Friday, December 17, 2021

Quick Connects -- Geoff Simon -- December 17, 2021

Quick connects:

  • Federal geologists find big drop in ND undiscovered oil resources -- Fargo Forum
• Mass outages unlikely, but ND could see power failures this winter -- Fargo Forum

• One wind farm granted lighting waiver while regulators others -- Bismarck Tribune

• Marathon, ADM announce closing of feedstock partnership -- Biodiesel Magazine

• Standing Rock urges Supreme Court to reject Dakota Access appeal -- Bismarck Tribune

• Summit reports another saltwater spill near Blacktail Creek -- Williston Herald

• Top Democrat leaving ND Senate next year due to redistricting -- Bismarck Tribune

• North Dakota ethics panel considers changes after transparency gripes -- Bismarck Tribune

• Fresh off redistricting, North Dakota tribal advocates look for more gains -- Public News Service

• NDGOP to decide the fate of its endorsing convention this weekend -- Dickinson Press

• Wastewater COVID-19 testing to continue in ND, but not without opposition -- Bismarck Tribune

• ND Commerce official: "Main Street" initiative is gaining in importance -- Prairie Public

• Belfield addresses sewage lift station issues, need for fire truck -- Dickinson Press

• Leadership Williston is accepting applications until December 31 -- Williston Herald

• Folks from Hettinger will share their impressions of the Crosby community -- Crosby Journal

• Dickinson State University receives $10 million to secure future of Roosevelt Center -- Dickinson Press

• Harold Hamm donates $50 million for Oklahoma State energy institute -- Government Technology

• National TikTok trend result in DPS enacting safety protocols -- Dickinson Press

• Williston School Board under investigation for open meeting law violation -- Williston Herald

• Adventure Academy preschool boosts kindergarten readiness -- Dickinson Press

• The achilles heel of Biden's climate plan - Coal miners worried about employment -- New York Times

• Electricity prices jump 17% in Dallas-Fort Worth, with more hikes likely -- Dallas Morning News

• The largest city in the United States has banned natural gas in new buildings -- NPR

• China coal output hits record 374M tons in November to ensure winter supply -- Reuters

• Shareholder group pressures U.S. banks to drop fossil fuels faster -- Reuters

• Five climate change myths every young person should challenge -- Climate Change Dispatch

• Manchin rejects offshore drilling ban amid broader standoff over Biden agenda -- Washington Post

• Big automakers to spend $500 billion on electric vehicles in the next decade -- OilPrice.com

• Lithium prices soar, turbocharged by electric vehicle demand and scant supply -- Wall Street Journal

• JP Morgan predicts the end of Covid, a strong economy and $125/barrel oil -- OilPrice.com

• Plasma pulse: A clean fracking alternative that required no water, chemicals -- Forbes

• ESG regulations pose biggest risk to energy and chemicals sector -- Hydrocarbon Engineering

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