March 23, 2012 - Northern Gas Pipelines

3-23-12

Three Stories in Today's News: Alaska, Canada and North Dakota. Here's a question for our NGP readers: Which elected and appointed leaders of which jurisdictions seem to be caring most for the sustainability of their economies and the future of their children? Which seems to be succumbing more to the greedy demands of current constituencies? -dh NYT by Ann Carrns. Here is one of the best stories we've seen on the personal side of work within the Williston, N.D. oil shale phenomenon. See the report of our own [...]

3-22-12 Are Sociopaths Taking Control?

Researching oil, gas, flora, fin, fauna and fine Southern culture in Houston, but not so intently that we don't think constantly of our Arctic energy brothers and sisters...and the frigid, local and federal regulatory and statutory challenges they daily face. Is it true we have allowed at least some sociopaths to take control of government? (Of course, we can't speak for Canada.) -dh ADN by Richard Mauer. The Senate bill's "minimal decrease" from the current tax program on oil and gas, known as ACES, "has an immaterial impact" for industry, said [...]