On the recordOctober 30, 2019
I think the gentleman and I may actually be able to find some common ground. There are available technologies today--as the gentleman may know, being in tune with modern technology associated with oil and gas exploration--that can identify leaks, can prevent those leaks, and actually can eliminate intentional flaring, but first you have to find them and you have to seal those leaks. Mr. Chair, I would be happy to work with the gentleman to identify a funding stream so that we can identify every methane leak across America, seal every leak, and prevent intentional methane flaring. I think there is some common ground we can work on, because this is all about compromise, and this may be an area that--the gentleman, Mr. Gosar, someone I respect--we might be able to find some common ground. We will take the gentleman out to New Mexico. We will put the gentleman's eyes on that camera where the gentleman can see the plumes moving. And while they may try to fix it temporarily with duct tape-- sometimes on the farm we do it with baling wire, as the gentleman knows--we should use real technology, eliminate those leaks, eliminate those plumes, and actually make it illegal to intentionally flare. Let's find common ground on that. Does the gentleman know why they flare the methane? That is stealing from taxpayers.
