Geoff Simon's Quick Connects -- November 25, 2022

• Burgum: It's time to unleash U.S. energy for a safer world -- Fargo Forum

• An investment in transmission is an investment in reliability -- Williston Herald

• ND posts record natural gas production and capture rates -- Natural Gas Intelligence

• Williams County landfill close to accepting radioactive oilfield waste -- Williston Herald

• With lack of lease sales, election provides little expectation of relief for oil industry -- The Journal

• North Dakota gas prices have increased 55% since last year; diesel prices are up 76% -- KX News

• ND gas prices fall 10 cents a gallon ahead of Thanksgiving, 30 cents up from last year -- KX News

• Lynn Helms accuses Biden admin of "assault against our oil and gas industry" -- WZFG The Flag

• Why are ND leaders refusing to discuss tax dollar investments in anti-fossil fuel banks? -- KX News

• State Canvassing Board certifies North Dakota election results; 1 recount remains -- Bismarck Tribune

• Senator Cramer proposes banning 93 million Chinese people from obtaining visas -- KFYR - TV

• Grand Sky program provides new hope for hypersonic weapons projects, testing capacity -- KX News

• Lawmaker disputes auditor's report on ND Attorney General's office cost overrun -- KFYR - TV

• Deleted emails of former ND attorney general are not recoverable, consultant finds -- Dickinson Press

• Mund to stay in ND as she ponders future, GOP interested in hearing from her -- Bismarck Tribune

• North Dakota grain prices, imported supplies could see impacts from possible rail strike -- KFYR - TV

• Panel accepting applications for North Dakota Supreme Court retiring justice's seat -- Bismarck Tribune

• Rural bankers in the region say that recession is coming soon or already here -- Bismarck Tribune

• Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library, to open 2026, will be a 'museum of action' -- Dickinson Press

• Divide County Courthouse multimillion dollar addition officially paid off as of last week -- The Journal

• Planning underway for new events building, gun range at Stark County Fairgrounds -- Dickinson Press

• Minot City Council advances southwest traffic signal project with 4-3 vote -- Minot Daily News

• Ward County records official general election tally, adds additional 32 votes -- Minot Daily News

• American State Bank & Trust Co. collecting Christmas gifts for area youth ages 13-18 -- Williston Herald

• Scott Burlingame officially sworn in as Minot City Council member after close election win -- KFYR - TV

• Longtime members retire from the Divide County Commission after 50 combined years -- The Journal

• City of Minot invests in updating fire truck fleet as first of three new engines arrive -- Minot Daily News

• Magic City Discovery Center launches memberships ahead of 2023 grand opening -- KFYR - TV

• Fort Berthold Reservation making changes to ensure accessible healthcare to residents -- KX News

• Tioga School District state aid cut for 22-23 school year due to flood control funds -- Tioga Tribune

• National driver shortages impact North Dakota schools, businesses -- Bismarck Tribune

• Middle schoolers showcase cybersecurity skills in state competition in Minot, Grand Forks -- KFYR - TV

• New BSC scholarship grant aims to educate teachers who teach advancing cyber security -- KFYR - TV

• Minot High School-Central Campus prepares Thanksgiving pies for Project Bee -- Minot Daily News

• Good Samaritan pays off Stanley elementary lunch debt as part of #FinnsArmy movement -- KFYR - TV

• Minot Bishop Ryan Catholic School celebrates Thanksgiving with a different menu -- KFYR - TV

• McKenzie County schools help keep hunger away with new snack program -- McKenzie County Farmer

• Tioga Superintendent Carolyn Eide to retire, plans to remain available for consultation -- Tioga Tribune

• EPA floats sharply increased social cost of carbon, sets up more regulations -- Energy Wire

• Biden signs up to pay climate reparations to pay poor countries for bad weather -- Wall Street Journal

• China unlikely to pay climate fees despite being biggest emitter of CO2 -- Catch News

• Demands for 'climate reparations' are laughable, unscientific and offensive -- Washington Examiner

• COP27 climate damages just a fantasy to tax West for bad weather, and grow the UN -- Joanne Nova

• Could oil-rich Alaska be forced to import natural gas - utilities looking into it -- Anchorage Daily News

• GOP crushes state regulator races and strengthens grip over nation's energy future -- HuffPost

• Montana's largest wind farm Clearwater Wind Project begins generating energy -- Bismarck Tribune

• Western states ponder regional grid after withstanding September's record-high demand -- E&E News

• European Commission proposes natural gas price cap to safeguard supplies ahead of winter -- The Hill

• OPEC+ producers discuss output increase ahead of restrictions on Russian oil -- Wall Street Journal

• Russian threatens to cut supply of gas to Europe through Ukraine; Europe bracing itself -- CNN

• US nationwide rail strike risk escalates as largest freight rail union rejects labor contract -- S&P Global

• House Republicans seek to boost US production of EV metals, shorten mine permitting -- Reuters

• Our dangerous diesel shortage is caused by anti-fossil-fuel politicians -- Alex Epstein

