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The energy independence mirage

...natural gas also apply to U.S. crude oil, although the higher relative price of oil improves the economics for oil production. But the total recovery percent from tight oil reservoirs like the Bakken Shale in the Williston Basin is in the...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/guest-columns/2012-11-25/energy-independence
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Politics have become distasteful

...can fix it. I hope that answered your question. Mike Holst CrosslakeClean nuclear powerEuphoria over new U.S. oil production is soaring, as North Dakota replaces Alaska as our number two oil producing state. Visions of our energy independence...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/open-forum/2012-06-04/politics-have-become-d
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Nuclear power is clean energy

Nuclear power is clean energyEuphoria over new U.S. oil production is soaring, as North Dakota replaces Alaska as our number two oil producing state. Visions of our energy independence, proclaimed...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/open-forum/2012-06-04/nuclear-power-clean-en
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WHY IT MATTERS: Issues at stake in election

...further cuts in tax rates for all income levels; he'd also slash corporate rates, reduce regulations and encourage oil production. ___ Education: Education ranks second only to the economy in issues important to Americans. Yet the U.S...

http://brainerddispatch.com/news/political/2012-10-12/why-it-matters-issues-stak
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FACT CHECK: Stumbles in latest presidential debate

...along with them - had plummeted because world demand had collapsed. Crude oil prices have since risen even as U.S. oil production has soared in recent years because global demand is reaching new heights as the developing economies of Asia use more...

http://brainerddispatch.com/news/2012-10-16/fact-check-stumbles-latest-president
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Boom in domestic oil, gas saved U.S. economy

...slowing down as several large shale reservoirs are now productive in various parts of the U.S. Overall, U.S. oil production has grown by 10 percent since 2008, and the import share of U.S. oil consumption has dropped to about 45 percent...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/guest-columns/2012-07-10/boom-domestic-oil-g
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Just days before Nov. 6 election, gasoline prices tumble

...Was he right? Yes and no. Oil production rises and falls in line with demand...an interesting note: Overall, oil production in the U.S. was up in 2011...From 2008 to 2011 U.S. crude oil production has jumped 14 percent, going...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/2012-10-22/just-days-nov-6-election-gasoline
Opinion

...who says that we're somehow suppressing domestic oil production isn't paying attention," Obama said, speaking...open more federal lands for leases to boost U.S. oil production and revenue for the federal government."Here's...

http://brainerddispatch.com/2012-03-22-2
How to defuse the political peril of surging gas prices

...watch working-class voters rally behind ill-advised Republican plans for gas-tax cuts and recklessly expanded oil production, or suffer the political consequences of taking no action at all.In 2008, political fallout from the gas-tax...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/columnists/2012-02-21/how-defuse-political-p
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Oil is still there but harder to extract

...In recent years, world crude oil production has stabilized at a little over...significant increase in world oil production in coming decades. The IEA states...compensate for declining crude oil production at existing fields, 47 mb/d...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/guest-columns/2012-03-09/oil-still-there-har
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