To the Energy Committee:

Here is yet another issue. This is a new permit application for a facility that wants to use landfill methane as an energy source, and to claim the carbon credits under cap and trade for that methane reduction. The difficulty is that the Sierra Club recently announced a policy shift to oppose landfill gas applications because, such facilities manage the landfill to maximize methane production, but are unable to collect it efficiently. As such, the facilities may actually allow 80 % of the methane to escape into the atmosphere.

The draft permit should be available on the DEP web page later today. let me know if anyone wants to tackle this one.

JBK

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duane330@aol.com 7/7/2009 7:27 PM >>>

Methane reduction facility....... this is a new one on me; maybe they will be burining methane to make carbon dioxide, just to reduce the greenhouse effect?

Duane

-----Original Message----- From: dep.online@wv.gov To: duane330@aol.com Sent: Tue, Jul 7, 2009 3:34 pm Subject: DEP Public Notice - County - Greenbrier - Notice of Intent to Approve Permit R13-2802 - Greenbrier Clean Energy, LLE's Greenbrier Methane Reduction Facility

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IR QUALITY PERMIT NOTICE Notice of Intent to Approve n May 7, 2009, Greenbrier Clean Energy, LLC applied to the WV Department of nvironmental Protection, Division of Air Quality (DAQ) for a permit to onstruct and operate a methane reduction facility located on Harper Siding oad, 4 miles northeast of Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, WV. A preliminary valuation has determined that all State and Federal air quality requirements ill be met by the proposed facility. The DAQ is providing notice to the public f its preliminary determination to issue the permit as R13-2802. he following potential emissions will be authorized by this permit action: articulate20Matter less than 10 microns, 1.12 tons per year (TPY); Sulfur ioxide, 1.09 TPY; Oxides of Nitrogen, .47 TPY; Carbon Monoxide, 24.30 TPY; Volatile Organic Compounds, 0.14 TPY. ritten comments or requests for a public meeting must be received by the DAQ efore 5:00 .m. on Monday, August 10, 2009. A public meeting may be held if the Director f the DAQ determines that significant public interest has been expressed, in riting, or when the Director deems it appropriate. he purpose of the DAQ’s permitting process is to make a preliminary etermination if the roposed construction will meet all state and federal air quality requirements. he purpose of the public review process is to accept public comments on air uality issues relevant to this determination. Only written comments received t the address noted below within the specified time frame, or comments resented orally at a scheduled public meeting, will be considered prior to inal action on the permit. All such comments will become part of the public ecord. erry Williams II, P.E. WV Department of Environmental Protection Division of ir Quality 601 57th Street, SE Charleston, WV 25304 Telephone: 304/926-0499, xt. 1223 FAX: 304/926-0478 dditional information, including copies of the draft permit, application and ll other supporting materials relevant to the permit decision may be obtained y contacting the engineer listed above. The draft permit and engineering valuation can be downloaded at: ww.wvdep.org/daq

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