Is North Dakota At Risk Of A Development Bubble?
For those of us living in or near the oil patch, watching as hotel after hotel is built has become...
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Land Owners Win The Second Battle Of Killdeer Mountain
The Battle of Killdeer Mountain was a conflict between the US military and Sioux tribes in western North Dakota. It's...
Bill To Restrict Natural Gas Flaring Voted Down In The North Dakota Senate
We've all seen the satellite pictures of the Bakken oil fields lit up nearly as bright as urban centers like...
Are We In The Middle Of An Ethanol Bubble?
The 2007 U.S. energy bill mandated that a total of 15 billion gallons of renewable ethanol must be produced by...
Has North Dakota's Economy Peaked?
Today the North Dakota House and Senate appropriations committees are holding a joint session to discuss the state's new budget...
Democrat Proposed Flaring Restriction Would Throw Monkey Wrench Into Oil Production
I don't think anyone likes flaring, which is the burning off of natural gas from oil wells (right now 30%...
Guest Post: Don't Fix North Dakota's Oil Tax
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times By this, I am not suggesting extensive expertise...
Interview: Senator Dwight Cook Introduces Major Oil Tax Reforms
Today Senator Dwight Cook introduced SB2336 (not available online yet) proposing several major changes to North Dakota's oil taxes. He...
ND House Strips $30 Million From Dalrymple's Budget For Housing Incentive Fund
Today there was floor debate over Governor Jack Darlymple's Housing Incentive Fund. The fund asks for private sector donations to...
Are Women In Danger In North Dakota's Oil Patch?
Like a lot of North Dakotans, I've grown a little weary of the national media attention paid to the Bakken...
