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Builder calls N.D. oil boom best opportunity in decades
During the Bakken Housing Summit, Salt Lake City real estate developer Michael Milner sent this text to his colleague Think big! Think real! Think fun! 
Tribes recognize oil companies for environmental practices, safety
NEW TOWN Their safety and environmental practices earned two oil companies working on the Fort Berthold Reservation recognition from the Three Affiliated Tribes.
North Dakota becomes nation's second-leading oil producer
North Dakota has passed Alaska to become the second-leading oil-producing state in the nation, trailing only Texas.
Oil patch's fringe towns see jump in school enrollments
There were just 22 students in the elementary school during the 2006 reorganization with Bowman, when junior high and high school students were absorbed there into a county-wide school. Today, there are 35 students.
Hydraulic Fracturing Unfamiliar Term
The University of Texas at Austin Energy Poll revealed that 64% of Americans were either not familiar with, or had never heard of the term "hydraulic fracturing" (sometimes called "fracking").
OUR OPINION: Case for Keystone pipeline keeps getting stronger
Add Warren Buffett to the list of people who say the Keystone XL pipeline should be given the go-ahead.
New Pipeline Application Received from TransCanada
The State Department has received a new application from TransCanada Corp. for a proposed pipeline that would run from the Canadian border to connect to an existing pipeline in Steele City, Nebraska.
Interior Department sets rules for gas drilling on public lands
The Obama administration said Friday it will for the first time require companies drilling for oil and natural gas on public and Indian lands to publicly disclose chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing operations.
