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North Dakota Train Explosion Adds Fuel to Keystone XL Pipeline Debate
2013-12-31 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: The derailment and fire that led to the evacuation of a North Dakota town has renewed the debate over whether its safer to ship oil by rail or pipeline as the U.S. completes a review of the Keystone XL project. Any time there is an incident, you have heightened talk and scrutiny on oil transportation, Brigham McCown, a former director of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, said yesterday in an interview. It will add to the conversation. Public safety officials urged...
North Dakota Oil Rail Shipments Expected to Rise Dramatically in 2014
2013-12-13 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The percentage of North Dakota oil shipped by rail will likely jump significantly in the next year as producers increasingly turn to trains to reach U.S. refineries where premium prices are fetched, the state`s top oil regulator told lawmakers Thursday. Lynn Helms, director of the Department of Mineral Resources, told the Legislature`s Government Finance Committee that he expects as much as 90 percent of the state`s crude will move by rail in 2014, up from about 60 percent at present. North...
Oneok plans new North Dakota natural gas factory
2013-11-20 14:18:53| Energy - Topix.net
An Oklahoma energy company said it will build its biggest factory yet in western North Dakota to help capture and bring to market more of the natural gas that currently is being burned off as a byproduct of soaring oil production.
North Dakota oil boom brings worry to Theodore Roosevelt National Park
2013-11-02 20:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: On a stretch of ranchland nestled in the North Dakota Badlands, under dark, star-filled night skies, serene landscape and solitude, Theodore Roosevelt formed his strong conservationist ideals more than a century ago. But the night skies around the former president's Elkhorn Ranch, referred to as the "cradle of conservation" by environmentalists and historians, now glow orange. From some of the highest points in what is now Theodore Roosevelt National Park, dozens of natural gas flares are visible...
North Dakota Democrats Want Required Spill Reporting
2013-11-01 05:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: North Dakota Democratic lawmakers said Wednesday that they will seek bipartisan legislation to require regulators to publicly report all oil spills and other hazardous leaks. "We believe that openness and transparency build public trust rather than causing alarm," Senate Minority Leader Mac Schneider said. The move comes after officials took nearly two weeks to tell the public about a Tesoro Corp. pipeline rupture discovered last month that sent more than 20,000 barrels of crude spewing across...
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