Rigs-to-Reefs: A Win-Win or form of “Greenwashing”?

A Scientific America article recently crossed my desk titled:

𝙎𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙊𝙛𝙛𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙊𝙞𝙡 𝙍𝙞𝙜𝙨 𝘽𝙚 𝙏𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝘼𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙍𝙚𝙚𝙛𝙨?

I should say a teaser to the article came across my desk. I get a Scientific America feed, but I don’t subscribe to the magazine so I can’t read the full articles. Nonetheless, the subject intrigued me so I did some additional research.

Is this a good idea or does it let the oil and gas industry off the hook for removing decommissioned offshore rigs?

The answer seems pretty clear although there are environmental groups that disagree. Check out today’s post for yet another example of why some environmentalists need an attitude adjustment.

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