North Dakota's Oil Boom Brings Environmental Damage with Economic Prosperity

Thursday, June 7, 2012 - 15:31 in Mathematics & Economics

Oil drilling has sparked a frenzied prosperity in Jeff Keller's formerly quiet corner of western North Dakota in recent years, bringing an infusion of jobs and reviving moribund local businesses. [More]

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