First Name | Barbara |
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Last Name | Toole O'Neil |
Email Address | barbara.tooleoneil@redhorsecorp.com |
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Subject | Support of the Mine Methane Capture Protocol |
Comment | Where there is coal there is methane. Methane seeps from coal deposits whether the coal is mined or not. Methane from coal is a natural resource that can be hard to capture too. Historically, methane was viewed as a waste product of mining valuable coal. Of the known methane emissions, EPA estimates that less than 25% are being captured and beneficially used. The proposed California Air Resources Board (ARB) compliance offset protocol for mine methane capture (MMC) projects encourages use of a natural resource that is being wasted. We have no rigorous verifiable estimate of overall methane emissions including emissions from active or abandoned mines as the cost of performing detailed surveys is prohibitive. This protocol will encourage the generation of new and accurate data of methane emissions from mines because the potential value of using and eliminating those emissions. This could encourage more research and measurement of methane emissions from all sources. Please approve the Mine Methane Capture Protocol and the make effective date of the protocol as soon as possible. |
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted | 2014-04-04 15:38:53 |
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