PIOGA Leads the Charge to Defeat Wolf’s Severance Tax

Louis D. D'Amico, President & Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Independent Oil & Gas Association (PIOGA), is leading the effort to defeat PA Gov. Tom Wolf's Marcellus-killing, 7.5% severance tax. While virtually everyone else looked away in embarrassment and otherwise ignored Wolf's threat that you either take this tax like a man or you'll get banned "like New York," Lou D'Amico is not looking away and not pretending Wolf never said it. Wolf did say it and he meant it--and he must be stopped. Below is an excellent column Lou recently wrote in which he parses the governor's comments and offers the industry's response--setting the record straight. By the way, Lou will be the Guest of Honor at this year's Oil & Gas Awards event in Pittsburgh on March 25...

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