Plain Talk: Industry Spokesman Says Reducing Oil Production Isn’t the Way to Curb Flaring
The issue of natural gas flaring in North Dakota is making regional, and even national, headlines again. Ron Ness from...
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Plain Talk: People Targeted by “Red Flag” Law Have to Pay to Defend Their Gun Rights, Oil Industry Pays Half of All North Dakota Taxes
Over the weekend I had an interesting Twitter conversation with state Rep. Karla Rose Hanson, the sponsor of so-called "red...
Ron Ness: BLM Rule Enables Waste Rather Than Preventing It
This guest post was submitted by Ron Ness, President of the North Dakota Petroleum Council. It’s now been nearly one...
Ron Ness: Senator Heitkamp Failed to Support North Dakota
This week, the industry was dealt a serious blow when the Senate failed to repeal the BLM Waste Prevention rule....
Congressman Cramer and Senator Heitkamp Are Telling Completely Different Stories About Tribe’s Position on Methane Rule
Senator Heidi Heitkamp's deciding vote killing a "midnight" Obama regulation pertaining to methane emissions has been pretty controversial, but in...
Ron Ness: Setting The Record Straight On North Dakota Spills
North Dakota has a very strict regulatory system, and it is often one that is looked at by other states...
The Real News Is That North Dakota Flaring Is Down Significantly
Reporter Amy Dalrymple caught North Dakota Petroleum Council President Ron Ness in a bit of an exaggeration about recent flaring reductions....
Oil Industry Takes "Significant Blow" As Tax Exemption Fails To Trigger
The dreaded and much-talked-about "big trigger" oil tax exemption will not go into effect on June 1 as a slight...
Ron Ness: Ending The Oil Export Ban Would Be Good For North Dakota
Our nation today has an opportunity to change the world for the better and this change can come from North...
Ron Ness: New York Times Misrepresented North Dakota Story
Within the opening two paragraphs of her story printed on Nov. 23, New York Times Reporter Deborah Sontag wrote, “Halliburton...
