Geoff Simon's Top North Dakota Energy Stories, Quick Connects -- April 9, 2021

 • Clean energy program and carbon capture scrutinized -- Bismarck Tribune

• Neighbors disappointed by the sight of wind farm trash -- The Journal

• Pipeline construction sparks debate on Minnesota reservation -- Bismarck Tribune

• American Petroleum Institute makes proposal on climate -- Williston Herald

• Hess to reduce Bakken acreage in $312 million Enerplus deal -- World Oil

• Hoeven believes key oil/gas priorities possible despite Biden -- Williston Herald

• Sen. Hoeven hosts energy roundtable, optimistic of state's future -- KFYR-TV

• Enbridge CEO confident of Line 3 completion by year end -- NGI

• ND legislators to raise their pay, still get no-cost health insurance -- Fargo Forum

• ND governor vetoes bill allowing December legislative votes -- Bismarck Tribune

• Bastiat members say they aren't extremists but principled Republicans -- Minot Daily News

• ND House rejects bill to create an annual short legislative session -- Prairie Public Radio

• State House funds rail, kills funds aimed at Hoeven's bank -- Associated Press

• North Dakota Senate passes legislative redistricting bill -- Bismarck Tribune

• Deja vu as pore space takes the limelight in the Legislature -- Tioga Tribune

• Congressman Kelly Armstrong addresses North Dakota legislature -- KXMB-TV

• ND lawmakers sink bills to boost campaign finance transparency -- Dickinson Press

• ND legislature approves teacher spending study -- KFYR-TV

• ND House approves new teacher negotiation guidelines -- Prairie Public Radio

• Williston State enrollment down during pandemic, but hopeful to rebound -- KFYR-TV

• Both school superintendents, the Jordan brothers start vodcast -- KFYR-TV

• Learn more about candidates for Williston State College's new president -- Williston Herald

• North Dakota oilfield worker pens top-selling children's book that's pro-oil -- Rebel News

• State to get $14.6 million for COVID-19 vaccination efforts -- Associated Press

• Pandemic, oil downturn impact ND's 2020 taxable sales and purchases -- Bismarck Tribune

• Survey: Strong economic growth continues in the region -- Associated Press

• Wildfires rage amid record heat; Williston firefighters have close call -- Bismarck Tribune

• Severe drought leavea McKenzie County ranchers with difficult decisions -- KFYR-TV

• Department of Environmental Quality urges caution during smoky conditions -- Williston Herald

• Beacon, Hazen Star newspapers sold to NorDak Publishing -- Beulah Beacon

• NDDOT/Ward County study planned for southern corridor around Minot -- Minot Daily News

• China started more coal plants than the entire world retired in 2020 -- OilPrice.com

• E&P deals jump to $3.4 billion in first-quarter as shale consolidates -- Reuters

• EXPLAINER: Can Biden add energy jobs? Hope mixes with doubt -- Associated Press

• U.S. natgas output to rise, while demand falls for second year in 2021 -- Reuters

• Biden's Infrasture Bill: Green handouts for the politically connected -- IER

• Exxon sues Energy Transfer over charges from pipeline dispute -- Reuters

• Canadian pipelines sees natgas opportunities in shift to green energy -- Reuters

• U.S. E&Ps reining in capital expenditures by 8% this year -- NGI

• Climate activists launch attack on ag, petition EPA for hog, dairy restrictions -- Climate Realism

• Texas blackout costs rising, nearly 200 deaths, blame mounts -- Master Resource

• It takes big energy to back up too little wind and solar, increases cost -- Heartland Institute

• Update to Big Green database: the money fueling environmental activists -- IER