Found this>> In the meantime, Storm Cat continues to work on its CBM project north of Elkford. This gas project has been going since 2000, permitted by none other than the NDP government! With BC’s strict rules disallowing any discharge on to the land of water produced from gas wells, companies are probably thinking twice about spending money on CBM exploration. The low price of gas is also a factor. But some day, it is likely that the clean natural gas that lies within the coal seams in the Elk Valley will be of serious interest to the world http://fernie.com/blog/billbennett/2010/07/28/bills-weekly-report/ ..near the bottom of page