BY SEAN CORBETT
Tackling Waste Gas From A Free Market Perspective Are landowners aware of this viable alternative to flaring? eeing a flare stack on or beside your property can bring a lot of uncertainty. Just what are the long-term effects on your livestock, crops or the air you and your family breathe? And will the
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neighbours complain about the flame, smoke and noise? Flares have been an expected part of the oil and gas landscape for years. But after the Alberta Research Council (ARC) released a study back in 1996, they’ve caused a lot more concern and worry. The study found that flares only
combust about 64-85 per cent of the gas directed to them. And the emissions revealed more than 250 different compounds (including hydrogen sulphide and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons). Since then, other research has been done on waste gas harm to livestock in Western Canada.
