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2008 International News

October 23, 2008 - Updated Coal Mine Methane Global Overview Now Available

On behalf of the Methane to Markets Coal Subcommittee, CMOP has completed and posted an updated version of the popular CMM Global Overview document. The new document contains the most recent data available from EIA and IEA; up-to-date information on CMM policies and activities in key countries; and a new Mongolia chapter. To view the updated document, log on to: http://www.methanetomarkets.org/resources/coalmines/overview.htm

October 23, 2008 - Join the Methane to Markets Partnership in Monterrey, Mexico

Join M2M for technical workshops, site tours, and business meetings from January 27 to 29, 2009. This year, the Steering Committee Meeting and Technical Subcommittee Meetings for all four M2M sectors – including coal – will be held at the Centro Internacional de Negocios Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico. This event provides an excellent opportunity to increase your exposure to some of the world's most influential international methane policymakers. To learn more about sponsorship benefits and other event information, log on to: http://www.methanetomarkets.org/events/2009/all/all-27jan09.htm

October 16, 2008 - $4.5 million Awarded Under Methane to Markets Partnership Grants

On October 9, 2008, U.S. EPA issued a news release announcing the award of approximately $4.5 million to fund projects and activities that work to advance methane recovery and use as a clean energy source through the Methane to Markets Partnership in Argentina, Brazil, China, Ecuador, India, Korea, Mexico, Mongolia, Nigeria, Poland, Thailand, and Ukraine. The award of this series of grants is the result of a December 2007 solicitation issued by EPA and provides significant new funding for methane capture and use projects and activities in the landfill, coal, agriculture and oil & gas sectors. These assistance agreements are being awarded to support a variety of Partnership activities designed to remove technical or informational barriers to successful methane capture and use projects around the world. Funded projects include training and capacity building, development of databases and information clearinghouses for potential sites, feasibility studies, technology transfer, and project expositions. The news release can be viewed on the EPA website at: http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/dc57b08b5acd42bc852573c90044a9c4/f456b356ab414269852574dd0056a59e!OpenDocument

Six of the twenty awards will fund projects in the coal mine methane (CMM) sector. Two are located in Poland, two in China, one in Mongolia, and one in India. A description of each CMM sector activity will be published in the upcoming issue of CMOP's newsletter, the CBM Extra. To access basic information on each activity now, visit : http://www.epa.gov/methanetomarkets/grants08.htm

October 2, 2008 - Launch of the Coal Mine/Coal Bed Methane Clearinghouse in India

USTDA is sponsoring a kick-off event to launch the Coal Mine/Coal Bed Methane Clearinghouse in India. Co-sponsored by EPA and the Ministry of Coal (Government of India), the event will be held on November 17-18, 2008 in Ranchi, India. As one of the largest emitters of coal mine methane in the world, India offers a huge potential for CMM/CBM market development. With participation from several key representatives from industry and government, the kick-off event will provide an excellent opportunity to network and explore business opportunities in India (see http://www.bcs-hq.com/newsletters/India_CBM_newsletter.html for the announcement).

September 25, 2008 - Guizhou CMM Recovery and Utilization Initiative Publishes Autumn Newsletter

Please find below the link for the Autumn Issue 2008 of the "The Insider", the newsletter created by the Guizhou CMM Recovery and Utilization Initiative. This work is part of a project funded by the EPA under a Methane to Markets Partnership grant. In this issue, you can find:

http://www.gzcmm.org/Newsletter/Fall_2008_Chinese.pdf (PDF) (6 pp, 1.3MB)
http://www.gzcmm.org/Newsletter/Fall_2008_English.pdf (PDF) (6 pp, 498K)

The Guizhou Coal Mine Methane Recovery and Utilization Initiative was developed to support the use of coal mine methane gas as a clean energy resource. Not only does CMM recovery and utilization reduce the threat of coal mine explosions, it also prevents direct emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, to the atmosphere. This industry is proving to be innovative and prosperous throughout the world, and especially in China. There will be two additional quarterly newsletters this year.

