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STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Legislative notebook: Senate backs gasoline tax hike
By Don Davis and Danielle Killey Minnesota senators voted Friday to raise the state gasoline tax 5 cents in the next few years. After the Senate Transportation Committee in recent weeks removed a gas ...
Posted on 5/11/13 at 11:15 AM
HOME IMPROVEMENT WITH ANDY LINDUS What is Something You Can’t See, Smell or Taste In Your Home?.....Radon Gas!
Did you know the EPA estimates that nearly 1 out of 15 homes in the U.S. has elevated radon levels? Radon gas is responsible for about 21,000 fatalities each year and the Surgeon General has warned th...
Posted on 5/10/13 at 8:40 AM
REAL OILFIELD WIVES Managing the Kids While Your Husband is Away
How many times has someone told you, "I don't know how you do it!" and you just laugh it off and say it's not that bad. What they don't know is that you are quite possibly on the verge of a breakdow...
Posted on 3/21/13 at 7:21 AM
THE NEW FORTY $3.59!!!!
On February 7th, I wrote about gas prices that had risen about 40 cents over a few weeks to $3.39 a gallon. Today, on February 15th the gas prices are $3.59 a gallon. Are you $%!?@$#$%?!@$%$!! kidding...
Posted on 2/15/13 at 10:59 PM
MIDDLE AGED PLAGUE Facebook: Sometimes I Like It, Sometimes I Don't
So many people want me to like them, I feel as if I were back in high school or junior high. Thank God I'm not; once was enough. This time around's a little different though. Instead of being accos...
Posted on 4/18/12 at 12:32 PM
BNSF to test fueling locomotives with natural gas 
As the issue of reducing natural gas flaring at oil well sites in western North Dakota has become a hot topic of late, one major hauler of Bakken crude is looking at the possibility of using natural gas for fuel.
By Bryan Horwath , March 09, 2013
North Dakota Senate snuffs natural gas flaring bill
The North Dakota Senate snuffed out a measure Wednesday aimed at curbing the oil industry's practice of wasting natural gas as an unwanted byproduct of oil production.
By James MacPherson , February 13, 2013
BLM oil, gas leases in ND fetch $11.4 million
The Bureau of Land Management says its most recent sale of oil and gas leases in North Dakota totaled more than $11.4 million.
By Associated Press , January 31, 2013
Gas prices on the rise again
After a three-month drop, gas prices are back on the rise around the United States.
By Herald Staff Report , January 31, 2013
FACES OF THE BOOM: Bismarck man aims to bridge gap between conservation, oil industry
When Terry Fleck goes fishing or hunting, he aims to leave the area better than how he found it. That’s the same attitude the Bismarck man hopes oil and gas companies will have about development in North Dakota.
By Amy Dalrymple , January 28, 2013
Things to know for Monday
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Monday.
By Associated Press , January 27, 2013
Billions in gas drilling royalties transform lives
Private landowners are reaping billions of dollars in royalties each year from the boom in natural gas drilling, transforming lives and livelihoods even as the windfall provides only a modest boost to the broader economy.
By Kevin Begos , January 27, 2013
HOWARD LEARNER: Oil-shale gas should be captured, not flared
Howard Learner talks about the community costs and social disruptions of the Bakken oil shale drilling.
December 23, 2012
Declining demand eases price at the pump in Grand Forks
Weak demand for gasoline is driving down prices nationally and knocked 15 cents off the price in Grand Forks, where it was $3.19 per gallon at most stations Tuesday.
By Christopher Bjorke , December 11, 2012
US oil, gas exploration rigs drop this week by 11
The number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. fell this week by 11 to 1,800.
By Associated Press , December 07, 2012
Group urges Dayton to raise gas tax, tab fees
A transportation group created by Gov. Mark Dayton is calling for higher gas taxes, vehicle registration fees and Twin Cities sales taxes to raise more than $50 billion for road and transit over the next two decades.
By Associated Press , November 30, 2012
Obama orders fuel to be sent to areas hit by Sandy
The Obama administration is ordering the purchase of up to 12 million gallons of unleaded fuel and up to 10 million gallons of diesel fuel for distribution in areas impacted by Superstorm Sandy to supplement private sector efforts.
November 02, 2012
Some Fargo gas stations switching to prepay only
If you've filled up recently, you've probably noticed a growing trend in Fargo-Moorhead; a lot of gas stations are going to a prepay system. The root cause for many owners is the outrageous prices at the pump.
By Bill Schammert , August 30, 2012
Hurricane Isaac brings higher gas prices in Grand Forks
On Tuesday, the average price of a gallon of regular unleaded in Grand Forks was $3.769. On Wednesday, it was $3.823. Analysts say the disruption of the storm in the Gulf of Mexico rippled into the Midwest.
By Jonathan Fahey and Herald Staff Report , August 29, 2012
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