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Oil Boom Shifts The Landscape Of Rural North Dakota

“Yet another reason to hate fracking: It’s connected with an increase in STDs, car crashes, drug-related crimes, and sexual assault in areas where the oil and gas industry sets up shop.” The article then goes on to explain that it’s actually not hydraulic fracturing that’s linked to these things, it’s working conditions at oil and… Keep reading →

Oil Boom Shifts The Landscape Of Rural North Dakota

Oil prices had risen on hopes of a US debt deal….but have dipped again since a deal was reached. “U.S. futures slid to their lowest since early July, as stockpiles in the Cushing, Oklahoma oil hub reversed a months-long decline and as signs of progress in talks over Iran’s nuclear program pressured prices.” [Reuters] Petrobras workers are striking to protest foreign… Keep reading →