September 18, 2008 - US EPA Announces Feasibility Studies at Chinese Coal Mines

US EPA's Coalbed Methane Outreach Program (CMOP) is helping Chinese coal mines find ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by conducting three full-scale feasibility studies at the Liuzhuang mine in Anhui Province, a group of six mines in the Songzao coal basin in Chongqing, and a group of six mines in the Hebi region of Henan Province. The studies will assess the technical and economic viability of implementing methane recovery and utilization projects. The results will be summarized along with project implementation recommendations in three comprehensive final reports.

All three studies support the goals of the Methane to Markets Partnership, a public/private partnership launched in 2004 that reduces greenhouse gas emissions by promoting the cost-effective, near-term recovery and use of methane, while providing clean energy to markets around the world. Two of three sites under study were featured as project opportunities at the 2007 Partnership Expo in Beijing, China.

China is the world's leading emitter of coal mine methane. EPA's assistance is part of the U.S. commitment to help develop up to 15 coal mine methane (CMM) projects under the second US-China Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED). The feasibility study for the Hebi mines is also considered a flagship project of the Coal Mining Task Force under the Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate.

A feasibility study is a critical step in the process of developing a coal mine methane recovery and use project. The analyses provided by CMOP technical contractors Advanced Resources International (ARI) and Raven Ridge Resources (RRR) will allow these sites to explore ways to capture and use their methane to benefit their local communities and the environment.

For more information, see EPA's press release: http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/dc57b08b5acd42bc852573c90044a9c4/8778f30a3b0eab89852574c600526ce2!OpenDocument

Or http://www.epa.gov/cmop/newsroom/releases.html#eight

For more information about the Methane to Markets Partnership, visit www.methanetomarkets.org

September 11, 2008 - Expressions of Interest Sought to Revive Abandoned Indian Coal Mines

As reported by The Economic Times, Coal India Ltd (CIL) floated a global tender last month to invite expressions of interest (EOI) for reviving operations at abandoned underground coal mines. CIL plans to extract coal from 18 abandoned underground mines owned by three of its subsidiaries – Eastern Coalfields Ltd, Bharat Coking Coal Ltd, and Central Coalfields Ltd. No more than one private party applicant will be selected for each mine to enter into a joint venture with CIL or its subsidiaries for access to 50 percent of resulting coal production. One party may be selected for more than one mine.

CIL, a government-owned corporation with seven coal producing subsidiaries and one mine planning and design institute, has identified 120 projects from which it ultimately plans to excavate 292 million tonnes of coal during India's ongoing 11th Plan. During 2006-07, coal production from underground mines accounted for only about 11 percent of total production. Out of the 361 million tonnes produced, open cast mines contributed 339 million tonnes, and 43.32 million tonnes were from underground mining.

The official EOI, including detailed information on all 18 abandoned mines, can be found on the CIL website: http://www.coalindia.nic.in/EOI%20CIL%20Abondoned%20Mines%2004082008.htm

August 27, 2008 - Large CMM Power Project Planned for Ukraine

According to Business Wire, the JSC Coal Company Krasnoarmeiskaya Zapadnaya is the latest Ukrainian company to modernize its coal mining operations by signing a framework agreement with GE Energy. Under the agreement, JSC plans to install up to 20 of GE's ecomagination™-certified Jenbacher coal mine gas-fueled cogeneration units. The engines will use the active mine's own methane gas to generate about 129 MW in total power output, covering the mine's on-site power and heat requirements. The initiative will also reduce site emissions and support workplace safety initiatives. The privately owned mine is located near the town of Krasnoarmeisk, in the coal-rich Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine.

One of Europe's leading coal-producing countries, Ukraine is a founding member of the Methane to Markets Partnership. When the Krasnoarmeiskaya Zapadnaya project reaches full operation, it is expected to potentially reduce the equivalent of more than two million tons CO2 emissions per year, compared to venting the gas into the atmosphere - qualifying the plant for carbon emission trading certificates. "Generating nearly 129 MW of power with mine gas could save about 122 million cubic meters of natural gas a year," Alex Pavlov, GE's Jenbacher gas engine Sales Manager for the Ukraine, noted.

For the complete press release, go to
http://www.genewscenter.com/Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=4074&NewsAreaID=2&MenuSearchCategoryID= or visit GE's web site at http://www.ge.com.

