FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 8, 2021
Contact: Abby Grehlinger, abby@stgresults.com, (856) 340-6656

Taxpayers for Common Sense Launches Beltway-Targeted Ad Campaign, Pushing for Reforms to Oil & Gas Drilling On Federal Lands

Five-figure Digital Ad Campaign Launches Following Release of DOI Report on the Broken Oil and Gas Program, Supporting Recommended Reforms to Secure a Fairer Return for Taxpayers

Washington, D.C. – Today, Taxpayers for Common Sense announced the launch of a beltway-targeted advertising campaign highlighting the need for an overhaul of oil and gas leasing on federal land. The ads will run in Politico and for two weeks across multiple digital platforms.

The group says outdated royalty rates, rental fees, and noncompetitive practices are features of an outdated system that favors industry interests and fails to ensure taxpayers receive a fair return for development of publicly owned natural resource assets. The House recently passed the Build Back Better Act which includes widely supported, revenue raising reforms to the federal oil and gas leasing program. The Senate is set to vote on the legislation in the next few weeks.

“This is a huge responsibility – managing these public lands – and the current system is a mess. It gives a huge advantage to oil and gas companies while utterly failing taxpayers,” said Vice President, Autumn Hanna. “The findings in DOI’s new report on oil and gas reform add to the overwhelming evidence that it is time to bring the outdated leasing system into the 21st century and get taxpayers a fair return. We need Congress and the administration to do everything in their power to fix the system now, there’s no time to waste.”

An example of the ads running in this campaign, is below:

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You can download the Press Release here.