Clean Air is Profitable

Oil and gas drillers can reduce their air pollution and make money, the subject of a conference yesterday in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. According to industry, readily available technologies can both reduce methane and reduce harmful air pollutants and yield a profit.

This win-win situation needs to become standard practice in the Rocky Mountain region. With air pollution from booming oil and gas drilling tied to rising public health concerns, this is an opportunity we can ill-afford to miss.

Don't know what we're talking about when we talk about methane and volatile organic compound emissions? Check out this video (~6 MB), which uses infrared technology to expose volatile organic compound emissions from a condensate tank north of Denver. Rather than letting the pollution vent, drillers can capture these gases and put them in the sales line to make money. What a deal!