The Big Prize is a CBC film production that examined coalbed methane production when it was first becoming an issue in Alberta. CBC's Margot McDiarmid visited the Powder River Basin in Wyoming and talks with a number of ranchers and farmers about their experience.

"Nobody wants to come here to look at gas wells." 

"Some things are worth more than money." 

"Get a lawyer the first day."

"It's a sleeping monster." 

The Big Prize: Part 1,  Part 2,  Part 3 

This version of the Coalbed Methane Blues was first performed in Smithers in March 2007 in support of the Bulkley Valley Citizens Concerned about Coalbed Methane. Visit Todd at www.toddbutler.com .

Play the Coalbed Methane Blues.