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Sample Letter #1 (WORD DOCUMENT)
Natural gas drilling puts Pennsylvania's natural resources at risk. The drilling processes releases tons of volatile organic compounds into the air, increases ozone pollution, requires pipelines, drilling pads and wastewater pits that scar our landscapes and wildlife habitat and withdraws billions of gallons of water from our streams. During the process, operational errors can cause spills that pollute our land and water.
We have seen these impacts in states where drilling already takes place. Pennsylvania should offset the impacts of natural gas drilling by reinvesting drilling revenues into our natural resources. Implementing a severance tax, with a significant portion of the funds dedicated to the environmental stewardship fund will hold those directly profiting from drilling responsible for paying the actual costs of drilling. These revenues would be used for watershed restoration and protection, habitat conservation, public access to outdoor recreation and conservation of natural space and farmland.
I ask Governor Rendell and my (insert the name of your senator and representative) to support the severance tax, a fair and reasonable means of investing in the land, water and wildlife resources impacted by gas drilling.
Sample Letter #2 (WORD DOCUMENT)
Those directly profiting from the extraction of Pennsylvania's Natural gas resources should assume responsibilities for the costs drilling imposes, protecting Pennsylvania taxpayers. I ask (insert the name of your senator and representative) to support a severance tax, with a significant portion of the revenues invested in the impacted land, water, wildlife and community resources, as a fair and reasonable means of accomplishing this.
The drilling processes used to extract gas release tons of pollutants into the air, use pipelines, drilling pads and wastewater pits that scar our landscapes and impact wildlife habitat, and withdraw billions of gallons of water from our streams. Operational errors can pollute land and water. In addition to the costs remediate these damages, local communities are left to pay for impacts such as road damage and increased demand for public services.
Opponents say a tax will force the industry out of Pennsylvania, yet where else can they go? Pennsylvania is home to the majority of the Marcellus Shale, estimated to hold enough gas to meet America's needs for the next 19 years, and is the only major gas producing state that doesn't tax its extraction. After they drill, who will pay the bill?
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Sample Letter #1 (WORD DOCUMENT)
Natural gas drilling puts Pennsylvania's natural resources at risk. The drilling processes releases tons of volatile organic compounds into the air, increases ozone pollution, requires pipelines, drilling pads and wastewater pits that scar our landscapes and wildlife habitat and withdraws billions of gallons of water from our streams. During the process, operational errors can cause spills that pollute our land and water.
We have seen these impacts in states where drilling already takes place. Pennsylvania should offset the impacts of natural gas drilling by reinvesting drilling revenues into our natural resources. Implementing a severance tax, with a significant portion of the funds dedicated to the environmental stewardship fund will hold those directly profiting from drilling responsible for paying the actual costs of drilling. These revenues would be used for watershed restoration and protection, habitat conservation, public access to outdoor recreation and conservation of natural space and farmland.
I ask Governor Rendell and my (insert the name of your senator and representative) to support the severance tax, a fair and reasonable means of investing in the land, water and wildlife resources impacted by gas drilling.
Sample Letter #2 (WORD DOCUMENT)
Those directly profiting from the extraction of Pennsylvania's Natural gas resources should assume responsibilities for the costs drilling imposes, protecting Pennsylvania taxpayers. I ask (insert the name of your senator and representative) to support a severance tax, with a significant portion of the revenues invested in the impacted land, water, wildlife and community resources, as a fair and reasonable means of accomplishing this.
The drilling processes used to extract gas release tons of pollutants into the air, use pipelines, drilling pads and wastewater pits that scar our landscapes and impact wildlife habitat, and withdraw billions of gallons of water from our streams. Operational errors can pollute land and water. In addition to the costs remediate these damages, local communities are left to pay for impacts such as road damage and increased demand for public services.
Opponents say a tax will force the industry out of Pennsylvania, yet where else can they go? Pennsylvania is home to the majority of the Marcellus Shale, estimated to hold enough gas to meet America's needs for the next 19 years, and is the only major gas producing state that doesn't tax its extraction. After they drill, who will pay the bill?
Learn Who Your State Senator & Representative Are
Email us and let us know when your letter is published.