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By degassing Chinas coal mines, many of the gas explosions at Chinas coal mines can be reduced. Coal bed methane is actually methane gas present in coal seams. This is the gas that threatens the lives of miners working in underground mines. China emits 6 billion cubic feet of methane gas annually from its mines. Methane gas is released into the atmosphere, from working mines, abandoned mines and through the exhaust system of mines, leading to emission of a greenhouse gas. By releasing the methane trapped inside virgin coal seams, it could instead be captured and used as an energy source.

There are on the order of 800 basins in the world with coal in them,?explained Dr. David Marchioni, who was also interviewed in Part One of this report. There are probably still only about 30 or 40 producing coal bed methane areas.?The pre-eminent coal bed methane (CBM) geologist, who is also overseeing the CBM exploration by Pacific Asia China Energy (TSX: PCE) in China, added, They havent all been looked at, but a lot of them have.?New CBM drilling technology, which China has been openly soliciting for the past four years, may help resolve some part of the pollution and mine fatality issues.

China United Coal Bed Methane Company (CUCMB) President Sun Maoyuan believes the expansion of Chinas coalbed methane industry may help reduce the high incidence of coal mine accidents. Sun said, De

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