Time For Oil Boom Critics To Give Some Credit On Flaring
To hear some environmental activists and political partisans tell it North Dakota's oil boom is an ecological disaster. "We're destroying...
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When Environmentalists Obstruct Solutions To Environmental Problems
Very often I get the feeling that environmental groups care far less about the environment than they do about advancing...
Everything You Wanted To Know About North Dakota's Tax Trigger
With oil prices in a rout, North Dakotans are obviously concerned about what impact that may have on the state's...
Another Company Cuts Back Spending, Drilling In North Dakota Due To Oil Prices
More ugly news for a state that has an aggressive spending budget built on oil tax revenues, despite what Governor...
Report: North Dakota Tax Revenues Down 46 Percent In Third Quarter UPDATE: Not So Much
Update: Turns out the Rockefeller Institute report had some major flaws. See an update here. “We expect revenues to remain...
Order For Oil Conditioning Was Likely Too Much Micromanagement For Industry's Taste
Back in November, as the North Dakota Industrial Commission was considering new regulations for conditioning crude oil before shipment, I...
It Begins? Oil Company Scales Down North Dakota Operations Due To Oil Prices
"In the next few months, everyone in the oil market will be intently watching the volume of new drilling activity...
Exaggerating Complaints About Saltwater Spills
When citizens complain about the way they're governed it's always important to pay attention. But also worth paying attention to...
Rachel Woltjer: North Dakota's Oil Patch Has Truly Become Home
A few weeks ago, I was in Minneapolis for a few meetings and asked my favorite college professor if we...
Sometimes The Messenger Deserves To Be "Shot"
"It's foolish to blame messenger." That was the headline to a Fargo Forum editorial from over the weekend which fired...
