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Press (2013) at 731, available online at http://climatechange20l lorgi. This means that the <br />amount of methane vented at West Elk equals between 547,910 and 1,385,890 tons of carbon <br />dioxide. <br />The practice of venting methane at West Elk has had extensive impacts on the surface <br />lands above the mine. It has required extensive road construction and maintenance, well -pad <br />construction and maintenance, and led to impacts related to the movement and operation of <br />heavy machinery and maintenance vehicles, and development of other infrastructure such as <br />fences, gates, and pipelines. Below are images illustrating the impacts of methane venting on the <br />surface above the West Elk mine. <br />Google Earth image showing methane venting well pads and <br />extensive road network above West Elk Mine. <br />R <br />