• Home
  • About
  • Contact
  • Browse by Category
    • Climate Change
    • Economy
    • Energy
    • Environment
    • Environmental Movement
    • Media
    • Notes
    • Politics
    • Renewable energy
    • Slideshows
    • Transportation
    • Video
You are in: Home > north dakota

north dakota

North Dakota’s Oil Boom Brings Both Prosperity and Damage

North Dakota’s Oil Boom Brings Both Prosperity and Damage

By ProPublica on June 11, 2012

North Dakota is pumping more than 575,000 barrels of oil a day now, reinvigorating North Dakota’s once-stagnant economy and reversing a population decline. But growth has come at a cost.

Category: Energy | Tags: fracking, gas, hydraulic fracturing, natural gas, north dakota, oil, oil drilling | 1

Dorgan Plans on Turning to Energy After Senate

Dorgan Plans on Turning to Energy After Senate

By Timothy Hurst on January 13, 2010

In a radio interview with liberal radio host Ed Schultz, Dorgan said he would be writing another book or two and to continue working on several fronts, including energy.

Category: Climate Change, Energy | Tags: byron dorgan, carbon capture, ccs, clean coal, north dakota, senate | 0

Xcel Energy Inks Deal for $900M Wind Power Project

By Timothy Hurst on November 5, 2008

Xcel Energy Inc. has signed a deal with enXco to build wind farms in Minnesota and North Dakota that will generate 351 megawatts of clean, renewable electricity. The company announced Friday that the two projects will be in southwestern Minnesota and southeastern North Dakota. The Nobles Wind Project in Minnesota accounts for 201 megawatts and [...]

Category: Renewable energy | Tags: merricourt windpower project, minnesota, nobles windpower project, north dakota, northern states power, xcel energy | 0

Explore LiveOak

Archives

Let’s Connect!

Featured

Animated Map of Red-Blue America

Animated Time-Lapse Map of Red-Blue America

Animated Map of Wind Power Growth

Animated Map of US Wind Power Growth

Sponsors

Radiant Heating
LiveOAK Media

Tags

2008 presdential election barack obama bp bp oil spill cap and trade carbon emissions cartoon clean energy Climate Change climate policy coal colorado congress cop-15 copenhagen Energy energy industry energy policy Environment environmental movement epa food fracking global warming humor Mean Joe Green cartoon Media natural gas obama offshore wind oil oil spill Politics pollution Renewable energy science senate social media solar Transportation Twitter Weekly Updates Video water wind energy wind power

From the Network


  • Energy and Environment News Roundup – 5.23.13
  • 5 Recycled Gift Card Craft Projects
  • Energy and Environment News Roundup – 5.22.13
  • Energy and Environment News Roundup – 5.21.13
  • Spotted: Repurposed Giftcard Necklace
  • Energy and Environment News Roundup – 5.17.13
  • Energy and Environment News Roundup – 5.16.13
  • 5 Ways to Replace Single Use Plastic

About Ecopolitology

Ecopolitology provides up-to-date news, interviews and critical analysis of energy and environmental politics in the U.S. and around the world. Exploring a wide range of topics from policy to social movements, Ecopolitology provides an in-depth and accessible narrative about what moves sustainability in the world today.
Read More...

Part of the LiveOAK Media Network:

  • Earth & Industry →
  • greenUPGRADER →
  • Crisp Green →
  • Amazon Pilgrim →
Ecopolitolgy Header Designed by Aleksandar Rodic Part of the LiveOAK Network
© LiveOAK Media, Inc. 2010   Legal: Privacy Policy  |  Terms of Use
Creative Commons LicenseThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.