Geoff Simon's Quick Connects -- August 6, 2021

 

• North Dakota: Oil and gas moratorium costing state billions -- KTVQ-TV

• Coons: Pore space is 'Def Jam' coming to North Dakota -- Williston Herald

• 45Q tax credit spurring more carbon sequestration projects -- Williston Herald

• $35M settlement proposed for largest oil field spill in ND history -- Bismarck Tribune

• One well fire out, 2 more to go in oil pad fire near Lake Sakakawea -- Williston Herald

• Study aims to find out if CO2 storage will work in eastern ND -- Bismarck Tribune

• ND regulators order removal of wind turbine in landowner dispute -- Fargo Forum

• Port: Petitioners for term limits ballot measure falsely claiming it targets Congress -- Fargo Forum

• Lake Sakakawea water level continues decline in dry, hot summer -- Minot Daily News

• Benedict Mayor Becky Tebby, Councilman Blaine Chilson resign -- McLean County Independent

• City moves forward with construction documents for Town Square -- Dickinson Press

• Minot City Council considers preliminary $176 million budget -- Minot Daily News

• Gene Veeder appointed to State Water Commission board -- McKenzie County Farmer

• City Council awaits inspector report on properties on demolition list -- Crosby Journal

• ND State Water Commission bolsters drought aid by $5 million -- Bismarck Tribune

• More than 310,000 people attended the 2021 ND State Fair -- Minot Daily News

• Williston High teacher Denise Bervig named ND History Teacher of the Year -- KFYR-TV

• North Dakota Health Dept. turns vaccination campaign toward children -- Associated Press

• Youth commission approved, city wants youth involved in govt affairs -- Dickinson Press

• Summer school attendance is up in North Dakota, law change a big reason -- Prairie Public

• Rising U.S. jet fuel refinery production contributes to high jet fuel inventories -- EIA

• Former FERC Chairman: Rapid electrification creates reliability risk -- Energy in Depth

• China softens tone on climate ambitions amid power shortages -- Bloomberg Green

• The climate warriors are coming for your gas heater and stove -- National Review

• Shale oil production giants hit hard by poor hedging decisions -- OilPrice.com

• The SEC's ESG disclosure plan hurts consumers, gift to political allies -- Real Clear Markets

• Joe Biden's environmental virtue-signaling helps no one -- Real Clear Energy

• Virtue signaling: What is it and why is it so dangerous? -- Real Clear Energy

• Biden's electric vehicle goal means billions in new federal spending -- Barron's

• Renewable isn't always green; wind & solar require massive land use -- Real Clear Energy

• Resilience is the new byword as utilities battle new stresses -- Inside Sources