In an article entitled Many States Appear To Be In Recession, North Dakota is listed among a few energy-producing states that are economically strong.  Non-energy producing states are struggling more.  From the article:
Some states “have declined so much that they appear to be in a recession,” the NCSL report said.
It also noted the silver lining [...]

According to an article published in Canada Free Press today, North America has plenty of fuel.  Besides hinting that there isn’t any need for energy-related panic attacks (or using corn for ethanol, for that matter), the article addresses climate change. 
My favorite paragraph from the article:
Even in North America, we are not running out of fuels. Between the Bakken, the [...]

According to an article on the KX News site, a petition is going around the state to try to ban the hunting of big game animals like deer and elk on private lands where they are raised.  Another group of activists, including one Shawn Schafer, has banded together as a group called Citizens to Protect [...]