The Sweaty Penguin

The Permian Basin Hosts the Highest Emitting Oil and Gas Project in North America

This episode of  “The Sweaty Penguin” looks at the Permian Basin: a large region of Western Texas and Southeastern New Mexico, home to the highest emitting oil and gas project in North America. The Permian is also known as a carbon bomb, a term used to describe large fossil fuel projects or other big sources of carbon. Beside playing a major role in driving global climate change, it also causes other local issues, including air and water pollution, land disputes and a struggle, since the pandemic, to find enough workers to keep the oil and gas industry moving.

Host Ethan Brown explores the issues posed by the oil and gas industry in the Permian Basin, the industry’s response to related climate and economic impacts, and the problem of maintaining profitability in oil and gas while minimizing damage to the environment. With special guest Dr. Joonghyeok Heo, assistant professor of geosciences at the University of Texas Permian Basin.

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