While one tribe fights relentlessly against the pipline, another stands to gain tremendously from it and the quick path to market for the oil produced there. The MHA Nation finds itself in a unique position in the debate over the Dakota Access Pipeline; Amy Sisk with Inside Energy has the story.
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The transition alway from coal will be economically disruptive. Here in North Dakota, we are rightfully resistant as we have so many jobs and livelihoods dependent on it. President Trump may get us a reprieve, but the reality we have to face is one where coal is not a dominant player in our economy. Finland has
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June 30, 2017, is an important date for the state’s Legacy Fund. After that, earnings from the fund can be transferred to the state’s general fund. Earnings from prior to that are considered part of the principal and can only be spent by two-thirds majority vote in both houses of the legislature. The fund currently
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At this time two years ago, the gathering system pipeline operated by Summit Midstream near Blacktail Creek North of Williston was probably leaking. It wouldn’t be discovered until January of 2015 when the resulting spill became the largest in North Dakota history. Today, the company finds themselves in the role of example for the industry
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Senator Hoeven, Governor Dalrymple, and Congressman Cramer have signed a letter delivered to President Obama regarding the #NoDAPL Protests. The full news release per Senator Hoeven’s office and letter follow below. — Official News Release — WASHINGTON – In a letter to President Barack Obama, Senator John Hoeven, Congressman Kevin Cramer and Governor Jack Dalrymple
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Tony Gehrig is a Fargo City Commissioner who wonders out loud if the Fargo City Commission is using its economic development incentives properly. Though this relates directly to Fargo, the lesson could be applied to any community trying to entice businesses — for example, Minot.
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Earlier this fall, Dakota Acess purchased land near the site of the #NoDAPL protest camps from a private rancher. It was a move that sparked controversy because, at first look, it appeared to be in violation of North Dakota’s corporate farming laws. Now, Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem has issued an opinion that Dakota Access had
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One of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s initial arguments against the Dakota Access Pipeline was its proximity to the reservations water intake structure, but as of the new year, water for the reservation communities will be pulled from a new location more than 70 miles downstream of the pipeline. Ernest Scheyder with Reuters has the
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The City of Estevan’s City Council is going on the record formally with a letter addressed to provincial and party leaders that outlines disappointment in environmental policies including a carbon tax that put the areas coal-fired power stations directly in the crosshairs. Estevan is home to two power generating stations, one of which — the
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Tradewind Energy is in the early stages of developing a second project in Williams County. The proposal calls for 150 turbines with the potential to generate 300 megawatts. The project will locate near Tioga and stretch to the Northwest if approved.
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Here’s the quote from Williston’s Economic Developer Director, Shawn Wenko, “It’s a fair assessment that North Dakota remains one of the top ten states to do business, contrary to outside reports, North Dakota is still doing very well.” Get the rest of the story from the Williston Herald.
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While much of the North Dakota economy is in the doldrums brought forth by low commodity prices, business and housing in Fargo is still trending up. Commentary: It would seem that Fargo has solved the resilient economy problem, and the rest of us in the state should probably be looking at them as an example.
Read & ShareMinnesota Public Radio picked up the Associated Press coverage of news that it will won’t be before early 2017 that a federal judge rules on the easement to drill under the Missouri River. It’s an opportunity to see outside coverage of the fracas and judge for yourself how the issue is being covered outside of
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If there’s an upside to the slowdown in the oil business, it’s that it forced operators to look for ways to get more efficient. The result, the industry continues to make significant strides in lowering production costs to the point where, in some regions of the Bakken, operators can produce oil at rates competitive with
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North Dakota oil production is down below a million barrels a day, and the State’s Mineral Resources Director Lynn Helms suspects uncertainty over the Dakota Access pipeline may be a factor. Getting North Dakota oil to market costs approximately $12-25 per barrel currently. When the pipeline comes online, that rate is expected to fall to
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The shale-energy revolution we’ve been a first-hand witness to in the Bakken formation has opened the door to the concept of true energy independence, and new study released by the U.S. Geological Survey may have just kicked that door all the way open. The full news release is below, but the gist is this: the
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