Energy
security/ Nothing lasts forever
Two short years ago, industry analysts and
television pundits were toasting North Dakota as the “Saudi Arabia of North America.”
But the fracking rush that made the Peace Garden State the poster child of the
U.S. energy boom has gone bust.
North Dakota’s numerous gas flares, which
have been notably visible from space, are flickering out as drilling rigs
shut down and tens of thousands of energy workers face reduced hours and pink
slips. Small North Dakota towns recently bustling with workers and other
fortune seekers are returning to the rural tranquility they once knew.
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