Geoff Simon's Quick Connects -- September 23, 2022

• NDPC cites workforce as top constraint, leaders seek solutions -- Bismarck Tribune

• ND renews claim to oil, gas royalties the feds say belong to tribe -- Dickinson Press

• State accomplishments, federal regs subject of NDPC annual meeting -- KFYR-TV

• Hennen: North Dakota energy is a mega gift to the world -- Fargo Forum

• Letter: Storing compressed gas a new use for North Dakota's unique geology -- Fargo Forum

• Steel Reef expands its gas capture service offering in North Dakota -- The Bakersfield Californian

• Trials set for 4 suspects accused of skimming oil in western ND; all plead not guilty -- Bismarck Tribune

• California-based company looking at North Dakota for 'biodegradable plastic' plant -- Prairie Public

• Special meeting to discuss Mountrail Wind Project; White Earth Valley is off limits -- The Journal

• Deadline for North Dakota natural gas pipeline project extended for third time to Dec 15 -- Ag Week

• More than 8,000 gallons of oil spill in Williams County after pipeline ruptures -- Fargo Forum

• Governor's awards honor EERC's Kevin Connors for leadership in CCUS development -- UND Today

• Kerekes named NDPC Hall of Fame's newest member during annual conference -- Williston Herald

• First ND ag CO2 capture project aims to reduce emissions with managed grazing -- Bismarck Tribune

• 'Lack of all safety procedures' reported at oil well blast that killed 1, injured 2 -- The Jamestown Sun

• ND's in-state investment program needs looser rules, legislative leaders say -- Dickinson Press

• Hours at 3 ND ports of entry to be temporarily extended, ease challenges for residents -- KFYR - TV

• North Dakota is the only state without voter registration; Medora only city in state that does -- KX News

• MHA Nation holding primaries for chairman, council positions for 3 of tribe's segments -- KFYR - TV

• Election officials across ND tired, frustrated by continuous 2020 records requests -- Dickinson Press

• Bill Gates' farmland purchase raises red flags regarding ND's anti-corporate farming law -- KX News

• Education and health field top list of North Dakota's biggest employers; Sanford largest -- KX News

• Economic Development Association of ND fall conference set September 28-29 -- NewsDakota

• Numbers have started strong for Williston's second season of direct flights to Las Vegas -- KFYR - TV

• McKenzie County community to discuss name change due to derogatory term -- KFYR - TV

• Community discusses future of Trinity Hospital buildings in downtown Minot -- Minot Daily News

• Family makes a home in the highly sought oil field of western North Dakota -- McKenzie County Farmer

• Fighting for what is sacred: local landowners take a stand for homestead -- McKenzie County Farmer

• Tioga had large sales tax jump in second quarter; inflation not the only driving factor -- Tioga Tribune

• Community center expansion asks question of how to spend production tax revenue -- Tioga Tribune

• Minot City Council trims property tax increase; budget cuts impact staff positions -- Minot Daily News

• Discover Downtown tour welcomes military spouse newcomers to Minot area -- KX News

• Current, former chairmen top vote-getters in Three Affiliated Tribes' primary -- Minot Daily News

• Proposed scholarship to benefit workers in the oil, gas industry -- North Dakota University System

• Dreams really can come true at North Dakota Adult & Teen Challenge -- Williston Herald

• Minot VFW looking for teacher of the year nominations in and around the community -- KFYR - TV

• Dickinson Middle School and area first responders celebrate Constitution Day -- Dickinson Press

• Minot State University hosts Girl Power Space Camp for twenty elementary students -- KX News

• Dickinson State University renames Pulver Hall to honor supporters of Roosevelt studies -- KFYR - TV

• NDSU to lead National Science Foundation's Great Plains Innovation Hub program -- Bismarck Tribune

• Divide County Elementary school celebrates student gains on state assessments -- The Journal

• The "Inflation Reduction Act" is a 4-step recipe for destroying American energy -- Alex Epstein

• Movement to defund fossil fuels is coming for the private equity industry -- CBS News

• Woman gets six years in prison for damaging Dakota Access pipeline -- The Washington Times

• How much does it cost to charge an electric car? -- KX News

• South African energy crisis sees rolling blackouts after aging power plants break down -- VOA News

• How "Inflation Reduction Act" climate provisions may change energy storage -- E&E News

• Europe Is losing the energy war, manufacturers are shutting down -- City Journal

• US refiners expected to buy more Canadian oil after releases from strategic reserve end -- Reuters

• Minnesota and six other states team up to back hydrogen as clean energy source -- AP News

• American energy security needs serious commitments from Washington -- The Defense Post

• Puerto Rico power grid no match for Hurricane Fiona; full restoration could take days -- Reuters

• Massive increase in global greening as extra carbon dioxide boosts crop yields -- Daily Sceptic

• Lindzen: IPCC's greenhouse narrative is becoming implausible -- Global Warming Policy Foundation

