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<p class=MsoPlainText><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>Updated Landfill Project Protocol Now Open for Public Comment
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>The
<a href="http://www.climateregistry.org/">California Climate Action Registry</a>
is pleased to announce the completion of the updated Landfill Project Reporting
Protocol and the beginning of the updated protocol's public comment period.
Public comments are an important aspect of the protocol development process for
the California Climate Action Registry (California Registry) and an opportunity
for everyone affected to give feedback and help shape the protocols. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>Written public comments are due October 23, 2008, 5:00 PM PDT<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Since
the adoption of the Landfill Project Reporting Protocols in November 2007, the
California Registry has received feedback from stakeholders suggesting updates
to the protocols. The California Registry has considered those suggestions and
posted the draft updated protocols (Version 2.0) for public review and comment.
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Changes
to the Landfill Project Reporting Protocol include: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Update of the Non-Methane Organic
Compounds (NMOC) Threshold analysis <o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Allowance for open flares to be
used as a methane destruction device <o:p></o:p></p>
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emission reductions quantification methodologies <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Projects
using these protocols can be registered on the <a
href="https://thereserve1.apx.com/mymodule/mypage.asp">Climate Action Reserve</a>.
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>More
information about the protocols and the update process, PDFs of the protocols
and the instructions on how to submit comments are available at <a
href="http://www.climateregistry.org/tools/protocols/project-protocols/landfill.html">www.climateregistry.org/tools/protocols/project-protocols/landfill.html</a>.
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Written
comments should be submitted by <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>5:00 PM PDT
on October 23, 2008</span></b> to <a href="mailto:policy@climateregistry.org">policy@climateregistry.org</a>.
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>If
you have questions about the protocols or the update process, please contact
Tim Kidman at 213-542-0295 or <a href="mailto:tim@climateregistry.org">tim@climateregistry.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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