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Current Events => Economics => Topic started by: thundley4 on April 28, 2011, 10:46:19 AM
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A three-inch lizard that thrives in desert conditions could shut down oil and gas operations in portions of Southeast New Mexico and in West Texas, including the state's top two oil producing counties.
Called the Dunes Sagebrush Lizard, it is being considered for inclusion on the federal Endangered Species listing by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. A public rally to oppose this move is being sponsored by the Permian Basin Petroleum Association on Tuesday, April 26 at Midland Center beginning at 5 p.m. Congressman Mike Conaway will speak, as will Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson; other public officials have been invited.
"We are very concerned about the Fish and Wildlife Service listing," said Ben Shepperd, president of the PBPA, noting the service also has proposed listing the Lesser Prairie Chicken next year. "The wolf at the door is the lizard; we're concerned listing it would shut down drilling activity for a minimum of two years and as many as five years while the service determines what habitat is needed for the lizard. That means no drilling, no seismic surveys, no roads built, no electric lines."
The move would impact activity in Andrews, Crane, Gaines, Ward and Winkler counties in Texas and Chaves, Eddy, Lea and Roosevelt counties in New Mexico.
Read more: Could a three-inch lizard collapse the West Texas oil industry? - Mywesttexas.com: Oil http://www.mywesttexas.com/business/oil/article_e7f32d45-fab8-5025-afa9-26a00d768910.html#ixzz1KpiDNfKW
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Use the Fish & Wildlife department to shut down drilling and Obama will take no blame for it. :censored:
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Sounds like that stupid fish at Klamath Falls, OR. and why Paul Rodriguez started voting conservative.
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I volunteer to stomp the little bastards. :-)
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I volunteer to stomp the little bastards. :-)
If they're extinct, they can't be endangered. And if they aren't endangered, they can't affect oil production near as much as Barry Big-Ears would like them to.
Do you think Mr. Soetoro knows that he's portraying Wesley Mouch in real life?
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As long as it isn't the Horned Frog (which is technically a lizard)...
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Training at 29 stumps had to be halted immediately if a certain type of turtle was seen. Didn't matter the cost in time or material, had to turn around and go back to the barracks.