Geoff Simon's Quick Connects -- July 9, 2021

• Port: Coal Creek potential for CO2 capture terrifies Sierra Club -- Dickinson Press

• Incoming owner of Coal Creek optimistic of future -- Central McLean News-Journal

• Dakota Access is not the only pipeline in legal jeopardy -- Williston Herald

• Huge wind farm planned for Stutsman and LaMoure counties -- Jamestown Sun

• Stark County rescinds moratorium on wind turbines, orders new draft prepared -- Dickinson Press

• Keystone XL owner seeks $15 billion in damages from Biden administration -- OilPrice.com

• North Dakota power plant will keep burning clean, beautiful coal -- American Experiment

• California state-funded visits to North Dakota, now banned, appear to be few -- Bismarck Tribune

• Tribune editorial: Term limits will cause more harm than good -- Bismarck Tribune

• Driving Forward: NDDOT unveils new road map for phone-savvy drivers -- KFYR-TV

• Average gas price in North Dakota climbs to $3 per gallon -- Grand Forks Herald

• NDDOT receives $16,750,000 federal grant to add passing lanes on Hwy 52 -- Devils Lake Journal

• Midco plans to invest $500 Million to expand its fiber network -- US News

• FAA gives $2.3 million in airport grants to North Dakota, $500K to Williston -- Williston Herald

• Bowman Rep. Keith Kempenich now a vaccine disciple, virus nearly killed him -- Bismarck Tribune

• Officials break ground for new career academy in Fargo -- Fargo Forum

• Minot educator Heather Ell among finalists for 2022 ND Teacher of the Year -- KMOT-TV

• Lack of workers impacting Watford City businesses -- McKenzie County Farmer

• Can you guess the most popular jobs in North Dakota? -- Hot 97.5 FM

• Crosby nursing home expected to close permanently -- Crosby Journal

• Tioga to hold special election to fill city commission slot -- Tioga Tribune

• Watford City looking to meet its future infrastructure needs -- McKenzie County Farmer

• Bakken Rocks Cookfest returns to Arnegard, and other things to know in energy -- Williston Herald

• Texas governor says renewable electricity generators should bear costs of failure -- Bloomberg News

• Ohio House of Representatives passes bill blocking cities from banning natural gas -- Marietta Times

• Tale of two states warns of coming failure of Biden environmental agenda -- Real Clear Energy

• Top senators say investment giants putting ESG concerns before retirees -- Fox Business

• Refinery closures decreased U.S. refinery capacity during 2020 -- EIA

• Crude oil prices prove difficult to forecast, but guesses abound -- The Journal Trib

• U.S. shale firms hesitate to hedge more, despite surge in oil prices -- Reuters

• Op-ed: Biden wants the cartel to pump more oil, but the U.S. to pump less -- Wall Street Journal