Geoff Simon's Quick Connects -- November 5, 2021

 

• Project Tundra CO2 project comes before decisionmakers -- Bismarck Tribune

• Project Tundra responds to concerns of CO2 leakage -- Dickinson Press

• ND lawmakers pressure Biden on high energy costs -- Williston Herald

• ND PSC grants temporary approval to pipeline lacking permit -- Bismarck Tribune

• Pipeline slated to store ethanol's CO2 emissions in Oliver, Mercer counties -- Bismarck Tribune

• Financing, engineering setbacks plague North Dakota's $1B carbon capture project -- S&P Global

• Western leaders questions using ARPA funds for natural gas pipeline -- Williston Herald

• Proposed bills for North Dakota special session include controversial topics -- Bismarck Tribune

• Special session of legislature likely to bring wins to western North Dakota -- Crosby Journal

• Lt. Governor Sanford speaks at Coal Conversion Counties meeting -- Beulah Beacon

• Sen. Hoeven visits WBI's North Bakken Expansion Pipeline project -- KFYR

• In-state investment program for Legacy Fund won't kick off until next year -- Fargo Forum

• Port: Why don't violent pipeline protests receive same scrutiny as Trump protests? -- SayAnything Blog

• County redistricting plan would impact one township ? Fillmore -- Crosby Journal

• City of Crosby planning and zoning ordinance update nears completion -- Crosby Journal

• Council considers reviving dormant planning, human relations commissions -- Minot Daily News

• Tioga special election next week to fill vacant city commission seat -- Tioga Tribune

• Change announced at City Hall; Alexa Kruger appointed city auditor -- Crosby Journal

• City of Minot continues move toward curbside recycling -- Minot Daily News

• ND homeschooling increases more than 1,500 students in the past two years -- Dickinson Press

• Over 6,000 toy airplanes donated to ND 5th graders to encourage STEM education -- KX News

• DPI, educators push for computer technology in North Dakota schools -- KFYR-TV

• Fargo lawmaker leading drive to ban critical race theory in ND schools -- KVRR-TV

• Fewer substitute teachers causing major problems for Minot-area school districts -- KMOT-TV

• Climate's real existential crisis, extremism is causing an energy crisis -- Washington Examiner

• Biden Administration admits it's killing U.S. economy for no reason -- Red State

• Wind turbine failures behind Europe energy crisis a warning to America -- Newsweek

• America's incoherent energy/climate policies, fossil-fuel phase out unrealistic -- Inside Sources

• Build Back Better has 185 times more for climate than pandemic preparedness -- Fox News

• Added transnational oil pipeline capacity could reduce crude oil shipped by rail -- EIA

• Oil prices surge again after OPEC ignores Biden plea for more production -- Daily Caller

• Maine voters reject transmission line; How NIMBY blocks renewable expansion -- Forbes

• Delegation introduces legislation to improve access to state-owned minerals -- Senator Cramer