowden has a lot of oil wells on his land and started inspecting each one after the fires.
—Jayme Lozano Carver, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
For instance, after Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait in August 1990, Iraqi forces placed explosive charges on Kuwaiti oil wells and began detonating them in January 1991.
—Skip York, The Conversation, 27 June 2025
Everyone sat still, watching the barren landscape outside the window strewn with orange flames leaping from the scaffoldings erected over the oil wells.
—Amir Ahmadi Arian, The Dial, 10 June 2025
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Chris Lee, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
Cowden has a lot of oil wells on his land and started inspecting each one after the fires.
—Jayme Lozano Carver, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
For instance, after Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait in August 1990, Iraqi forces placed explosive charges on Kuwaiti oil wells and began detonating them in January 1991.
—Skip York, The Conversation, 27 June 2025
Everyone sat still, watching the barren landscape outside the window strewn with orange flames leaping from the scaffoldings erected over the oil wells.
—Amir Ahmadi Arian, The Dial, 10 June 2025
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“Oil well.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oil%20well. Accessed 27 Jul. 2025.
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