Geoff Simon's Quick Connects -- March 7, 2025

• Trial underway in Energy Transfer lawsuit against Greenpeace -- The Center Square

• Political pressure led to the delay of a key permit for DAPL -- North Dakota Monitor

• Tribal nations at protest 'didn't know who Greenpeace was' -- North Dakota Monitor

• SD Governor signs eminent domain ban on CO2 pipelines -- North Dakota Monitor

• 68-turbine, 46-acre, $621 million wind project approved in northeast South Dakota -- Mitchell Republic

• Proposed Flickertail Wind Farm draws concerns from Eddy County residents -- Grand Forks Herald

• What happens to the ethanol industry if carbon dioxide pipelines are not built? -- Successful Farming

• Enable Bakken Crude Services has reported a produced water spill in Williams County -- The Journal

• How will ND spend its $6.5B budget? Here are some of the most expensive bills -- Dickinson Press

• Trump, DOGE policies see strong support among likely North Dakota voters -- North Dakota Monitor

• Reaction comes in from North Dakota leaders, organizations to Trump's State of the Union -- KX News

• Fargo lawmaker calls for special hearing on state impact of federal funding cuts -- North Dakota Monitor

• Rep. Ron Marshall resigns from Montana Legislature, cites influence of lobbyists -- Daily Montanan

• North Dakota lawmakers aim to extend term limits after voters approved them -- Bismarck Tribune

• North Dakota eastern border cities expect confusion if time change bill passes -- North Dakota Monitor

• Rural lawmakers band together to better serve constituents during this session -- North Dakota Monitor

• Williams County Commission approves conditional use permit for frac sand facility -- Williston Herald

• Cause of Tioga fire not determined; second report released on last October's fires -- The Journal

• Seasonal load restrictions in effect for Dickinson, Stark County; maximum of 80,000 pounds -- KX News

• Flood protection for the Souris Basin could get huge boost from funding proposal -- Minot Daily News

• Biota Water Treatment Plant very close to completion as it marks 4th year of construction -- KFYR - TV

• Sizable majority of voters say legislators whiffed on rejecting free school meals -- North Dakota Monitor

• Minot High School students step up to raise money to pay off district's lunch debt -- Minot Daily News

• Candidates for superintendent position with Williston Basin School District selected -- Williston Herald

• Williston Education Association and school board prepare for contract negotiations -- KFYR - TV

• Williston Basin School Board president appoints Brittany Kilgore to fill vacant position -- KFYR - TV

• Divide County gets $925K literacy grant; district will enhance instruction, targeted support -- The Journal

• Governor to sign school voucher bill, calling it 'remarkable achievement for Wyoming' -- WyoFile

• K-12 students from across North Dakota showcase their STEM projects at state capitol -- KFYR - TV

• Canada's oilfield drilling, services sector showing signs of slowing due to threatened tariffs -- Reuters

• US natural gas prices surge on robust export flows and strong demand forecasts -- Oil Price

• Burgum formally terminates Biden-era public lands rule advisory panel and five others -- E&E News

• US Energy Secretary Chris Wright touts nuclear as tech sector's thirst for electricity grows -- AP News

• Longtime mining exec pushing administration to deem coal used to make steel as "critical" -- E&E News

• Energy Secretary Chris Wright throws support behind vast expansion in geothermal energy -- The Hill

• Plans for a new pipeline from Canada to United States floating through the oil industry -- E&E News

• Global trade wars intensify as US 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico come into effect -- Oil Price

• $375B EPA slush fund handled by John Podesta gave billions to environmental activists -- NY Post

• Washington Post advances conspiracy theory about opposition to offshore wind -- Wretched Hive

• Jump-starting a new era of energy realism; US experiencing a pivotal moment -- RealClearEnergy

• Ontario will tariff electricity going to Michigan, New York and Minnesota beginning next week -- The Hill

• Green hydrogen company Plug Power, which got $1.66B DOE loan, reports $2.1B loss -- Robert Bryce

• Lomborg: UN suppresses debate, pushes green deal policies while spreading eco lies -- New York Post

• PBS pushes climate doom, ignores real data debunking global warming hysteria -- Climate Realism

• Hey, EPA, why not regulate greenhouse gas H2O emissions while you're at it? -- Dr. Roy Spencer

Geoff Simon's Quick Connects -- February 28, 2025

• Bohrer: Why HB 1279 is a vital investment in coal counties, state -- Beulah Beacon

