The transformation of farmland to oil fields
By Casey Saltness
If, ten years ago you happened to hear North Dakota in the national news it may have been a story about the LA Lakers coach Phil Jackson (a North Dakotan) and how he and the Lakers had won their third NBA Championship under his leadership. Other news from North Dakota may have been about other notable exports from the state including barley, wheat, oats, big band director Lawrence Welk, or western writer Louis L’Amour. Recently, however, all the news out of North Dakota regarding exports is about an oil and gas boom this country hasn’t seen the likes of in years.
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