Cue the 'Junk Shot': Chesapeake Ready to Cram Plastic and Tires Into Fracking Blowout in PA

onApr 21, 2011 @ 11:12 PDT

Reuters has more details on Chesapeake’s just-announced suspension of fracking at its unconventional gas operations throughout Pennsylvania due to an ongoing blowout.

Apparently, since their emergency response efforts have so far not worked to stop the well blowout, Chesapeake is getting ready to – you might want to sit down for this – launch a ‘top kill’ junk shot of “a mix of plastic, ground up tires and heavy mud to plug the well.”

What, no golf balls?

Image from http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-oil-rig-20100423-pi…

By Brendan DeMelle

Brendan is Executive Director of DeSmog. He is also a freelance writer and researcher specializing in media, politics, climate change and energy. His work has appeared in Vanity Fair, The Huffington Post, Grist, The Washington Times and other outlets.

uk/The Telegraph’s Record of Climate Falsehoods

BySam Bright

onNov 10, 2025 @ 09:00 PST

The newspaper has been scolding the BBC for its editorial failings, while issuing a string of climate corrections.

us/Revealed: U.S. Dairy Industry Push to Water Down Global Emissions Framework

ByClare Carlile

onNov 10, 2025 @ 08:12 PST

Proposed changes to the GHG Protocol would lead to double counting of carbon reductions in the livestock sector, experts say.

Series: 2025 COP30 Climate Summit

Series: COP30 Coverage

uk/UK Newspapers Publish More Ads for Polluting Products Than Climate Coverage

ByEllen Ormesher

onNov 8, 2025 @ 01:51 PST

Space devoted to promoting flights, cruises, SUVs, and the oil industry dwarfed the column inches given to last year's U.N. climate summit, study finds.

Series: 2025 COP30 Climate Summit, Holding the Advertising and Public Relations Industry Accountable for Greenwash and Climate Misinformation

Series: COP30 Coverage, Advertising & PR Industry