As finite supplies of natural gas are depleted, coal-bed methane is expected to fill the void

As finite supplies of natural gas are depleted, coal-bed methane is expected to fill the void by Tony Seskus, December 31, 2006, CanWest News Service
Yet, the government, regulators and industry say CBM development has never been linked to well water problems in Alberta. In Wyoming and Colorado, CBM development has caused land and water problems. Critics say ranch land has suffered from unsound water disposal and been degraded by a dense cross-hatching of roads, well pads and pipelines. In Alberta, regulators, politicians and executives say none of those problems are headed this way. And they hope any public concern fades with experience.