Geoff Simon's Top North Dakota Energy Stories -- March 5, 2022

• Williams County Commission OKs tax break for biodiesel refinery -- Williston Herald

• North Dakota lawmakers busy with energy-related proposals -- Bismarck Tribune

• Continental Resources sues feds over stalled ND drilling permits -- The Oklahoman

• Montana's Tester says a path still exists to get Keystone built -- Williston Herald

• MDU customers weigh in on potential natural gas rate increase -- KFYR-TV

• Proposal would capture CO2 from Midwestern ethanol plants to store in ND -- Bismarck Tribune

• If the Keystone XL pipeline isn't built, what will that mean for CO2 emissions? -- Williston Herald

• Underground storage bill draws ethane support and landowner concerns -- Bismarck Tribune

• Xcel Energy seeks rate increase to offset higher costs, lower usage -- Minot Daily News

• Senate energy panel backs DAPL opponent Haaland for US Interior -- Associated Press

• What to watch for in the second half of ND's legislative session -- Fargo Forum

• ND legislative livestreams rack up views; mask rule to be reviewed -- Bismarck Tribune

• Voucher program for substance use treatment going through legislature -- KFYR-TV

• PSC to investigate gas impacts caused by February cold spell -- Bismarck Tribune

• Fort Berthold residents petition North Dakota to audit Parshall School District -- Fargo Forum

• Could ND see longer school years to make up for pandemic learning loss? -- Grand Forks Herald

• NDUS gives update on search for next Williston State College president -- Williston Herald

• North Dakota State Fair releases 2021 music lineup -- KFYR-TV

• Sanford Health signs letter of intent for new Williston location -- KFYR-TV

• Watford City to be site of state's first unmanned drone operation -- McKenzie County Farmer

• Fair board urges folks to 'Save the date' for Divide County Fair -- Crosby Journal

• Mercer County leaders stress energy reliability for the future -- Hazen Star

• Creating and building companies; Gjovig and ND entrepreneurs -- Minot Daily News

• How private equity squeezes cash from the nation's ailing coal industry -- Reuters

• Texas tragedy highlights need to increase grid resilience nationwide -- RealClear Energy

• Energy industry starting to recover, supply/demand balance likely by 2022 -- Reuters

• Brookings Institute Report on shift to renewable jobs leaves out key details -- Energy In Depth

• Oil optimism unwinding market's mad dash for oil storage facilities -- Reuters

• EV rollout will require huge investments in strained US power grids -- Reuters

• Texas energy crisis exposes President Biden's climate folly -- InsideSources

• Climate policy is a huge money-making opportunity for the elite -- RealClear Energy

• Under Biden's plan, energy prices go up, and that's the point -- American Energy Alliance