August 21, 2008 - Announcement and Call for Papers: The 8th International Symposium on CBM/CMM and Carbon Trading in China & International Workshop on Mine Methane Emission Reduction in China

The China Coal Information Institute (CCII) is organizing and hosting the 8th International Symposium on CBM/CMM and Carbon Trading in China on December 4, 2008, at Kunlun Hotel in Beijing, China. Topics to be addressed include technologies for methane degasification and utilization, including ventilation air methane. The symposium is cosponsored by the China State Administration of Coal Mine Safety and the US Environmental Protection Agency.

The one-day International Workshop on Mine Methane Emission Reduction in China on December 5 will be organized around a series of invited presentations on issues affecting CMM project development in China, including study results from three major research projects funded by the Australia-China Bilateral Climate Change Partnership. The workshop is being organized by CCII and Australia's CSIRO.

Registration for the Symposium is $400; there is not a separate fee for the workshop. For a full range of paper topics requested for submission to the Symposium, and for a registration form and to request a visa letter of invitation, please contact:

Ms. Liu Xin, Mr. Zhao Guoquan, Mr. Li Hongjun, Ms. Huang Lan
China Coal Information Institute
Tel: 0086-10-84657948, 84657850
Fax: 0086-10-84657948, 84657806
Email: cbmc@coalinfo.net.cn or cbmc@public.bta.net.cn

For more information about the workshop, please contact:
Mr. Rhys Worrall
CSIRO Exploration and Mining
Tel: +61 7 3327 4176
Fax: +61 7 3327 4455
Email: rhys.worrall@csiro.au

August 7, 2008 - Fifth International Symposium on Non-CO2 Greenhouse Gases

From June 30 to July 3, 2009, the Air Quality and Climate Change Section of the Netherlands Association of Environmental Professionals (VVM) organizes its Fifth International Symposium on science, implementation and policy aspects of non-CO2 Greenhouse Gases (NCGG-5). NCGG-5 will be held in Wageningen, The Netherlands and will address not only the role of non-CO2 greenhouse gases and aerosol in human-induced climate change, but also cost-effective options for reduction and implementation in industry and society.

The symposium aims to remove barriers between policy and science and fosters dialogue between scientists, engineers and officials in industry and government, which are all involved in non-CO2 greenhouse gas issues. The symposium will be conducted in parallel sessions, focusing on the main themes of: (i) Sources, sinks and inventories, (ii) Monitoring and modeling of atmospheric composition and (iii) Mitigation options and policy implementation.

The conference will be co-chaired by the Scripps Institution for Oceanography and IPCC Working Group III. More information on themes and topics can be found on www.ncgg5.org.

Abstracts should be submitted by December 1st 2008.
Call for papers »
Preregistration and response to Call for Papers »

July 10, 2008 - UNDP/GEF Seeks Expert Assistance for CMM Project in Russia

For its ongoing project entitled "Russia – Removing Barriers to Coal Mine Methane Recovery and Utilization", the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has announced two short-term consultancy vacancies for appropriate experts. The announcements for a Strategic Review Team Leader and a Business Planning Consultant can be found on the UNDP website:

The overall objective of the UNDP/GEF project is to remove barriers to the implementation and financing of coal mine methane (CMM) recovery and utilization projects in Russia. The two main project outcomes are 1) demonstration of a CMM recovery and utilization project and 2) establishment of a specialized CMM recovery and utilization "service company" to replicate successful operations within Russia. Given recent market developments and project achievements to date, UNDP seeks expert assistance to reassess the project strategy as a whole and to develop viable strategic solutions for focusing project efforts and resources efficiently in order to achieve the primary project objective and outcomes.

Individuals and consultancy firms, both national and international, are welcome to apply by 15 July 2008. Any questions about the vacancy announcements can be directed to Irina Bredneva (irina.bredneva@undp.org).

July 3, 2008 - 2008 Coal and Mining Webinars on India and China Announced

The International Trade Administration within the Department of Commerce is hosting two coal and mining web-based seminars in the month of July. For information on the Webinar Series and registration procedures, please contact Shannon Fraser (Shannon.Fraser@mail.doc.gov, 202-482-3609) or Steve Murray (Steve.Murray@mail.doc.gov, 412-644-2819). Please note that these sessions will be recorded and disseminated to registrants after each event. These Webinars are open to U.S. companies interested in doing business in India or China.

