Thats our natural gas theyre wasting.

TO: SENATORS BENNET AND GARDNER

FROM: COLORADO TAXPAYERS
SUBJECT: STOP THE TAXPAYER RIP-OFF. DONT LET
THEM WASTE OUR NATURAL GAS.

Make them stop.

Oil and gas companies that drill on federal land have
to pay royalties on the gas they produce to compensate
the public for extracting our resources. But when they
waste that natural gas, through flaring, venting and leaks,
they pay no royalties, leaving taxpayers with the short end
of the stick.
Since 2006, American taxpayers have lost more than
$380 million in royalties because of wasteful practices by
oil and gas companies on public lands or because companies used our public resources free of charge. Colorado
alone lost millions of dollars that would have gone to state
and local governments.
The Bureau of Land Management can help stop the
waste and start paying taxpayers by requiring operators to
use existing technologies and proven practices to produce oil and gas more efficiently. Colorado has already
taken important steps to crack down on wasteful oil and
gas operations. It is time the BLM followed suit.
An overwhelming, bipartisan majority of Coloradans
agree: We must end natural gas waste on our public lands.
Please tell the BLM to follow Colorados lead and
adopt common sense rules to stop wasting our tax dollars
and put American Energy to good use.

Paid for by Taxpayers for Common Sense.