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Fayetteville Shale As we look for safe, reliable, domestic sources of energy, we need look no further than the Natural State. That's right. Arkansas is sitting on top of a veritable "gold mine" known as the Fayetteville Shale formation.
Jobs and Economy Access to Arkansas' rich stores of energy would strengthen our nation's energy and national security, and boost the state's economy.
Hydraulic Fracturing Hydraulic fracturing is a means of extracting natural gas from shale formations such as the Fayetteville Shale. It is a proven technology and has been used since the 1940s in more than one million wells in the United States to help produce oil and natural gas.
Standards and Regulations Stringent standards and operating procedures for natural gas drilling are based upon decades of experience; they protect citizens and the environment because they are enforced by the drilling companies and the government through strict regulations and oversight.
National Energy Issues The Fayetteville Shale has proven to be an abundant supplier of natural gas, jobs and revenue for the State of Arkansas. However, Increasing access to additional domestic sources of oil and natural gas is also critical to putting our nation on the road to economic recovery and to meeting the energy needs of American consumers.
EPA Overreach The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is a regulatory agency whose mission is to enforce federal environmental laws aimed at protecting human health and the outdoors.
Canadian Oil Sands Canadian oil sands are a major source of energy to meet America's growing demands. Many Americans do not realize the United States already imports more oil from Canada than from any other country. Our North American neighbor currently supplies 21 percent of our imported oil, half of which comes from the oil sands of Canada.