June 26, 2008 - World's First Pilot Project to Capture Fugitive Emissions from a Surface Mine in Australia

As reported by International Longwall News (ILN) on June 17, 2008, Rio Tinto, one of Australia's leading mining organizations, announced what is believed to be a world-first pilot program to capture fugitive emissions at one of its open-pit mines in Queensland. Rio plans to harness methane gas from its open-pit coal operations and has committed $A5.5 million (US$ 5.26 million) towards a pilot program for the gas collection.

Still in its early stages, no estimates have been made on how much gas could be collected through the trial, but a Rio spokesman told ILN the company knew a significant proportion of its greenhouse gas emissions came from fugitive emissions. Initially the gas captured in the trial will be flared as part of the measuring process but if the project yields a significant amount of methane, Rio said it may look at harnessing the gas into a power supply. Four production wells will be drilled during the two-year trial and the gas flow will be monitored to decide the viability of a larger-scale coal bed methane project.

Rio said it accepted the need for climate change action and was actively reducing its emission intensive processes. While underground mines have been pre-draining methane for years, it has been considered quite a challenge to do anything with methane emissions from open-pit coal mines. Methane emissions from open-pit mining of coal are a significant part of Australia's greenhouse gas emissions.

In the U.S., methane emissions from coal mining represent about 11% of total methane emissions. Emissions from surface mining contribute approximately one-quarter of all methane emissions from coal mining.

June 12, 2008 - CBM/CMM Power Generation Workshop Held in Dalian, China

A training workshop entitled "Coalbed Methane and Coal Mine Methane Power Generation" was successfully held in late May in Dalian, Liaoning Province, China. The four day event – sponsored by U.S. Trade Development Agency (TDA), China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), and EPA's Coalbed Methane Outreach Program (CMOP) – was attended by almost one hundred technical officials from the coal and gas industries in China and from the investment and carbon credit communities.

Energy Systems Associates, REI Drilling, and Ruby Canyon Engineering each conducted a portion of the training based on their areas of expertise. Together, they led the audience first through assessment of the CMM resource in place, then through proper drainage of the methane resource to generate acceptable qualities and quantities of gas, and finally through several options for utilization of the recovered gas to generate power. Caterpillar provided additional material on internal combustion engines. The audience had many questions especially about destroying or utilizing low quality methane and about adapting proven drainage techniques to challenging Chinese conditions.

The event was organized by the U.S. Energy Association.

June 5, 2008 - APP China Solicitation Announced!

The United States Department of State (DOS) Office of Global Change announced the "China Solicitation Request For Assistance (RFA)" on June 2, 2008. As part of the U.S. Government's participation in the Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate (APP), the DOS is issuing this RFA seeking proposals from U.S. and Chinese organizations interested in contributing to APP goals through innovative public-private partnerships. These goals include reducing greenhouse gas emissions; advancing sustainable economic growth; reducing poverty; creating new investment opportunities; building local capacity; and improving economic and energy security.

DOS expects to award approximately 15 grants totaling close to $6.8 million. Grants can range in size from $250,000 to $2 million. Matching funds are required. Please refer to www.grants.gov for detailed information regarding the Proposal submission process. In order to download the application you must click on the solicitation announcement "China Solicitation Request For Assistance" Number S-OES-08-RFA-003.The closing date is July 11, 2008.

May 30, 2008 - Methane to Markets Partnership Coal Subcommittee Meeting Held

The Methane to Markets (M2M) Partnership Coal Subcommittee met 29 – 30 April 2008 in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy. Over 30 participants present included representatives of 12 M2M Partner countries and numerous private sector partners. Partner countries presented updates on coal mine methane (CMM) project developments and activities in their country, as well as their proposed strategies for encouraging further CMM project development and implementation and their plans to work through the Partnership. The most up-to-date, revised strategies are expected to be made available on the M2M website this summer. Project Network participants from multilateral groups such as the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe and the International Energy Agency also provided updates on their ongoing activities, and private sector participants provided updates on their projects. Meeting participants discussed ways to more effectively engage the private sector and recommended more emphasis on highlighting successful projects through case studies presented on the M2M website, included in outreach materials, and showcased at meetings, including future M2M Partnership Expos. The meeting also featured presentations and discussion about the current status and future of carbon finance mechanisms for CMM projects after 2012 and under voluntary regimes. The two-day meeting included a mine site tour and field trip hosted by Carbosulcis SpA.