• PSC sets hearings for large power line in northwest North Dakota -- Bismarck Tribune

• Bette Grande: Strong energy policy will create a strong North Dakota -- Fargo Forum

• Resolution to change utilities board elections fails in ND Senate -- Dickinson Press

• Lawmakers advance CO2 pipeline moratorium, bill regulating land agents -- South Dakota Searchlight

• Nuclear power plant proposed in Saskatchewan, potentially just across ND border -- Minot Daily News

• Pipeline malfunction causes 28,140 gallon produced water spill southeast of Ray -- Minot Daily News

• Jury hears opening statements in bellwether trial between DAPL and Greenpeace -- Fargo Forum

• Changing term limits targeted in North Dakota Senate concurrent resolution -- North Dakota Monitor

• North Dakota sales tax collections post modest 3.2% increase in Q4 over 2023 -- Minot Daily News

• Trump's proposed 25% Canadian tariffs may impact North Dakota retail and tourism -- Dickinson Press

• North Dakota Legislature passes one, fails three bills on election laws in the state -- Bismarck Tribune

• Proposed measure on legislator salaries, public records and lobbying resurfaces -- Dickinson Press

• Legislature doing fast footwork to pick up pieces in wake of drainage legal drama -- Dickinson Press

• Montana Senate unanimously passes property tax bill to credit residential payers -- Daily Montanan

• District 27 Republicans set to meet March 6 to fill ND House vacancy left by Christy -- Dickinson Press

• New initiative aims to stop "erosion" of local news coverage in rural North Dakota -- Fargo Forum

• Gravel, chip seal roads in Williams Co. restricted to "no oversize travel" until further notice -- KX News

• Regional job board expands hiring reach for southwestern North Dakota businesses -- Dickinson Press

• North Dakota House passes education savings bill for private school students -- Dickinson Press

• Education Savings Accounts for all North Dakota students pass Senate 25-22 -- North Dakota Monitor

• Economic contribution of North Dakota University System estimated at $3.71B -- Bismarck Tribune

• North Dakota makes notable progress in degree attainment in working age adults -- Minot Daily News

• Watford City High School students champion workforce readiness at capitol -- McKenzie County Farmer

• State lawmakers expand free school meals after rejecting larger proposal -- North Dakota Monitor

• Only two candidates apply for vacant Williston school board position with vote on Friday -- KFYR - TV

• Educators in New Town and Devils Lake awarded as state's top school principals -- Minot Daily News

• Judge's ruling finds Wyoming Legislature unconstitutionally underfunded public schools -- WyoFile

• Trump's energy czar has plan to 'map, baby, map' deposits of oil, gas, critical minerals -- Financial Post

• Chevron announces it will lay off 15-20% of global workforce, reorganize business structure -- Oil Price

• BP expected to announce shift of focus back to oil, gas; set to scrap renewable energy goal -- Oil Price

• Pairing renewables, existing gas plants could speed up tech projects without crashing grid -- E&E News

• Why carbon dioxide emissions will fall under Trump. The simple reason: innovation. -- RealClearEnergy

• Lawmakers must prioritize reliable and affordable energy to lure data centers -- Washington Times

• Trump taps fossil fuel insider Audrey Robertson of Liberty to run DOE's renewable office -- E&E News

• President Trump is calling for the completion of the Keystone XL pipeline cancelled by Biden -- The Hill

• U.S. power generators plan to remove about 8.1 gigawatts of coal-fired capacity this year -- Reuters

• One thing is inevitable: One of the world's most climate-ambitious governments will fall -- E&E News

• Canada wants new oil pipelines to avoid Trump tariffs; but nobody wants to build them -- Reuters

• US House votes to overturn Biden-era rule implementing excess methane emissions fee -- The Hill

• West Virginia becomes 4th state granted Class VI primacy to manage CO2 storage wells -- WV News

• The FBI is probing for fraud in Biden EPA's $20 billion green new deal giveaway -- Daily Caller

• Killing IRA subsidies will slash debt, lower costs and restore reliable energy -- Energy Talking Points

• Trump's EPA to roll back endangerment finding that declared CO2 a pollutant -- Manhattan Contrarian

Geoff Simon's Quick Connects -- February 21, 2025

• North Dakota gas prices 15 cents below national average -- McKenzie County Farmer

• Fedorchak urges state to lead energy efforts to empower AI -- North Dakota Monitor

