The waste rule is officially here to stay. Huge win for our public lands and local communities.
March 18, 2017
Final supporters
The Bureau of Land Management’s new waste rule will cut waste, clean up our air, create American jobs, and ensure a fair return to taxpayers. Currently oil and gas companies are allowing $2 billion worth of natural gas go up into the atmosphere through methane leaks and intentional releases. The BLM waste rule takes $330 million worth of gas out of that equation by requiring gas on public and tribal lands to be captured.
Industry wants this rule overturned. But the benefits to Americans are too great.
- Methane is the largest component of natural gas. The energy captured annually on public and Tribal lands is enough to heat a city the size of Chicago’s homes for a whole year.
- The oil and gas companies do not have to pay royalties on wasted gas, but with the BLM rule in effect, oil and gas companies will raise $800 million in royalties over the next decade according to the Western Energy Project. Royalties will be paid to state, federal and tribal governments who can use those funds on education, infrastructure projects, etc.
- Enforcement of the rule requires a lot of people to work in jobs in methane mitigation, jobs that cannot be exported, and they pay well, an average of $30.88 an hour.
- By capturing methane, other toxic and smog forming pollutants are also captured as a byproduct. Harmful pollutants that can be released from oil and gas operations include: volatile organic compounds, benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene. These chemicals contribute to asthma attacks and other smog-induced respiratory problems.
Hispanics bear a disproportionate load when it comes to health risks from toxic emissions per a report by the National Hispanic Medical Association and Clean Air Task Force. We believe it is our moral obligation to protect our cherished air, and ensure that our communities and children are not harmed by public health issues that we can knowingly prevent.
As oil and gas developments continue to expand in the western states, the BLM’s common-sense rule will help make sure energy development is done responsibly, so not only do we prevent wasting precious American energy resources, but we also make sure the health of our communities comes first.
Updates
February 9, 2017
The industry pushback is intense but we are tracking every development.
Reached 100 supporters
February 9, 2017
60 Comments
That natural gas they flare and dump because it's too cheap to capture would be valuable some day, and would help out the landowner. Stop greedy oil companies!
A common sense, conservative view of the BLM Waste rule is that it be implemented as written. Overturning it leads to waste, economic losses, and worse health outcomes. Please vote no and allow this rule to stand.
Menthane gas is a more potent greenhouse gas than C02, never should it be allowed to be discharged to the atmosphere. Many oil and gas companies have friends in high places making it exceedingly difficult to to pass new regulations. Let's hope that this one has enough friends to push it through.
It is a righteous proposition and yet the caveat I encourage all parties to evaluate is the IMPOSITION if this law on sovereign tribal nations of the Americas. Please navigate these waters with the Spirit.
This will cause natural gas to cost more (unless the legislation contains some safeguards against the rampant corporate greed so endemic in the fossil fuel industry), but that matters not at all in the face of the threat to health and well-being.
I am Native American and we need to see preserve this land
Everyone should be doing everything they can to protect our earth, water, air, and animals...period!
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The waste rule is officially here to stay. Huge win for our public lands and local communities.
March 18, 2017
Final supporters
The Bureau of Land Management’s new waste rule will cut waste, clean up our air, create American jobs, and ensure a fair return to taxpayers. Currently oil and gas companies are allowing $2 billion worth of natural gas go up into the atmosphere through methane leaks and intentional releases. The BLM waste rule takes $330 million worth of gas out of that equation by requiring gas on public and tribal lands to be captured.
Industry wants this rule overturned. But the benefits to Americans are too great.
- Methane is the largest component of natural gas. The energy captured annually on public and Tribal lands is enough to heat a city the size of Chicago’s homes for a whole year.
- The oil and gas companies do not have to pay royalties on wasted gas, but with the BLM rule in effect, oil and gas companies will raise $800 million in royalties over the next decade according to the Western Energy Project. Royalties will be paid to state, federal and tribal governments who can use those funds on education, infrastructure projects, etc.
- Enforcement of the rule requires a lot of people to work in jobs in methane mitigation, jobs that cannot be exported, and they pay well, an average of $30.88 an hour.
- By capturing methane, other toxic and smog forming pollutants are also captured as a byproduct. Harmful pollutants that can be released from oil and gas operations include: volatile organic compounds, benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene. These chemicals contribute to asthma attacks and other smog-induced respiratory problems.
Hispanics bear a disproportionate load when it comes to health risks from toxic emissions per a report by the National Hispanic Medical Association and Clean Air Task Force. We believe it is our moral obligation to protect our cherished air, and ensure that our communities and children are not harmed by public health issues that we can knowingly prevent.
As oil and gas developments continue to expand in the western states, the BLM’s common-sense rule will help make sure energy development is done responsibly, so not only do we prevent wasting precious American energy resources, but we also make sure the health of our communities comes first.
Updates
February 9, 2017
The industry pushback is intense but we are tracking every development.
Reached 100 supporters
February 9, 2017
60 Comments
Methane is 87 times more potent as a greenhouse gas. It's also a great form of energy. Let's capture it and use it for America.
That natural gas they flare and dump because it's too cheap to capture would be valuable some day, and would help out the landowner. Stop greedy oil companies!
A common sense, conservative view of the BLM Waste rule is that it be implemented as written. Overturning it leads to waste, economic losses, and worse health outcomes. Please vote no and allow this rule to stand.
Menthane gas is a more potent greenhouse gas than C02, never should it be allowed to be discharged to the atmosphere. Many oil and gas companies have friends in high places making it exceedingly difficult to to pass new regulations. Let's hope that this one has enough friends to push it through.
It is a righteous proposition and yet the caveat I encourage all parties to evaluate is the IMPOSITION if this law on sovereign tribal nations of the Americas. Please navigate these waters with the Spirit.
This will cause natural gas to cost more (unless the legislation contains some safeguards against the rampant corporate greed so endemic in the fossil fuel industry), but that matters not at all in the face of the threat to health and well-being.
I am Native American and we need to see preserve this land
Everyone should be doing everything they can to protect our earth, water, air, and animals...period!
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Methane is 87 times more potent as a greenhouse gas. It's also a great form of energy. Let's capture it and use it for America.