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Clark Kent and Lois Lane (Phyllis Coates) arrive in a small town to report on the world’s deepest oil well, which is handy for the town because the well is home to subterranean creatures and Clark Kent is secretly Superman.
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Rory Doherty, Vulture, 11 July 2025
The study’s answer was that cornfields, unlike oil wells, were carbon sinks.
—Michael Grunwald
july 21, Literary Hub, 21 July 2025
According to government estimates, old oil wells as a whole (including orphan wells) have a bigger climate footprint than all the motorcycles in the country.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 7 July 2025
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.
—Chris Lee, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
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Rory Doherty, Vulture, 11 July 2025
The study’s answer was that cornfields, unlike oil wells, were carbon sinks.
—Michael Grunwald
july 21, Literary Hub, 21 July 2025
According to government estimates, old oil wells as a whole (including orphan wells) have a bigger climate footprint than all the motorcycles in the country.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 7 July 2025
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.
—Chris Lee, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
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“Oil well.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oil%20well. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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