• North Dakota lawmakers vote to raise gas tax to fund roads -- Bismarck Tribune

• Lignite Energy Council President - coal industry is built for extreme cold -- WDAY

• Harsh and temperamental North Dakota winters are an attractive asset for data centers -- KFYR - TV

• Kinder Morgan finalizes $640 million purchase of ND gas gathering system -- Pipeline & Gas Journal

• North Dakota regulators fine wind company NextEra for disturbing tribal artifacts -- Bismarck Tribune

• Save the Dakota Access Pipeline that transports 5% of US oil, was left in limbo -- Wall Street Journal

• Understanding how oil and gas industry safety standards evolved over past decade -- Williston Herald

• Wyoming's nuclear microreactor industry runs into legislative snag, unanswered questions -- WyoFile

• Mac Schneider resigns as North Dakota US attorney; served in role since late 2022 -- Dickinson Press

• Brutal cold blankets North Dakota; driving restrictions eased for propane haulers -- Bismarck Tribune

• Resolution would remove North Dakota governor's ability to appoint judges, justices -- Bismarck Tribune

• House lawmakers overwhelmingly pass bill looking to create a task force similar to DOGE -- KFYR-TV

• HB 1455 seeks to strengthen tribal consultation on North Dakota legislation -- North Dakota Monitor

• Legislation approved in House would endorse forming a trade commission with Ireland -- The Journal

• House passes bills to protect state tribes through task forces, cultural preservation -- Bismarck Tribune

• Bill promoted by Ethics Commission gets '11th hour' opposition from Armstrong -- North Dakota Monitor

• Rural Caucus in ND Legislature aims to strengthen increasingly overlooked voices -- Fargo Forum

• Williams County gives go-ahead for another data center to apply for conditional use permit -- KFYR - TV

• Williston Care Flight returns air ambulance services to region in the coming months -- Williston Herald

• McKenzie County newspaper asking for help, support from local community -- McKenzie County Farmer

• Hoeven, Cramer introduce bill to help Roosevelt Presidential Library acquire artifacts -- News Release

• 'Old Ford building' gets a new lease on life with groundbreaking for event space -- Williston Herald

• ND House passes school choice bill by slim margin, similar bills fail in Legislature -- Dickinson Press

• Education Savings Accounts for all North Dakota students passes Senate -- North Dakota Monitor

• North Dakota bill proposes state-funded tuition aid for private school students -- Dickinson Press

• Public charter schools bill gets strong support from North Dakota Senate -- North Dakota Monitor

• Support for free school meals legislation dims at North Dakota Legislature -- Bismarck Tribune

• Amended tenure policy bill advances to North Dakota Senate on 85-4 vote -- North Dakota Monitor

• Minot Public School District weighing options with land near Ramstad Middle School -- KFYR - TV

• More bills proposed in legislature would affect K-12 students, schools throughout state -- The Journal

• Lawmakers reject bill seeking to change rules for how high school athletes switch teams -- KX News

• West Fargo Public School District voters give approval to $100 million school bond -- Valley News Live

• Beulah Public Schools' Board of Education tackles maintenance issues at meeting -- Hazen Star

• White House launches National Energy Dominance Council to promote fossil fuels -- E&E News

• Zeldin to try taking back $20B in IRA grants; accused Biden admin of trying to hide money -- E&E News

• Trump is calling for energy dominance, but aging shale plays aren't positioned to deliver -- E&E News

• Utilities nationwide are falling back on fossil fuels to meet huge energy demand of data centers -- Grist

• Trump admin identifies hundreds of 'emergency' energy projects that could be fast-tracked -- The Hill

• DOE Chief Chris Wright slams "sinister" net zero goals as "lunacy," praises fossil fuels -- Yahoo News

• DOE Secretary Wright: Coal is critical to meeting energy demand -- Institute for Energy Research

• The end of coal is nowhere in sight; global consumption could hit a new all-time high -- Oilprice.com

• Trump's dismantling of "environmental justice" offices is ticking off climate activists -- Daily Caller

• Trump's funding freeze leaves renewables floundering, media and green groups panic -- Just The News

• Donald Trump is dismantling Biden's Green New Deal scam and restoring energy freedom -- Townhall

• Climatologist: No rise in weather disasters despite record atmospheric CO levels -- Irrational Fear

• New report: Rising CO2 levels increasing crop yields, defying biased climate models -- NoTricksZone