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Onshore Government Lands

 
 
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Why Onshore Government Lands are Important to Meeting the Nation's Energy Needs
The federal government owns more than 657 million acres -- an area almost four times the size of Texas. Roughly 90 percent of this land is scattered across the 12 western states. An estimated 67 percent of the oil and 40 percent of the nation's undiscovered natural gas resources lie beneath government lands. Access to "multiple use" government lands is needed to meet our nation's growing demand for energy.


 
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Updated:December 31, 2008