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On the recordJune 18, 2012
So in terms of the experience of the companies that have already gone down this track, would they come to this now from the viewpoint of, we did this for corporate responsibility, or would they also say that it has turned out that the value of the gas that is captured actually pays for the expenses?
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley questions the motivation behind companies adopting green practices.

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