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Wednesday, March 4, 2020 The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma Page 3 Oil and natural gas industry calls on Horn to oppose fracking ban Proposal would amount to Oklahoman families. es ofa ban on hydraulic frac- hurting our poorest and most resents every segment of oil The Petroleum Alliance is a nationwide ban on drilling “It’s time for Rep. Horn to turing: vulnerable citizens the most. and natural gas, allowing the Oklahoma’s oldest and larg- for oil and natural gas decide—is she going to side A ban on hydraulic frac- A ban on hydraulic frac- est oil and natural gas trade industry to speak with one Oklahoma’s oil and natu- with the coastal elites set turing would harm national turing would hurt our en- association, created by the voice when advocating for ral gas industry is calling on completely altering our security. After decades of vironment. Due in large merger of the Oklahoma the interests of our mem- on Rep. Kendra Horn to way of life, or will she join dependence on foreign (and part to the use of natural Independent Petroleum As- bers, landowner partners, publicly oppose her party’s other reasonable members often unfriendly) sources gas produced by hydrau- sociation and the Oklahoma host communities and every radical plan to ban the use of of her party like Rep. Con- of oil and natural gas, our lic fracturing, greenhouse Oil & Gas Association. We Oklahoman whose life is hydraulic fracturing<https:// ner Lamb (D-PA)<https:// nation is now a net export- gas emissions have fallen are the only trade associa- touched by this great indus- thehill.com/policy/ener- www.timesonline.com/ er of both energy sources to their lowest levels since tion in Oklahoma that rep- gy-environment/4828 18- news/20200214/lamb-urg- for the first time in over 1992<https://eidclimate.org/ ocasio-cortez-introduces- es-pelosi-to-reject-aocs- 70 — years.<https://talkbusi- draft-federal-data-oil-and- national-fracking-ban> in fracking-ban-bill> and fight ness .net/2020/01/u-s-to-re- natural-gas-methane-emis- oil and natural gas develop- for the working families of main-net-energy-exporter- sions-continue-to-fall/>. ment. Oklahoma’s largest indus- through-2050/> This could The switch to natural gas in Rep. Alexandria Ocasio- try?,” said Le Norman. not have been achieved power generation resulted in Cortez (D-NY) and Sen. Ber- Rep. Lamb recently sent without the unprecedented 60 percent ofthe U.S. power nie Sanders (I-VT) have in- a letter to House Speak- advancements in technol- sector's CO2 emissions re- Reydon Winslow troduced legislation<https:// er Nancy Pelosi<https:// ogy, namely horizontal drill- ductions from 2005 to 2015. 980-821-1653 thehill.com/policy/ener- lamb.house.gov/media/ ing and hydraulic fractur- Any realistic plan to contin- gy-environment/4828 18- press-releases/lamb-urges- ing, that has been pioneered ue towards a cleaner energy ocasio-cortez-introduces- speaker-pelosi-reject-frack- by companies right here in future will have natural gas Ag J Fencing national-fracking-ban> that ing-ban-allow-vote-biparti- Oklahoma. as a foundation. would outlaw use of the tech- san-bill-invest>, saying that A ban on hydraulic frac- “While proposing a ban nology that is used virtually the hydraulic fracturing ban turing would disproportion- on hydraulic fracturing in every producing basin in bills are seemingly “only de- ately hurt the most vulnera- may play well to a narrow the U.S. As the nation’s third signed to make headlines” ble members of society. The largest producer of natural gas and the fourth largest and score political points with elite environmentalists Council of Economic Advis- ers reports<https://www.her- political base, the dire con- sequences it would have on Oklahoma are hard to Spring Sale producer of oil, Oklahoma while compromising work- itage.org/energy-economics/ overstate. We — sincerely would be disproportionally ing-class families. commentary/how-the-shale- hope Rep. Kendra Horn will Get your FREE estimate today! harmed if this proposed ban “We hope that Rep. Horn revolution-became-the- choose the working fami- were to become reality. will find the same courage as mvyp-us-energy-production> “We hope that Rep. Horn Rep. Lamb, stand up to her that lower energy prices due lies of Oklahoma over the extremists in Congress,” Le 580-729-0300 ¢ 405-613-9125 will take this opportunity to party, and defend the men to the use of fracking save Norman concluded. carefully consider the nega- and women of her district U.S. consumers $203 billion tive impacts her party’s pro- who are working to ensure posed policies would have that our nation has the en- annually, or $2,500 for a family of four. Low-income Shelter$ on the environment, our na- ergy it needs to fuel our way households benefit the most tional energy security, and of life and remain energy from this savings because the economy of her district,” independent,” continued Le they spend a bigger portion said David D. Le Norman, Norman. of their income on electric Chairman of the Petroleum The Petroleum Alliance and heating bills. Currently, e home Alliance of Oklahoma. of Oklahoma has joined the there is no energy source As the largest industry in myriad of business organi- that could replace the loss If 1am not the pet you are looking for zations and government en- of cheap, abundant oil and the state, this proposal would please consider one of my friends. have a devastating impact tities in pointing out some of natural gas. Therefore, en- on hundreds of thousands of the unintended consequenc- ergy prices would skyrocket, Sponsored| Elk City police radio log DJs Rentals 911 S.Main St, Elk City - 580-225-1400 or RN F \W7ep, Febtuary 27 proximatley thirty years old. South Calloway. Large dog 12:31 am. - suspicious Notifid street department of loose, officer picked up ani- person(s) 100 block of Brian damge on railing. Road. Guy sitting in the dark 7:15 am. - stolen prop- mal can transported to ani- in laundry room and stole erty 1700 block of West 9th mal shelter. some clothes. Got defensive Street. Reporting party ad- 10:29 am. - EMS/Am- when asked what is in his vising generator stolen from bulance 2300 block of Bell bag. Missing half a load of Fairview Village. Avenue. 90 year old female laundry. Reporting party left 7:54 a.m. - found/recov- laundry in dryer and found ered property 1900 block of subject rectal bleeding and laundry next to subject when West 7th. Bag or puse lying excessive clots, main build- he came back for it. Hap- in street, things scattered ev- ing. pened more than once. erywher. Has bag in posses- 1:22 am. - domestic dis- sion bring it back to place in 10:41 a.m. - animal call 13448 US HWY 183 Hobart, Ok: pute 2300 block of East 7th. Scraming, verbal only par- ties calmed down. lost and found. 8:24 a.m. - stolen property 800 block of West E Avenue. 1000 block of West 5th Street. Tow dogs fighting TO ALL COTTON PRODUCERS: 3:43 a.m. - accident injury Doge Ram Truck was broke one pit bull, cam in report- Western Planters Gin will be having a cottonseed 20th and Main. West of inter- into last night. Took all re- ing party neighbors yard and meeting Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at noon at the section on the bridge across porting parties tools. attacked other dog. gin on Highway 183. Helena Chemical and a 20th Street Liquor. Car al- 8:37 a.m. - alarm/business 11:05 a.m. - welfare check most ran off road crashed 600 block of North Van Bu- PhytoGen cottonseed representative will be 100 block Regional Drive. into bridge. Wife talked to ren. providing a steak lunch and seed presentation. her and she did request EMS. 9:18 a.m. - animal call Sth GPS shows last seen at Hud- Smashed head and hand. Ap- and Calloway. 300 block of dle House last night. Please come. 12:00 noon rElkCituNews Have something to share? 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