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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>WESTERN ENERGY ALLIANCE REPRESENTS OVER 300 COMPANIES, AS WELL AS THEIR INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYEES, ENGAGGED IN ALL ASPECTS OF ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION OF OIL AND NATURAL GAS IN THE WEST. ALLIANCE MEMBERS ARE INDEPENDENTS, THE MAJORITY OF WHICH ARE SMALL BUSINESSES WITH AN AVERAGE OF 15 EMPLOYEES.</ExplanationTxt>
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