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berenicecastro

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on: Jul 8, 2018
Pumping water, sand and chemicals into the ground to recover more oil or natural gas from the ground is a technology called
 
  a. pump-priming.
  b. fracking.
  c. wildcat drilling.
  d. Enhanced Recovery Technology (ERT).
  e. flaring.

Question 2

The taxes Texas levies on tobacco products, alcoholic beverages, and gasoline are known as ____ taxes.
 
  a. corporation franchise
  b. general sales
  c. excise or selective sales
  d. gross receipts
  e. severance


makaylafy

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Reply #1 on: Jul 8, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

C


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