Watch: Sweet Crude Man Camp
This video was released about a year ago so you may have seen it. If you haven’t, it is a beautifully shot, non-judgmental portrait of how some in the Bakken are living.
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Local School Superintendents Comment on Train & Bus Concerns
In reaction to this week’s tragic collision between a train and a bus in Larimore, Lauran Donovan of the Bismarck Tribune reached out to Berthold and Ray School districts for comment. Catch the story here.
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Sandpiper Oil Pipeline Hearing Draws Crowded House in Duluth
Public Hearings over the routing of Enbridge’s Sandpiper pipeline are drawing big crowds in Minnesota. Meetings have been held in Saint Paul and Duluth and are scheduled for Bemidji, Crookston and St. Cloud.
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Mapping a Fracking Boom in North Dakota
There are a lot of tools out there that show drilling data on maps, but this is the single most detailed and up-to-date version I’ve seen. Here’s the link to the full-size map, the article about the tools used to produce it is below. The map was produced by Mason Inman writing or Wired.
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Trafficked: An In Depth Look at Human Trafficking in North Dakota
Forum Communications has gone in depth on the human trafficking story that’s unfolding before our eyes. Kudos to Amy Dalrymple and Katherine Lymn for tackling this story so aggressively and to the content designers for presenting it in such a compelling manner. Don’t take my word for it, just visit the site and start reading
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Oil Release Reported in McKenzie County
The North Dakota Department of Health is reporting a 600 barrel oil spill that was not contained on the site. The spill happened approximately 1 mile NW of Keene. [map_locations]
Read & ShareComparing North Dakota and Alaska
North Dakota and Alaska have a lot in common these days. From oil-dependent state budgets to populations… James MacPhereson of the Associated Press calls attention to the similarities.
Read & Share sourced from: Bismarck TribuneThe California – North Dakota Gang Connection is Real
Nice work by the Dickinson Press following up on this story from last week… apparently the gang connections between California and Western North Dakota are significant.
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Oil Tank Fire Near Williston
A set of oil tanks is burning this morning after catching fire yesterday afternoon. No injuries are reported, the fire will be allowed to burn until all the oil is consumed.
Read & Share sourced from: KX NewsND Oil Could Face Higher Taxes on the West Coast
Oil that arrives Washington and Oregon refineries via ocean tanker is taxed differently than oil that arrives via train. Lawmakers in both states are looking at revising that policy to add more money for managing issues resulting from increased oil-by-train activity.
Read & Share sourced from: KUOW.orgThe Economics of Canada’s Strategic Maple Syrup Reserve
Yes, it’s a real thing. Yes, there are real economic principles at work. Yes, you should read it.
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U.S. Easing of Oil Export Restrictions Challenges OPEC’s Strategy
It looks like there will be some softening of oil export restrictions. The result may allow U.S. produced oil to enter the global markets. It’s a small bit of good news for producers during the downward price plunge.
Read & Share sourced from: BloombergWAWSA continues to expand
There are a lot of state dollars going to this project in the next biennium, but the scope of the project has grown significantly like everything has in the Western part of the state. This is a good get-you-up-to-speed article on the Western Area Water Supply project.
Read & Share sourced from: Williston HeraldThe Tex Hall — James Henrikson Connection
This is a sordid story, that has gotten remarkably little, local media coverage… just read the article.
Read & Share sourced from: New York TimesTaking a Breath: Oil Slow Down Not All Bad
Maybe a slow down is just what we all need. The development and growth has come at such a furious pace that an opportunity to catch up might be just what we need. That’s the view of this editorial from the Dickinson Press.
Read & Share sourced from: Dickinson PressREAD: ‘Roughnecks’ is the Story of North Dakota’s Last Oil Boom
It’s the fictional story of a real world participant in Western North Dakota’s 1980’s oil boom.
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