Today's Big Energy Story: The President Appears To Tie The Keystone XL Project With His "War On Coal"; Also, Update On Two New Grocery Stores In The Bakken

Under time pressure, so will come back to these stories to comment later in the week, when I get caught up, and if I remember. But here are the stories I need to come back to:

Keystone XL and "War On Coal" Linked

• Bitumen no more corrosive than other oil; no greater pipeline leak risk -- Oil & Gas Journal
• President O'Bama wants "War on Coal" rules finalized by June, 2015 -- Reuters
• Bloomberg reports same thing
• Despite the FACT that there has been no global warming for 15 years, folks who want to engage in the discussion are either in agreement with the President or, if not, "Flat-Earthers"; that's always helpful dialogue
• Someone interprets President O'Bama's recent remarks to mean that he will not approve the Keystone XL unless he can say it will NOT harm the environment; okay;

Economic development in the Bakken: two new grocery stores in the Bakken (I think I've posted these stories earlier; there may be some additional data);

Minneapolis-based Oppidan Investment Co. broke ground on two retail developments in North Dakota’s Bakken region last week.

In Stanley, Oppidan broke ground on a 23-acre development that will include Cash Wise Foods, Holiday Station Stores, O’Reilly Auto Parts, Tractor Supply Co. and Main Stay Suites. The first tenant is expected to open in January. Oppidan expects to develop an additional 10 acres adjacent to the site in 2014.

In Tioga, Oppidan broke ground on a 36,000-square-foot Cash Wise Foods that is expected to open in October.