Are federal land management policies driving investment and jobs out of the West?
posted on: Mar 17, 2010
Are federal land management policies driving investment and jobs out of the West?
In an increasingly competitive natural gas market, how does the Rocky Mountain region stack-up against other regions? Are federal land management policies that create uncertainty, delays and higher operating costs disadvantaging the West? We think they are, but we’d like to hear from you on the matter.
While in Washington D.C. for our annual Call-Up two weeks ago, IPAMS members had the opportunity to raise these concerns directly with Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and his staff, Members of Congress from both parties, and the media. The Secretary and others continue to insist that the recession and other economic factors are the sole reasons for decreased oil and natural gas investment in the West. They refuse to acknowledge the role that unfavorable government policies are playing in these decisions.
Clearly, the Western Congressional Delegation, local and state leaders, and the media need better data to understand how federal land policies are impacting western jobs and local and state economies. Therefore, IPAMS is conducting a survey of members to quantify the actual impacts to jobs and investment in the West compared to other regions. We would greatly appreciate your time in completing the survey linked below. Your responses will help us understand and quantify the opportunity cost of (jobs/capital) federal land policies that are driving investment to other regions. All individual company information will be kept confidential, and any results released will be aggregated.
We have tried to make the survey as brief as possible while still gathering the level of detailed data necessary to quantify impacts and explain their causes. We are asking for contact information only in the event that we need clarification on your responses. Please return the completed survey to Spencer Kimball at skimball@westernenergyalliance.org or fax to (303) 893-0709.
Please return this survey no later than Wednesday, March 31, 2010.
Click here to download the survey.
As always, thank you for your time and support of IPAMS.