The next Subcommittee meeting will be held in conjunction with a meeting of the Steering Committee; the date and location are not yet finalized.

For detailed meeting minutes and presentations, please see: http://www.methanetomarkets.org/events/2008/coal/coal-29apr08-2.htm

April 17, 2008 - Chinese CMM Project Featured on NPR's All Things Considered

On April 15, 2008, the popular radio program All Things Considered aired a story that followed National Public Radio (NPR) correspondent Michele Norris on a journey with Dr. Huang Shengchu to the largest coal mine methane (CMM) power plant in the world, located in China.

Dr. Huang Shengchu is the president of the China Coal Information Institute (CCII) and the engineer behind the CMM project located at the Sihe Mine in Jincheng, Shanxi Province. An expert in coal mine safety, Dr. Huang began promoting the idea of turning methane into power a decade ago after learning of a successful project in Australia. He believed that recovering and utilizing methane could help China meet its two main goals of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and finding sources of energy other than coal.

After a number of field studies, Dr. Huang, who was working with both the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Asian Development Bank, recommended building a methane power plant similar to Australia's at Sihe Mine, one of the largest coal mines in the world. Dr. Huang thought the state-run mine could serve as a model for the rest of the country. Ten years later, the site houses 60 modular Caterpillar gas engines with a total capacity of 120 megawatts that will burn methane previously vented to the atmosphere. The project engineers hope to be producing electricity within a week. When fully operational, the power plant will produce enough electricity to power the equivalent of 82,000 American homes.

Despite some difficulties reaching out to China's numerous rural mines, Dr. Huang says 4.3 billion cubic meters of methane were captured in Chinese coal mines last year (2007) thanks in large part to government incentives. That's a 26 percent increase over the previous year. If all that methane were turned into power, it could make a serious dent in China's demand for energy.

To listen to the story, Methane Plants: China's Clean Energy Alternative [9 min 6 sec], visit NPR's website at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89657242

Additional information on CMOP's collaboration with and support of CCII can be found at: http://www.epa.gov/cmop/international/china.html

For information on EPA's efforts to advance cost-effective, near term methane recovery and use as a clean energy source in China and other countries, visit the Methane to Markets Partnership website (http://www.methanetomarkets.org/index.htm).

March 20, 2008 - A Big Year for Climate and Mining Activities in Poland

A successful workshop on "New Trends in Coal Mine Methane Recovery and Utilization" was held 27-28 February 2008 in Szczyrk, Poland. The workshop was sponsored by the UNECE, USEPA Methane to Markets Partnership, the Central Mining Institute, MEERI, and AGH. The workshop, attended by approximately 100 participants from 10 countries, included a site visit to the JSW Pniowek Mine. The workshop agenda and presentations can be found at http://www.imf.net.pl/node/26 or http://www.imf.net.pl/node/28. In addition, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has made available on its website a workshop report summarizing the content of the presentations: http://www.iea.org/textbase/papers/2008/methane_recovery.pdf (PDF) (11 pp, 107K)

Poland is also hosting two other large and very important events this year. The first is the World Mining Congress, September 7-12 in Silesia (http://wmc-expo2008.org/) The second is the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP 14, which will be held in Poznañ December 1-12 (http://unfccc.int/meetings/items/2654.php)

March 13, 2008 - Guizhou CMM Recovery and Utilization Workshop – Save the Date

Save the date for the Guizhou Coal Mine Methane Recovery and Utilization Workshop to be held in Guiyang, Guizhou, China on July 16 and 17, 2008. Explore safer methods for CMM drainage and utilization and the benefits of its use as a clean energy resource. Meet Guizhou coal mine representatives and other related CMM industries, such as gas engine and drilling companies and CMM and CDM project developers, domestic and international.

The main topics of this workshop will be:

The workshop will be co-hosted by the Guizhou CMM Mitigation Leadership (a multi-government body headed by the Guizhou Coal Mine Safety Bureau) and the Guizhou Environmental Protection Bureau, and organized by the Guizhou International Cooperation Center for Environmental Protection through a Methane to Markets Partnership grant.

