Overheard at the (Williston) Economart this morning. Idle chatter, no doubt with no substance.
BJ: Did you see oil, almost $90 yesterday?
CR: And the dollar strengthened a bit, so that was surprising.
DR: They say our number one supplier for oil is now Canada, the oil sands. And they've held up the new pipeline ...
CR: You mean the Keystone Extra or something like that ...
BJ: The Keystone XL, as in "extra large." It brings all the Canadian oil to the US.
CR: Hmmmm....
MK: Did you hear about Ole and Lena?
BJ: So, DR, what were you saying about the pipeline?
DR: Pelosi wants to stop the pipeline ....
CR: Yeah, her husband probably doesn't have any stock in TransCanada. When they buy in, they will let the Canadians build the pipeline.
BJ: And if that fails, we still have the Gulf of Mexico.
DR: Yeah, we still have the Gulf, but all the rigs have moved to Nigeria. The moratorium ...
MK: Did you hear about Ole and Lena?
CR: Someone is in deep doo-doo. And it ain't Ole.
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Elk Reduction in the Park (Not a Bakken Story)
Somehow this doesn't seem right to be bringing up this story about Rudolph's cousins in North Dakota just weeks before they begin their grueling trip Christmas Eve.
Anyway, the Dickinson Press is reporting that the initial volunteer elk hunt went well in the park.
From what I have heard, this whole endeavor was undertaken with much forethought and "compassion," if that's the right word. If there's any complaint, it could only be directed at letting the herd outgrow what the park could support. However, most of us eat beef, chicken, or fish. Giving the elk meat to food banks, I think, is truly an appropriate outcome.
If there is any craziness, it is another example of bureaucratic inertia:
February 3, 2011: The elk hunt has ended and has been declared a success. A three-month effort; a total of 406 elk were removed from the park between November 1, 2010, and January 20, 2011; the goal was 250; "...the effort exceeded all of our expectations," according to a spokesman.
December 11, 2010: The elk hunt has reached the midway point with resounding success. Except, of course, for some of the elk.
Anyway, the Dickinson Press is reporting that the initial volunteer elk hunt went well in the park.
From what I have heard, this whole endeavor was undertaken with much forethought and "compassion," if that's the right word. If there's any complaint, it could only be directed at letting the herd outgrow what the park could support. However, most of us eat beef, chicken, or fish. Giving the elk meat to food banks, I think, is truly an appropriate outcome.
If there is any craziness, it is another example of bureaucratic inertia:
The park is reducing the elk herd because it is no longer allowed to transport elk to other places due to a 2003 moratorium concerning chronic wasting disease.Moratorium? Where have we heard that before?
CWD tests on elk have all come back negative, a spokesman for the park said.
Updates
February 3, 2011: The elk hunt has ended and has been declared a success. A three-month effort; a total of 406 elk were removed from the park between November 1, 2010, and January 20, 2011; the goal was 250; "...the effort exceeded all of our expectations," according to a spokesman.
December 11, 2010: The elk hunt has reached the midway point with resounding success. Except, of course, for some of the elk.
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