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From the Arkansas Dem-GazArkansas Democrat-Gazette By Kelly Robbins, Guest Writer LITTLE ROCK - As executive vice president of the Arkansas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association (AIPRO), natural gas production is something I work with every day. I see the jobs and revenue that natural gas is bringing to communities that would otherwise face tougher budget [...]
From the Arkansas Times LITTLE ROCK — The prospects of a higher severance tax on natural gas generating millions of dollars more for state highway improvements is not gaining traction among the state’s top political leaders. Many see the proposed increase as a threat to a key job-creating industry that helped buffer Arkansas’ economy during [...]
“We’ve seen firsthand the positive impact natural gas production has had on our counties, our communities, and on the lives of our citizens.” -Faulkner County Judge Preston Scroggins
“Enough is enough. We don’t need any more taxes. We don’t need anymore job-killing taxes in one of the job sectors that’s actually growing in Arkansas. Stop the gas tax.” – Jason of Little Rock
“An increase in the severance tax on natural gas would jeopardize thousands of Arkansas jobs.” – Committee for Jobs and Affordable Energy Chairman Randy Zook
“These communities can testify firsthand to the broad and positive economic impact of the natural gas industry. But they also know it’s a competitive industry and one Arkansas cannot afford to take for granted.” – Jamie Gates, senior vice president of the Conway Area Chamber of Commerce
“It’s important that our policy and decision makers as well as the public understand that there is a fierce competition for drilling assets for dollars to be used to produce this very valuable resource.” – Kelly Robbins from the Arkansas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners
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From the Arkansas Dem-GazArkansas Democrat-Gazette
By Kelly Robbins, Guest Writer
LITTLE ROCK - As executive vice president of the Arkansas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association (AIPRO), natural gas production is something I work with every day. I see the jobs and revenue that natural gas is bringing to communities that would otherwise face tougher budget choices and more challenging economic times.
Everywhere I travel, I see the positive impact that natural gas is making in Arkansas. People in towns all around our state ask me if natural gas is clean and safe to develop. The industry works hard during production to ensure the safety of all Arkansans and to protect our state’s treasured natural resources.
A recent review by the nonprofit State Review of Oil and Natural Gas Environmental Regulations Inc. (STRONGER) found that Arkansas’ natural gas industry is well-managed and meets the group’s guidelines.
Study says more than 8,000 jobs could be lost if gas tax is implemented
A recent study proves exactly what we have all been saying about what the gas tax increase would mean for Arkansas jobs.
An increase in the natural gas severance tax could result in a loss of 8,300 jobs, according to a study by Texas-based economic research and analysis firm.
Dr. Ray Perryman told members of the Conway and El Dorado Chambers of Commerce Friday at Central Baptist College that increasing the tax on natural gas production in Arkansas would lead to significant economic losses including $2.7 billion in overall spending and $960 million in gross product. The study is good news for both chambers, who have been actively lobbying against an increase on the tax.
Water safe in town made famous by fracking: EPA
By Timothy Gardner
WASHINGTON | Fri May 11, 2012 6:11pm EDT
(Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said drinking water is safe to consume in a small Pennsylvania town that has attracted national attention after residents complained about hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, for natural gas.
The EPA has tested water at 61 homes in Dimock, Pennsylvania, where residents have complained since 2009 of cloudy, foul-smelling water after Cabot Oil & Gas Corp drilled for gas nearby.
“This set of sampling did not show levels of contaminants that would give EPA reason to take further action,” Roy Seneca, a spokesman for the regional EPA office, said about the final set of data released Friday. The agency released data for only 59 of the homes as they could not contact residents at two of them.
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