So much for global warming

Hundreds of flame towers dot the landscape in the distancec as the train passes by on the edge of the oil fields at wiliston. They are not electric light's .

In the oil fields around Williston, ND, they are primarily burning off natural gas. This natural gas is often flared, or burned off, because there is not enough infrastructure, like pipelines, to collect and process it. The flaring is also used for safety and maintenance purposes.