By Dylan Scott
August 9, 2023
SAN ANTONIO — A ninth-generation Tejana, Virginia Palacios of Commission Shift knows the Eagle Ford shale basin well. Thanks to a lift from EcoFlight and assistance from the Environmental Defense Fund, the executive director got a bird’s-eye briefing of the ongoing massive risk-reward conversation.
“It’s important as Texans to protect our way of life by addressing these emissions now,” Palacios said. “Methane — because it’s so powerful the moment that it’s emitted and because we know we can reduce these emissions today — is a really important place to reduce these catastrophic warming impacts.”
Along the South Texas horizon, oil and gas wells are flaring, creating a byproduct called methane, a precursor to air pollutants. Climate experts say the odorless gas will produce 80 times more pollutants than carbon dioxide will in the next 20 years, resulting in billions of dollars in environmental, economic and health concerns yearly.
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