Video: Shocking results of a 7-year investigation of radioactivity produced by the oil and gas industry as they bring radioactive elements to the surface along with water, oil and gas. (See webinar Q&A here: http://bit.ly/3JdLoJy.)

This 60-page report documents serious threats to groundwater (the source of drinking water for millions of people) from “enhanced oil recovery” (EOR), which pumps carbon dioxide (CO2) deep below ground to extract oil and gas.

Parts of Texas and New Mexico are running out of fresh water. Meanwhile, the politically-powerful oil industry is producing huge quantities of dangerously-contaminated water they that need to get rid of. They want to use it for crop irrigation, for industry, or to simply dump it into rivers. Because of ”trade secrets,” regulators don’t even know all the contaminants involved. It’s a regulatory nightmare.

The Global CCS Institute, an industry trade group, says CCS (carbon capture and storage) requires so much extra water that CCS “can be of concern in water scarce areas.” Much of the planet is already water-scarce (http://bit.ly/48SGInG) and growing worse because of climate change.

This technical study says widespread use of CCS to meet climate goals “would almost double” human use of water. Large regions of the planet are already facing water scarcity, even without CCS (http://bit.ly/48SGInG).

Proponents of CCS plan to pump billions of tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) deep below ground. This study concludes that even “small” CO2 leakage could contaminate drinking water lying above.

In this video, Iowa rural resident Jessica Wiskus reveals scandalous gifting of Iowa’s precious water to politically-connected CCS projects.

A focus on water can unify and solidify opposition to CCS. In this video, three seasoned activists show how water is central to carbon capture & storage in Minnesota, Louisiana and Texas.

The plan to add CCS to the Cleco power plant has raised questions about adequate water supply, even in water-rich Louisiana.

More than 500 groups signed this letter to officials in Canada and the U.S. saying CCS is a waste of water and of public money needed to fix more urgent problems.

Here is a deep dive into water already needed for food and energy, worldwide. Planned deployment of CCS will vastly increase the water needed for energy. But there is already no water to spare.