
North Dakota’s Measure 5: Conservation in the Oil Boom
Update: On Tuesday November 4 North Dakota voters rejected Measure 5 with a resounding 79.4 percent voting against the Clean Water, Wildlife and Parks Amendment. Oil prices on Tuesday slumped to a three-year low, slashing profits of energy companies operating in the Bakken. North Dakota’s oil patch Locals call it the “oil patch.” With the magic of advanced hydrofracking technology and…