kathy nason has been a consultant for the oil industry. have to remember that each drilling reg right now is much more efficient than the regs of 5 years. 10 years ago i anticipate we will see drilling pick up. i do anticipate it will happen. it's not happening as quickly by, you know, as an international labor union. it's north dakota branch repro since $400.00 oil and pipeline workers. right now with the war going on in the ukraine. we're actually seeing an uptick on a push towards fossil fuel energy, not the green power because it's so available. and it's readily produced here in the state of north dakota. there is a greater voice for fossil fuels in the united states can produce what we need plus export more for the time. being oil and gas seemed to remain the driving force in north dakota. i'm going to stay on commodities, mexico's congress has passed a controversial bill to nationalize lithium mining. the mineral is vital for the modern tech industry, but is the government up to the task of managing such a crucial industry? lithium i