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Today in Manufacturing has a new podcast brought to you by the editors of Industrial Media. In each episode, we discuss the five biggest stories in manufacturing, and the implications they have on the industry moving forward.
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Bitzero to Buy Old U.S. Missile Site for Data Center
The site was abandoned in the 1970s.
July 26, 2022
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North Dakota Gas Plant to be Redeveloped for Clean Energy
The facility is part of a proposed hub to produce hydrogen.
August 17, 2021
In this June 11, 2014, file photo, visitors hike to a stone lookout over the Little Missouri River inside the Theodore Roosevelt National Park, located in the Badlands of North Dakota. Anemic funding, alleged unpaid work and legal fights are hobbling developers of a proposed $800 million oil refinery near the park in western North Dakota. But the project manager for Meridian Energy Group's Davis Refinery, which has drawn criticism from environmental groups and others who worry it would add to pollution near the national park, insists it will be built.
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Planned Refinery by National Park Hurt by Funding, Lawsuits
The company has raised only about 6% of the project's costs to date.
January 12, 2020
In this Jan. 30, 2019 photo provided by Sen. Kevin Cramer's office, Tommy Fisher, right, talks with Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., at the lawmaker's office in Washington, D.C. Fisher runs Fisher Sand & Gravel, the North Dakota company that won a $400 million contract to build part of the border wall. But the contract is now being audited over concern it may not meet requirements.
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Border Wall Contract Winner
People describe Tommy Fisher as a man with a get-it-done attitude, a knack for self-promotion and a strong belief in the company he took over from his father when he was just 25.
January 6, 2020
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Fisher Lands Border Wall Contract
He made numerous appearances on Fox, repeating that he could build the wall, faster, better and cheaper than anyone.
December 4, 2019
This photo shows affected land from a Keystone oil pipeline leak near Edinburg, North Dakota.
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Pipeline Restarts After ND Leak
The leak is responsible for an estimated 383,000 gallons of oil.
November 11, 2019
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Questions Raised About ND's System
Timely, accurate and accessible information would hold companies and regulators accountable.
August 22, 2019
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Gas Spill Much Bigger Than Reported
The Health Department never updated its report to reflect the severity of the spill.
August 21, 2019
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Refinery by Nat'l Park 1 Year Behind
Securities filings show the company has raised less than 5% of the project's construction costs.
August 20, 2019
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Cause of ND Pipeline Spills a Mystery
"We still don't know what happened," said a scientist from the State Department of Health.
July 24, 2019
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Wastewater Leaks into Tributary
The spill contained saltwater, oil and, potentially, fracking chemicals.
July 16, 2019
In this Oct. 22, 2015 file photo, workers tend to oil pump jacks behind a natural gas flare near Watford City, N.D. Natural gas is being burned off and wasted at record levels in North Dakota because development of the pipelines and processing facilities needed to handle it has not kept pace. Natural gas production hit a record in March. But about 20 percent of it went up in flames through “flaring,” the process of burning off the gas when it can’t be captured.
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ND Natural Gas Waste Continues
Environmentalists and even a key Republican say the problem will persist as long as the state doesn't take a tougher approach with the industry.
May 28, 2019
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Massive ND Oil Spill Finally Cleaned Up
It took five years and nearly $100 million.
September 20, 2018
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$150M Natural Gas Plant Planned for North Dakota
There are now four projects proposed to capture more of the record volume of gas that is coming as a byproduct of the state's oil production.
January 26, 2018