Stay tuned for more details on the agenda and lodging, to be described more on the Guizhou CMM website, www.gzcmm.org. If you are interested in registering or have other questions, please contact Katie Scott at (kscott@gzcmm.org).

March 6, 2008 - Search and Export Functions Added to International CMM Projects Database

The International Coal Mine Methane Projects Database, developed by CMOP at the request of the Methane to Markets Partnership Coal Subcommittee - now has two new features – a search function and an export function. Users can search the database for projects according to specified criteria such as project location, type, and status. Only those projects meeting the criteria will be displayed, and all data associated with the projects can be exported into an Excel spreadsheet. Currently, the database contains over 200 projects in 13 countries, including the United States and China. Find it here: http://www2.ergweb.com/cmm/index.aspx or link to it from the M2M website: http://www.methanetomarkets.org/coalmines/index.htm#profiles

The International CMM Projects Database is designed to serve as the comprehensive repository of data and information on all CMM recovery and use projects in operation and development around the world. Project developers, technology vendors, investors, and other interested parties can use the database to come up to speed on the CMM sectors of several countries and to decide where and how to channel project resources. This database is also designed to provide a platform for the transfer of lessons learned from those involved in existing projects to those interested in developing future projects.

In order to maintain this tool’s accuracy and breadth, the Methane to Markets Coal Technical Subcommittee asks anyone with project knowledge to fill out a project submission form. Both new information on projects omitted from the database and additional information on already listed projects are welcomed.

February 7, 2008 - Methane to Markets Coal Subcommittee to Meet April 29 – 30, 2008 in Italy

The Methane to Markets Partnership Coal Subcommittee will meet 29 - 30 April 2008 in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy. The Subcommittee meeting is open to country delegates and members of the Project Network (private sector). It will focus on developing country-specific strategies for coal mine methane project development and implementation, and on ways to more effectively engage the private sector. It will include a mine site tour graciously hosted by Carbosulcis SpA. This meeting will be an excellent opportunity to share your ideas and directly influence near- and long-term work of the Coal Subcommittee.

T Hotel, Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy
Phone number: +39 070 47400
Fax number: +39 070 47405026
Web site: http://www.thotel.it
E-mail: reservation@thotel.it

Rooms may be reserved via phone, fax, or e-mail. You must mention you are attending the Methane to Markets meeting when you make your reservation in order to receive our discounted rate of 125 Euros per night (includes buffet breakfast and value added taxes). If you plan to attend the meeting, you are encouraged to make reservations for flight and hotel as there is a major festival in Sardinia on 1 May 2008.

Online registration for the Coal Subcommittee meeting is available on the Methane to Markets Web site: http://www.methanetomarkets.org/events/2008/coal/coal-29apr08.htm A draft meeting agenda will be posted shortly.

Thank you and we look forward to seeing you in Italy!

January 3, 2008 - New Resources Available for China and India

In November 2007, the International Energy Agency (IEA) published the latest report in its World Energy Outlook series. "World Energy Outlook 2007 - China and India Insights", outlines projected changes in world energy demand and supply for 2005 - 2030. The report's findings are based on four possible future policy scenarios, including a reference scenario, a high growth scenario and two scenarios that incorporate possible policy changes. The report suggests that fossil fuels will continue to constitute the bulk of the world's energy mix in each of the policy scenarios. Based on its price competitiveness relative to oil and gas and the booming power-sector demand in China and India, coal is expected to play a vital role in meeting world energy demand. The document's executive summary is available online and the entire report can be ordered at www.worldenergyoutlook.org.

This month, the Guizhou International Cooperation Center for Environmental Protection (GZICCEP) published the winter issue of The Insider, its newsletter under the CMM Recovery and Utilization Initiative. This work is part of a project funded by the EPA under a Methane to Markets grant. In this issue, you can find:

http://www.gzcmm.org/Newsletter/Winter_2007_English.pdf (PDF) (6 pp, 951K, About PDF)
http://www.gzcmm.org/Newsletter/Winter_2007_Chinese.pdf (PDF) (6 pp, 924K, About PDF)

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