Last week, I had the privilege of joining WGCI member CNX and members of Congress for a tour of a CNX facility in southwestern Virginia. Reps. Carol Miller and Randy Feenstra of the Ways and Means Supply Chain Tax Team, as well as Reps. Morgan Griffith and Mike Kelly, toured CNX’s mine methane capture facility… Continue reading Lawmakers Join CNX, WGCI For Visit of Mine Methane Capture Facility
Appalachian Methane Initiative’s new report finds coal mine methane (CMM) is a contributor to total methane emissions, showcasing the need for incentivization and deployment of CMM capture technologies that are ready to be utilized today Following the release of a new report by the Appalachian Methane Initiative (AMI), the Waste Gas Capture Initiative (WGCI) issued… Continue reading New Report Demonstrates Need for Mine Methane Capture, as Efforts to Address Fugitive Methane Emissions Gain Momentum
As the public comment period closes, a diverse coalition of labor unions, energy innovators, businesses, and more called for including fugitive methane among the finalized hydrogen production pathways With Monday’s closing of the public comment period for the U.S. Treasury Department’s proposed guidance on implementation of the Clean Hydrogen Production Credit, a diverse group of voices, including… Continue reading What They Are Saying: Labor Unions, Energy Innovators, and Others Respond to Treasury’s Proposed Section 45V Clean Hydrogen Production Credit Guidance
By Mike Moore For many energy-producing states in the U.S., shifts in the economy and jobs markets have come alongside shifting energy demands. Take West Virginia, for example, where 130,000 coal miners were once employed at the industry’s peak; as of 2022, just a tenth of that number—13,000—were still employed as coal miners. A number of trends,… Continue reading Mine Methane Capture Investments Are Investments in Local Economies