Geoff Simon's Quick Connects -- September 16, 2022

• Study of 13 CO2 capture projects shows mixed results -- KX News

• Grid serving ND bending, not breaking, during energy 'transition' -- Fargo Forum

• Here's what rail workers will get in deal to prevent strike -- Bismarck Tribune

• ND snags two grants from infrastructure bill's hydrogen funding -- Williston Herald

• Tribes say ND tampering with efforts to collect royalties from oil production -- Bismarck Tribune

• Standing Rock Renewable Energy Authority gets pandemic aid for wind farm -- Bismarck Tribune

• Zavanna reports 9,800 barrel produced water spill 7 miles northeast of Williston -- Williston Herald

• Letter: Support for Summit Carbon Solutions' Midwest Carbon Express -- Bismarck Tribune

• Minnesota set to clamp down on greenhouse gases: Faster, deeper cuts -- Minneapolis Star-Tribune

• Prevention on new oil, gas drilling on 58,000 acres of public lands in ND, SD, MT -- KX News

• US withdraws polluted Montana site from new mining to protect reclamation area -- Bismarck Tribune

• ND Transmission Authority holds public meeting for application process on $3.7 million -- KFYR - TV

• ND EV charging network plan OK'd by feds; approval unlocks $9.4M for state -- Bismarck Tribune

• North Dakota's taxable sales and purchases for Q2 of 2022 are up 11.5% -- Minot Daily News

• The path to a stronger workforce in North Dakota lies in welcoming newcomers -- KX News

• Phone outage disrupts dispatch centers, 911 service across the state -- Minot Daily News

• ND exports the most goods to these countries: Germany, Australia, Mexico, Canada top list -- KPVI

• Child care, pot legalization, nurse's strike, energy transition, Honor Flight -- Fargo Forum

• Dem-NPL candidate for U.S. Senate Katrina Christiansen on why she's running -- KX News

• Fargo lawyer Mac Schneider nominated for US attorney post in North Dakota -- Dickinson Press

• EPA awards Performance Partnership Grant of $897,636 to Three Affiliated Tribes -- Minot Daily News

• Downtown Dickinson Square makes significant progress as winter looms -- Dickinson Press

• Minot residents voice angst over huge tax increase at school board meeting -- Minot Daily News

• Northeast Tioga underground infrastructure project will not meet winter deadline -- Tioga Tribune

• Enel Green Power planning a new wind farm abutting two others northeast of Tioga -- The Journal

• Multi-agency road project beginning its final stages in Watford City -- McKenzie County Farmer

• Long X Arts Foundation receives $300K to celebrate diversity in the region -- Williston Herald

• City officials reach agreement in months-long city administrator negotiations -- Dickinson Press

• Committee to introduce bill aimed at combating teacher shortage next session -- KX News

• Minot Public Schools enrollment up in 2022; over half enrolled students in elementary -- KFYR - TV

• Watford City schools near 2,000 students as record growth could eclipse milestone -- KFYR - TV

• Dollar General Literacy Foundation awards $3,000 to Underwood Public School -- Minot Daily News

• ND Parks and Rec Dept partner with ND state parks to hold field days for students -- Minot Daily News

• Donna Sorensen announced new superintendent for North Dakota School for Deaf -- Bismarck Tribune

• Minot School Board approves global settlement, denies claim of wrongdoing -- Minot Daily News

• Williston Basin School District looking to pass first bond since reorganization -- KFYR - TV

• 31 ND students named semifinalists for National Merit Scholarship Program -- Grand Forks Herald

• Shortage of skilled workers threatens global energy transition; hiring proving difficult -- S&P Global

• Federal government leases fewest acres of federal land for oil and gas drilling since WWII -- KFYR - TV

• Oil output in Permian due to rise to record 5.413 million bpd in October says EIA -- Reuters

• Europe needs coal again, UK lifts fracking ban, US coal generation increases -- Cowboy State Daily

• Get ready for blackouts from London to LA, as energy crisis overwhelms grids -- Business Insider

• Americans should brace for higher natural gas prices, Chevron CEO says -- CNN Business

• How ESG investing got tangled up in America's culture wars, social investing targeted -- NPR

• Coal plant sites could host 265 GW of advanced nuclear, costing less than greenfield -- Utility Dive

• Talen Energy to acquire Puget Sound share of Colstrip power plant -- Black Hills Pioneer

• US oil and gas drillers add rigs this week as recession fears continue -- Houston Chronicle

• Climate law: What to watch at Department of Interior, FERC and DOE -- Energy Wire

• Climate emergency not supported by data, say four leading Italian scientists -- The Daily Sceptic

• Prominent scientist Patrick Moore backs up claim there is 'no climate emergency' -- Climate Depot

• Climate panic behind energy crisis; insufficient energy the likely result -- Michael Shellenberger