Oil, oil, oil and gas, gas, gas.  The saving grace for the Dakotas in this recession has been the Bakken oil fields and I say drill baby drill!  What a great way to smash the erroneous theory of peak oil and provide jobs to our neighbors.  Not to mention decrease our reliance on the predator states of the Middle East.  Great work scientists and others who pushed the development of these fields.  I hope things get better for other regions quickly, but I am very thankful this holiday season to be buffeted from this recession by the booming oil and gas industry in ND!