• Hard Truths: Climate activists can't deal with Europe's wind & solar failure -- Stop These Things

Geoff Simon's Quick Connects -- November 18, 2022

• Midterm election results may affect Bakken production -- KX News

• North Dakota economy smaller today than before pandemic -- American Experiment

• New processors to reshape North Dakota's export-focused soy sector -- Reuters

• North Dakota now faces consequences of lawmaker term limits -- KFYR - TV

• Bakken Energy announces partnership with Grand Forks Air Force Base -- Yahoo Finance

• Tex Hall files challenge against MHA Nation Chairman Mark Fox's election victory -- KFYR - TV

• State health officials urge vaccinations as influenza cases begin to rise -- Bismarck Tribune

• Airline passenger numbers in North Dakota rise to near pre-pandemic levels -- Bismarck Tribune

• North Dakota sees $1.7 billion for 90 projects in first year of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law -- WDAY

• North Dakotans are among the most giving, charitable people in the country -- Minot Daily News

• Ward County commissioners want state to revisit fully four-laning US Highway 52 -- Minot Daily News

• Two seriously hurt when car collides with school bus on Highway 52 near Carpio -- KFYR - TV

• With ND's crime lab facing criticism, attorney general requests budget boost -- Dickinson Press

• Longest-serving North Dakota Supreme Court Justice VandeWalle to retire -- Bismarck Tribune

• Local couple donates 60-foot-tall, 6 ton tree to City of Williston's Christmas festivities -- KFYR - TV

• Stark County rescinds burn ban, residents to notify non-emergency dispatch before burn -- KX News

• Ward County searching for new Emergency Manager, job posting has been closed -- KFYR - TV

• Ray city commissioners look for ways to attract child care options after recent closing -- Tioga Tribune

• Williams County voters put an end to 1% sales tax earmarked for public safety -- Tioga Tribune

• Bakken Oil Rush Ministry to host ninth Thanksgiving gathering -- McKenzie County Farmer

• Schroeder, Jordan winning re-election; Jacobs, Eriksmoen join county commission -- The Journal

• Motorists across northwestern ND should expect longer wait for snow to be cleared -- The Journal

• Tioga charges highest combined sales tax rate in the state; funds range of programs -- Tioga Tribune

• National driver shortages continue impacting North Dakota schools, businesses -- Dickinson Press

• Minot community decorates downtown Christmas tree ahead of lighting ceremony -- KFYR - TV

• Snowfall brings chilling effect to residents' heating bills in Montana, North Dakota -- Williston Herald

• Office Max presents $23,000 donation from fundraising to Minot Public Schools -- Minot Daily News

• Wilton elementary and high schools expansion project hoping to move forward -- KX News

• Divide County School Superintendent receives satisfactory marks from school board -- The Journal

• Innovation Academy students took the lead on their Veterans Day event -- Williston Herald

• New Town tribal college receives $200,000 grant for solar panel installation project -- Bismarck Tribune

• Wilkinson Elementary School fourth grade music class honors local veterans -- Williston Herald

• McKenzie County test scores contradict declining national literacy numbers -- McKenzie County Farmer

• Minot State athletes hold mental health panel to highlight strength in speaking out -- KX News

• Mott-Regent High School recognized for improvements to student achievement -- Dickinson Press

• Large parts of US at risk of outages during extreme weather this winter: NERC -- Utility Dive

• Oil output in the Permian due to rise to record 5.499 million bpd in December - EIA -- Reuters

• Biden announces supplemental methane emissions rule amid push for more oil drilling -- AP News

• EPA's new methane rule targets 'super-emitters', pressures operators for quick response -- E&E News

• Natural gas flaring is set to rebound in Permian Basin due to lack of pipeline capacity -- Bloomberg

• Help us stop climate tyranny, scaring and indoctrinating children -- Friends of Science

• At COP27, the UN wants public schools to spread climate propaganda -- Climate Change Dispatch

• Dwindling stockpiles of diesel have driven prices to a record premium over gas, oil -- Wall Street Journal

• Hess CEO says OPEC 'back in the driver's seat' amid slowing US shale growth -- Reuters

• House Democrats pressure Biden admin to embrace climate reparations -- Daily Caller

• Siemens CEO: Energy transition will fail unless industry fixes wind power issues -- CNBC

• GOP lawmakers plan to 'punish' woke Wall Street once in House majority in January -- Politico

• House Republicans prepare big energy package seeking to unleash domestic production -- E&E News

• What a Republican House means for energy, expect oversight of "green energy" spending -- E&E News

• White House asks Congress for $500 million to modernize Strategic Petroleum Reserve -- Oil Price

• SEC Commissioner says ESG reporting to cost $8.4 billion in 2023, up from $2B -- ESG University

• European climate hypocrisy called out by African nations at COP27 -- Institute for Energy Research

• Bankman-Fried crypto fraud exposes woke capitalism, ESG as a scam -- Michael Shellenberger