Spotlight on Economics: Solving the Problem of Food Security
Food security remains one of the major problems that humanity faces in developing and developed parts of the world.
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Commentary: 7 Myths about Scandinavia’s Social Democratic ‘Paradise’
Scandanavian countries are often held as examples of successful socialism. But for one political commentator, the ‘success’ part is debatable, and the reasons for whatever success are less about socialism and more about the fact that those practicing it are, well, Scandanavian.
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What Happened to the Price of Ground Beef?
For five years, beef prices have been on the rise. In North Dakota, it’s a good news/bad news situation. In the grocery store, we’re paying more; on the ranch, we’re earning more. This article goes into some of the factors that are moving the market.
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This is an older video, but it’s the first in a series of ‘water’ stories in today’s news feed. Bottled water is hard the environment and even harder on the pocketbooks of people who buy it. Get the full story in the video below.
Read & ShareNorth Dakota Water Officials See Results from Crackdown on Illegal Water Sales
In order to sell water in North Dakota, the State Water Commission has to give you the OK, and the skyrocketing demand for water in the oil patch has brought this issue front and center.
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Top Ten things I learned on my Summer Trip to the Bakken Oil Fields, Part I
This is some great overview writing on what’s happening in Western North Dakota. The first in a two-part series takes a look at the how and where of Bakken drilling activity.
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A Trip to the Bakken, Part II
Technology, innovation, and staggering economic growth, they’re all part of Mr. Perry’s second post on his visit to the Bakken earlier this summer.
Read & Share sourced from: American Enterprise InstituteNew Tribal Regulatory Commission Outlines Plans
The newly chartered West Segment Regulatory Commission announced their intentions in full recently. Their goal — to monitor oil activity on the reservation; business owners’ concerns — costly regulation that’s hitting an already hurting industry.
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Q&A: DOT Director on ND Summer Infrastructure Projects
This past legislative session saw a billion dollar surge bill intended help the western part of the state catch up with oil development growth. A big part of that bill was earmarked to the DOT. Here’s a quick Q & A on some of the projects.
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Upper Midwest Professional Services Firms Expect Growth to Continue
The following article was written by Toby Madden reprinted from the Fedgazette, a publication of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. “Economy is looking good, business has picked up,” commented a small South Dakota accounting firm. This comment reflects the sentiments of architects, engineers, graphic designers, market researchers, management consultants and other professional services firms
Read & ShareFort Berthold Tribal Panel Wants to Regulate Oil Development
Tribal leaders on the Fort Berthold Reservation are taking the law into their own hands. They’ve formed the West Segment Regulatory Commission, a five-member board that intends to regulate things like oil drilling, background checks, and drug testing. Full story from the Associated Press.
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Pro-Energy Policies Could Have Enormous Economic Impact
A study commissioned by American Petroleum Institute highlights the positive economic impacts well-crafted regulatory policy would have on the energy industry, the economy, and jobs. And conversely, it finds that bad regulatory policy will reduce jobs, tax revenue, and economic activity.
Read & Share sourced from: Bakken MagazineSt. Paul Park Refinery increasingly focuses on Bakken oil
The make-up of Bakken crude oil (light compared to crude oil from other sources) creates some added set-up costs for refineries that want to switch to processing it, but for one St. Paul refinery investing in that added capability has been a smart move.
Read & Share sourced from: Star TribuneIn Oilfield Towns, A Boom In Flame Resistant Clothing
FR clothing which is shorthand for fire resistant. And the boom in oil, means a boom in oil workers, which means a boom in FR clothing. Get the story on a new industry booming from growth in an old industry by Inside Energy.
Read & Share sourced from: Inside EnergyHeidi Heitkamp: Allowing U.S. Crude Oil Exports Won’t Raise Gas Prices
How do you know when something is news and a no brainer? When Heidi Heitkamp and Rob Port are on the same side of an issue.
Read & Share sourced from: Say Anything Blog.comOil Patch Paradox: Busy Roads and Slow Internet
If you’re living in the oil patch, little things like a hilltop with a good cell phone signal — so you can hook up to the digital world — are valuable assets. Jessie Veeder, a Watford City musician, writer, and rancher offers her perspective on oil patch paradox.
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