We are just north of a huge, active, coal, strip mine.  The state has printed this great propaganda piece for tourists who might find that practice a bit unattractive.

We have not yet seen a similar piece defending fracking and unbridled oil drilling but I am sure it is coming.  I did see a TV add “Oil can” as it refers to building a better North Dakota.  We will get fairly close to the oil patch activity when we get to Theodore Roosevelt NP in a couple days.  I am anxious to see how it is being impacted.