The Carlsbad Current-Argus’ Adrian Hedden tells the story of how an oil and gas well pad has been converted into a campground in New Mexico. The oil and gas industry isn’t just great for local economies, but can also benefit communities as well.

“He said that investment in the community by oil and gas companies, which profit from extraction in southeast New Mexico and the oil-rich Permian Basin, was important for local host communities to benefit from nearby industrial development.”

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