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Governor Sides with Oil & Gas Against Federal Regs
Article originally printed by Montana Watchdog, Dustin Hurst and replayed in the Big Sky Business Journal weekly Hot Sheet. Democratic Governor Brian Schweitzer is siding with the oil and gas industry in its fight against drilling regulations that some would say could devastate Montana’s economy. The Bureau of Land Management, a bureaucratic subsidiary of the [...]
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5 Ways to Boost Self-Confidence
It seems like a cheesy topic, I know, but the fact is many people today still struggle with feeling confident with their actions. Your personal opinion of yourself holds an incredible amount of weight. After all, if perception is reality, low self-confidence is equivalent to shooting yourself in the foot. So instead of continuously rooting [...]
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Oh Sure, I’ve Heard of the Bakken
We presented at a meeting the other day and asked how many in the room had heard of the Bakken? Well, it looked like everyone had heard of the Bakken, but the group was a little short on details. Below are two short clips, originally done in 2008 on the Bakken. They are a nice quick [...]
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Down Time is Money in the Oil Field
Benjamin Franklin, often short of words, but long on meaning first uttered the saying, “Time is Money” way back in 1748. His point – time is valuable and money is wasted when we fail to use our time productively. Not too difficult of a concept to grasp in business. But when your business is oil [...]
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3 Ways to Run a Better Business
Starting a business is tough, and keeping a business going can be tougher still. Not only are you in charge of everything, but you are also responsible for everything, which can feel like quite a burden. Don’t worry though; it’s all going to be all right. All you have to do is make yourself into the best businessperson [...]
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The North Dakota – New York Connection ?
When I think of being connected in New York, a flood of mental images; ranging from Marlon Brando in the The Godfather making an offer you can’t refuse to a steady stream of episodes from The Sopranos plays out in my mind. So what possibly could New York and rural, end of the earth (by a New [...]
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*So what’s all the fuss about fracking?
So what’s all the fuss about fracking? Its most vocal opponents charge that fracking will burn your water, pollute your air, and cause the very ground to shift beneath you. The oil and gas industry obviously disagree. So who’s right? Well, not being a scientist I have to base my opinions on information I get [...]
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Who Drew A Chalk Outline?
When I hear the over used and frequently abused term “domestic energy policy”, I’m reminded of an old Dennis Miller stand up line from the early 1990′s, “Who drew a chalk outline around common sense?” For the 21st century, the Miller line should be adapted to: “who drew a chalk outline around the Bakken, the [...]
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“Run the Play” – Oil is Back !
The Pack is Back ! With 16 seconds left in the game and down by 3 points, the Green Bay Packers called their final time-out. It was 3rd and goal on the Dallas 2 foot line. In the huddle, with the game on the line, Quarterback Bart Starr asked Kramer whether he could get enough [...]
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Mini Bakken….in Our Backyard
While Williston, North Dakota is the epicenter of the Bakken oil play, talk of the “mini Bakken” is beginning to take root in eastern Montana…an area that is sparse in population, sparse in trees, but even more importantly sparse in infrastructure to support the momentum of an energy wave. Like most decisions in life, the choices we make [...]
