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Next PageNorth Dakota tops Alaska in oil production, trailing only Texas
From my colleague Stephen J. Lee of the Grand Forks Herald: North Dakota passed Alaska in March to become the second-leading state in crude oil production, trailing only Texas, according preliminary ...
5/14/12 at 10:45 PM
Heitkamp, Cramer unveil new ads
FARGO - Two of North Dakota's congressional candidates released new ads over the weekend. In hers, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Heidi Heitkamp touts North Dakota's energy industry, including he...
5/14/12 at 9:32 AM Heitkamp to host energy-issues town hall Thursday in Minot 5/2/12 at 6:20 PM
Clark's FERC nomination advances to full Senate for consideration 4/26/12 at 1:08 PM
Green Scene No-Bake Energy Bites
I was on a mission. I needed more Green Scene No-Bake Energy Bites. I had been to the cozy organic market and deli just the week before. The half dozen Energy Bites I grabbed from the Green Scene deli...
5/13/12 at 6:00 AM Marathon Weekend: Power Up and Keep Rockin' with Energy Bites 5/19/11 at 10:45 AM
Marathon Power Cookies: not just for the runners 5/20/10 at 3:00 AM
National Science Foundation funds SUNRISE summer Research Experience for Undergraduates at UND
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the University of North Dakota $300,000 to fund three additional years for SUNRISE Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) activities. REU is a ...
5/9/12 at 4:02 PM UND to celebrate Earth Day on Wednesday 4/17/12 at 7:51 AM
Wind energy expert, Navajo member to speak at UND, recruit students for science jobs at Sandia National Laboratory 4/5/12 at 1:29 PM
Areavoices Digest #74 - Are you training for the marathon?
Their numbers seem to multiply around this time every year. The snow is gone and the weather hasn't yet turned hot. Runners are coming out of the woodwork, some to train for upcoming marathons (The Fa...
5/1/12 at 1:53 PM
Greg Thrall retires after 39 years of dedicated service
Greg Thrall, senior vice president of operations and IT, retired on March 31, 2012, from Border States Electric (BSE), Fargo, N.D. For more on this story visit http://www.prairiebizmag.com/event/arti...
4/16/12 at 8:39 AM Holland named vice president supply chain services 4/13/12 at 8:42 AM
Border States Electric names Christopher branch manager 1/9/12 at 3:07 PM
The Future is Bleak
Yesterday's video was incredibly optimistic. Today's...not so much. This is actually a hard video to pay attention to because the presentation isn't very good. I'll sum up the points though. Paul G...
3/2/12 at 7:52 PM
Lighten the Load
Since having our first child three years ago and especially since our second came along last fall, I have been absolutely amazed by how much laundry is involved in being a parent. In fact, I find it...
2/29/12 at 10:30 AM Toilet Paper: Less Really Is More 2/11/12 at 10:00 AM
Wind Lessons Make Big Impression
Bottineau County elementary school students havediscovered a simple saltine cracker can teach them aboutwind energy. These youngsters were among about 4,100 North Dakota students who joined millions...
2/15/12 at 9:10 AM NDSU Partner in $1 Million Energy Beet Development Project 2/7/12 at 8:02 PM
How renters can cut energy bills 1/27/11 at 12:26 PM
New gas processing plant planned near Ross
BISMARCK A plant capable of processing up to 75 million cubic feet of natural gas per day will be developed near Ross, N.D. Houston-based Plains All American Pipeline announced the project Friday. Th...
1/28/12 at 7:00 AM Oil Patch testimony to legislators 1/27/12 at 3:08 PM
The oil boom's impact on schools 1/23/12 at 11:13 AM
Infrared
William Herschel, a famous astronomer of the mid 1700s through the early 1800s, is probably most famous for discovering the planet, Uranus, the first planet discovered with the use of a telescope. He...
8/26/11 at 8:36 PM
Nuclear unkowns
I spent the first three years of school in Anchorage on an Air Force base. During that time in the early 60s and being so close to the Soviet Union, we would practice what to do in case of a nuclear a...
3/18/11 at 4:00 PM
Oil spill questions and answers
Here is an informative article from MCT/McClatchy newspapers. It takes a look at the history of oil and offshore drilling in a question and answer format to help put the recent oil spill in conte...
6/17/10 at 12:00 AM
2011 Frozen Four Tickets?
Planning ahead for the 2011 Frozen Four? It's just 150 miles from Duluth at St. Paul's Xcel Energy Center. Here's information on getting tickets: The NCAA is now accept...
4/9/10 at 11:10 AM
We have plenty of room for turbines here
Texas oilman T. Boone Pickens has shelved his plans for a massive wind farm in the Texas Panhandle. However, he is still on the hook for 667 wind turbines he'd already ordered, which he said he will ...
7/8/09 at 7:50 AM
