FORUM NEWS
There's Twice as Much Oil Below North Dakota than We Thought
Don't expect the energy boom in Montana and the Dakotas to end anytime soon. 
Cheap Abundant Natural Gas is a Game Changer, Says the IMF
Expressing surprise at the enormous increase in U.S. production of oil and natural gas by unconventional means, Thomas Helbling, a division chief in the IMF's (International Monetary Fund) Research Department, was forced to admit that it was free enterprise that was responsible for it after all.
Keystone XL pipeline clears hurdle as State report downplays climate impact
A draft State Department report concludes that building the Keystone XL pipeline would not speed up development of Canada's oil sands, dealing a blow to environmentalists who claim Keystone would worsen climate change.
5 things you need to know about fracking
Fracking is short for "hydraulic fracturing," and the catch-all term used to describe the process of extracting oil and natural gas from shale rock formations deep underground. The process goes roughly like this: A company drills down more than a mile deep into the shale rock formations. Then comes what is known as "horizontal drilling" - effectively, the drilling turns 90 degrees, so that the well is exposed to more rock than it would be otherwise.
Bismarck man aims to bridge gap between conservation, oil industry
Terry Fleck, pictured in his home office Friday in Bismarck with walleye he caught in Lake Sakakawea, is helping energy companies and conservation groups work together to protect the North Dakota outdoors.
Hoeven, Baucus, Bipartisan Group of Senators Call on President to Approve Keystone After Approval By Nebraska
Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators today sent a letter to President Barack Obama urging him to approve the Keystone XL pipeline following Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman's approval of the route through Nebraska Tuesday. In one day's time, the letter gained 53 signatures, a majority of the U.S. Senate.
Senators in addition to Hoeven and Baucus who attended the news conference include Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Mark Pryor (D-Ark.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Mary Landrieu (D-La.), David Vitter (R-La.), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas).
Oil, gas wildlife impact
In an effort to educate, inform, assess impacts to wildlife by energy development and develop future management practices, a Director's Energy Task Force has been formed within the North Dakota Game and Fish Department.
OUR OPINION: A fund to protect N.D.'s outdoor life
"North Dakota voters strongly support a greater state role in setting aside land to protect natural areas, water and wildlife habitat, according to a new poll," Forum Communications reported in 2010.
