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The Smithsonian Channel’s Aerial America features a couple short videos that show off North Dakota and some of her history. If you follow the link out, make sure you scroll down after the Sacajawea video to catch videos on Teddy Roosevelt and John Jacob Astor. [...]
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The bill would provide financial incentives to retail locations that install natural gas filling equipment and grants to consumers who purchase or convert vehicles to run on natural gas. Full details from Bakken.com. [...]
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A few bills on school safety are working through the legislature. One bill would provide funding for school resource officers, another would allow for specially permitted concealed weapons. For more details and some valuable commentary check out Rob Port’s thoughts at Say Anything Blog.com. [...]
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Congressman Cramer issued a news release on House of Representative action against human trafficking. In total, twelve bills were passed which address the issue in whole and reach into areas such as law enforcement, victim support, foster care, awareness training, and welfare. The legislation passed by the U.S. House today will complement work currently underway in [...]
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It’s not a new nickname yet, but it’s the plan that will lead to one, and the UND President will hear about it Friday. [...]
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You know that low-level radioactive waste left over from oil production, the stuff that’s been in the news recently? It turns out that if we allow it to be disposed of in-state, an enormous amount of money would be saved — some estimates count it at $120 million. [...]
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If we can turn sewage into drinking water and then into beer, it begs the question — why are we pumping our used fracking water underground? 😀 [...]
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Ever wonder where the myths and wild stories of the sea came from? Here’s the science the explains the mirage phenomenon in an easy to understand article from Wired. [...]
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Stories in the news telling of a ‘Bakken Bust’ have reached a fever pitch recently, but there are a lot of people in the know who are telling a different story. Here’s one of those ‘alternative’ stories that’s worth a read. [...]
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McKenzie County Sherriff Deputies responded to a report of an individual carrying guns at Watford City RV park and after searching the suspect’s property, they discovered two improvised explosive devices. [...]
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Department of Mineral Resource Director Lynn Helms briefed the Industrial Commission on bills active in the legislature that may impact management and regulation of oil and gas operations in the state. [...]
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Over the past 15 years, the number of annual deaths caused by drug overdoses has grown dramatically. And the scary part, we don’t really know how bad the problem is or where to begin fighting it because Department of Health is not tracking the data. [...]
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The Minnesota legislature is looking at forgiving or reducing student debt to newly trained health professionals who are willing to practice in rural areas. [...]
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Gov. Dalrymple’s comments regarding saltwater pipelines from the Fargo Forum article, “We are in the process of developing a comprehensive set of rules regarding that type of line, but we maybe want to accelerate a couple of pieces of that.” [...]
Read & Share sourced from: InForumYou’ve heard the pundits comment on the state of the oil boom, but here’s your chance to listen to the guy who’s been more successful than anyone by investing his own money in the Bakken. Spoiler, he’s not betting on a bleak future. [...]
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The cost of comprehensive flood protection for Minot looks like it will top $1 billion. The completion timeframe looks like it still many years away, but engineers continue with planning in spite of an uncertain funding package. [...]
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