{"id":11273,"date":"2015-10-02T09:26:07","date_gmt":"2015-10-02T14:26:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/?p=11273"},"modified":"2026-01-13T15:34:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T20:34:50","slug":"who-supports-oil-and-gas-methane-regulations-pretty-much-everyone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/2015\/10\/02\/who-supports-oil-and-gas-methane-regulations-pretty-much-everyone\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Supports Oil and Gas Methane Regulations? Pretty Much Everyone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2015\/10\/Denver04.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-11274 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2015\/10\/Denver04-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Denver04\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2015\/10\/Denver04-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2015\/10\/Denver04-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Over the last two weeks, EPA has held a series of hearings across the country to collect public testimony in response to its new proposal to curb oil and gas companies\u2019 emissions of the potent greenhouse gas <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edf.org\/methane-other-important-greenhouse-gas\">methane<\/a>. The hearings provided a chance for stakeholders in areas where the oil and gas industry has a significant footprint \u2013 Dallas, Denver and Pittsburgh \u2013 to voice their concerns and perspectives. Lawmakers, business leaders, health professionals, and other community members arrived at the hearings by the hundreds to show support for actions that can stop wasteful drilling practices, improve air quality, and slow climate change.<\/p>\n<p>Out of Denver, Colorado State Representative Joseph Salazar told the EPA he supported efforts to regulate methane pollution simply because \u201cI want to make sure my children have clean air to breathe and clean water to drink.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His remarks were echoed by Christine Berg, mayor of Lafayette, Colorado: \u201cAsk yourselves, shouldn\u2019t all people, no matter where they live, have equal access to clean air?\u201d<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The state of Colorado thinks so. In February 2014, the state issued its own policies to regulate oil and gas methane emissions\u2014a decision that was also met with broad public support and even earned favor with the state\u2019s leading oil and gas companies. \u00a0They too had good things to say.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTaking necessary steps to keep methane in the pipes is the right thing to do,\u201d Kate Fay, a representative with Noble Energy, told the EPA at the Denver hearing.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not surprising that even in today\u2019s polarizing political climate, pollution reductions from the oil and gas industry are receiving broad public support because the pollution affects us all and the solutions are affordable and straightforward. Methane is currently responsible for about 25% of the global warming being observed, and it escapes with other pollutants that create <a href=\"http:\/\/epa.gov\/airquality\/oilandgas\/basic.html\">smog<\/a> and cause cancer \u2014so reducing emissions carries significant public health and climate benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/\/2015\/10\/Dallas01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\" data-id=\"11264\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/\/2015\/10\/Dallas01-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2015\/10\/Dallas01-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2015\/10\/Dallas01-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo by Kelsey Robinson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/\/2015\/10\/Denver04-300x2001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-id=\"11284\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/\/2015\/10\/Denver04-300x2001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11284\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/\/2015\/10\/Pittsburgh03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"11272\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/\/2015\/10\/Pittsburgh03-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2015\/10\/Pittsburgh03-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2015\/10\/Pittsburgh03-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2015\/10\/Pittsburgh03.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo by Randy Francisco <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/\/2015\/10\/Pittsburgh01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"11271\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/\/2015\/10\/Pittsburgh01-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2015\/10\/Pittsburgh01-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2015\/10\/Pittsburgh01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2015\/10\/Pittsburgh01.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo by Randy Francisco <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/\/2015\/10\/Denver05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"11270\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/\/2015\/10\/Denver05-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2015\/10\/Denver05-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2015\/10\/Denver05-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo by Randy Francisco <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/\/2015\/10\/Denver01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" data-id=\"11269\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/\/2015\/10\/Denver01-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2015\/10\/Denver01-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2015\/10\/Denver01-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo by Randy Francisco <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/\/2015\/10\/Dallas06.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" data-id=\"11268\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/\/2015\/10\/Dallas06.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2015\/10\/Dallas06.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2015\/10\/Dallas06-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo by Candice Bernd<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/\/2015\/10\/Dallas05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" data-id=\"11267\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/\/2015\/10\/Dallas05.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2015\/10\/Dallas05.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2015\/10\/Dallas05-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo by Candice Bernd<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/\/2015\/10\/Dallas04.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" data-id=\"11266\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/\/2015\/10\/Dallas04.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2015\/10\/Dallas04.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2015\/10\/Dallas04-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo by Candice Bernd<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/\/2015\/10\/Dallas03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"11265\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/\/2015\/10\/Dallas03-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2015\/10\/Dallas03-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2015\/10\/Dallas03-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo by Kelsey Robinson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Methane is also the primary component of natural gas, so leaking methane is actually leaking away product. It\u2019s estimated that over a billion dollars\u2019 worth of gas is wasted every year. That\u2019s why methane policies are receiving praise from many in the business community as well. &nbsp;They know that regulating emissions is one of the best bargains for addressing climate change because cost-effective tools needed to find leaks and cap emissions are not only available but are being implemented by many companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur customers have found thousands of leaks each year and significantly reduced their fugitive emissions,\u201d Brent Lammert, vice president of sales at FLIR said during his testimony in Dallas. FLIR manufactures <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/HanXGD2NJxk\">infrared cameras<\/a> that can be used to detect methane leaks\u2014one of many technologies oil and gas companies can use to reduce emissions.&nbsp; \u201cWe have found the cost for operating an optical gas imaging program to be very affordable even for smaller producers and low producing wells,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, if benefits of reducing methane pollution are so straight forward, why bother with federal standards? Because industry has shown it won\u2019t curb emissions on its own. Fewer than 1 percent of all oil and gas producers have participated in EPA\u2019s voluntary methane reduction program&#8211;and as a result of this level of inaction, they\u2019re leaking more than 7 million metric tons into the atmosphere each year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe need strong rules to cut methane emissions for the health of our children because the industry does what is <em>inspected<\/em>, not what is <em>expected<\/em>,\u201d Patrice Tomcik, a member of Mom\u2019s Clean Air Force, told EPA in Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But just as crowds applauded EPA for their proposed action, they called for stronger protections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI applaud the EPA\u2019s proposed federal rule regulating new methane emissions, however, because this rule only covers new and modified sources of methane emissions, it is insufficient to produce the emissions reductions we need,\u201d said Sage Lincoln, a student at the University of Pittsburgh who spoke to EPA about the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions for future generations. \u201cYou cannot allow the thousands of existing oil and gas wells in our state to continue to spew pollution.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This public testimony matters. As EPA\u2019s associate assistant administrator Joe Goffman told a group of policy experts <a href=\"http:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/energy-environment\/255273-epa-expects-success-from-new-methane-rules\">&nbsp;earlier this week<\/a>, the comment period is the most important part of the process for ensuring the final rules deliver meaningful reductions. With a final count of 305 community members speaking out in favor of federal action on methane and only 18 against, it\u2019s clear where the public stands. Methane pollution standards are a win for our climate and our communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Photo Source:&nbsp;Randy Francisco, Sierra Club<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the last two weeks, EPA has held a series of hearings across the country to collect public testimony in response to its new proposal to curb oil and gas companies\u2019 emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane. 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