Monthly Archives: August 2012
Drilling Down on Oil Rigs in the Mountain Time Zone
Oil drilling rig counts are at an all-time high… or dropping off, depending which report you read which week for which area. Overall, industry source Baker Hughes reports relatively stable activity, declining slightly to levels just below last year nationally. … Continue reading
Behind the Bakken Boom
North Dakota surpassed Alaska this summer to become the 2nd largest oil-producing state in America, behind Texas. There are 1/3 more wells now producing 3/4 more oil than a year ago and over twice as much crude produced as two … Continue reading
Microblog Weekly Updates for 2012-08-26
Every artist is an entrepreneur; how so many blindly walk the road to serfdom is beyond me. # Happy Thoughts. “@ellmcgirt: Purple haze, red humpy, chernobyl ant. #montana
US Energy Information Administration
At this month’s Western Planner Conference, I noticed a lot of the presenters (more than one) used a lot of data and graphics from the US Energy Information Administration, when they were talking about energy development. Now, I pride myself … Continue reading
Utah: Between the Rocks, a Good Place
How does Utah Get 6.0% Unemployment? This weekend, my college buddy John Gurney (an economist by training and CPA by practice) posted some footnotes under that title on his “econscius” blog. In short, Mr. Gurney observes: Utah’s 6.0% unemployment rate … Continue reading
Microblog Weekly Updates for 2012-08-19
After a week in Montana I'm still living on Mountain Time. # Cool! @Fratrain got Amy England's "Summertown" on Freight Train Boogie podcast #175 http://t.co/6OwfzR6r #NoDepression # Bark and Bluegrass! w/Drew Emmitt (Leftover Salmon) & Bill Nershi (String Cheese Incident) … Continue reading
Western Planners Get Smart About Energy, Revitalization and Transportation
Energy development, smart growth and transportation planning were the topics of choice at the 2012 Western Planner Conference in Billings, Montana. Western Planner brings together professionals from just west of SRDC’s borders to Alaska, many of whom work in small … Continue reading
Microblog Weekly Updates for 2012-08-12
High Plains of Montana http://t.co/pOfmyKkk # Grass starting to grow after Ash Creek Wildfire http://t.co/c870Xd65 # Magic City Blues fest Billings, #MT starts tonight, Chris Isaak Friday, Martha Scanlon & AKUS Sun http://t.co/zIgs9Eia #NoDepression # Good pick “@nprnews: Romney Picks … Continue reading
The Numbers Don’t Lie: Inside America’s Economic Machine
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau] . From the US Census Bureau, in advance of the 2012 Economic Census: How Do We Know? Inside America’s Economic Machine The United States has the world’s largest economy, with a gross domestic product of $15 … Continue reading
Microblog Weekly Updates for 2012-08-05
it's a game, get over it “@dtapscott: Twitter suspends British journalist critical of NBC's Olympics coverage http://t.co/m4Kikg57” #NBCFail # Sinclair Lewis at the movies. http://t.co/Racwrd7w # August marks the 150th anniversary of the U.S.- Dakota War of 1862 http://t.co/jL6RVJFF #mn … Continue reading
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