Friday, October 28, 2022

Geoff Simon's Quick Connects -- October 28, 2022

• Lower taxes anticipated for ND drillers as oil prices falls below 'trigger' -- KFYR - TV

• More EPA regulations could strain North Dakota's power grid -- The Center Square

• Energy leaders discuss future at 'Bakken 2030 and Beyond' -- KFYR - TV

• Summit Carbon Solutions secures easements for pipeline -- Red River Farm Network

• Native Americans, white farmers form unlikely alliance opposing a pipeline in the Dakotas -- NBC News

• State leaders to discuss building of Badger Wind Farm around Wishek -- KX News

• MDU bumps up natural gas prices, predicts $150 increase for customers this season -- KFYR - TV

• Two men involved in McKenzie County oil theft waive Thursday's pretrial hearings -- KFYR - TV

• North Dakota has 2nd best unemployment rate change during month of September -- KX News

• Thanks to Republican leadership, falling oil prices won't trigger a budget crisis -- Dickinson Press

• Congressman Kelly Armstrong: Energy industry needs to fight right -- Minot Daily News

• North Dakota State Investment Board hiring firms that want to eliminate fossil fuels -- KX News

• North Dakota lawmakers, interest groups speak out against term limits measure -- Dickinson Press

• Diverse group denounces term limits, urge voters to vote down Measure 1 -- Minot Daily News

• ND Lawmakers: Term limit defeat has a chance with support of dozens of groups -- Bismarck Tribune

• In first debate, ND Senate candidates spar on farm policy, energy, abortion, Ukraine -- Fargo Forum

• US Senate candidate Rick Becker wants to change government spending habits -- Minot Daily News

• Democratic candidate for state ag commissioner claims 'no chance' of winning -- Dickinson Press

• Wrigley, Lamb offer different visions of qualifications for attorney general's role -- Dickinson Press

• Quarterly financial reports from statewide candidates show big advantage for incumbents -- KFYR - TV

• Poll workers can't legally ask voters to prove citizenship, ND attorney general says -- Dickinson Press

• Auditor: North Dakota election systems are 'incredibly secure' -- Bismarck Tribune

• Election fairness issues loom large in North Dakota secretary of state race -- Bismarck Tribune

• Senator Rich Wardner honored for community service and legislative support -- Dickinson Press

• Ward County voters will choose two county commissioners in November election -- Minot Daily News

• Candidates seeking Minot City Council seat bring different approaches to city gov't -- Minot Daily News

• Rural communities across North Dakota desperately seeking workers -- Williston Herald

• ND Supreme Court Chief Justice makes pitch in Crosby for judicial system overhaul -- The Journal

• Winter weather could signal complications for northeast Tioga street work -- Tioga Tribune

• First snow of the year keeps public works, tow companies busy in western ND -- KFYR - TV

• October snowfall in Dickinson "uncommon" National Weather Service says -- Dickinson Press

• Women in Leadership Expo comes to Williston, attendees mental health first aid certified -- KX News

• Bicker Township approves zoning amendments needed for new wind farm -- Tioga Tribune

• Superintendent Baesler: North Dakota test scores show pandemic impacts -- Bismarck Tribune

• Hundreds at 47th NDCEL conference discuss challenges, new ideas in education -- KFYR - TV

• Tioga schools implement review process for citizens' curriculum concerns -- Tioga Tribune

• ND won't require coronavirus vaccines for school children, says Governor Burgum -- Dickinson Press

• Assessment results show importance of North Dakota teacher support, education aid -- KX News

• North Dakota schools awarded $2.3 million by EPA for clean school buses -- Dickinson Press

• Presidential Awards for Excellence seeking 7-12 grade STEM teacher nominations -- KX News

• ND Health and Human Services receives further grants to aid early childhood intervention -- KX News

• McKenzie County Schools receive Value Driven Award of Excellence -- McKenzie County Farmer

• Higher Ed board urges university presidents to assess workforce retention projects -- Dickinson Press

• Top Democrats urge Biden to nationalize the oil & gas industry -- Michael Shellenberger

• Analysis: Biden's growing EV minerals funding fruitless without permitting reform -- Reuters

• States are vying for federal funding to start 'hydrogen hubs.' What are they? -- Nebraska Examiner

• Gas markets, oil supply cuts have put the world in its 'first truly global energy crisis' -- CNN Business

• Rural backlash against renewables, 67 rejections of solar in past 11 months -- Real Clear Energy

• Biden taps wrong petroleum reserves; should look to TX, NM, ND, OK and AK -- Wall Street Journal

• Bad energy policy ideas never die, better to support American oil and gas -- Real Clear Energy

• Oil producer Hess third quarter profits top Wall Street estimates on stronger energy prices -- Reuters

• Longtime landmark goes down as Xcel Energy implodes generating plant -- West Central Tribune

• Biden demands oil companies help bring relief at the pump, drawing industry criticism -- S&P Global

• Will deregulation California-proof Wyoming electricity providers? -- Cowboy State Daily

• As gas prices reshape midterms, US extremists plot to attack energy infrastructure -- Newsweek

• Once cheap, wind and solar prices are up 34%. What's the outlook? -- Inside Climate News

• Judicial Watch sues State Department for John Kerry's travel costs as Climate Envoy -- Judicial Watch

• The world is transitioning to fossil fuels; dependency is increasing -- Washington Times

Friday, October 21, 2022

Geoff Simon's Quick Connects -- October 21, 2022

• ND oil tax will likely be back to 10 percent with prices below trigger -- Prairie Public

• Editorial: Investment shows commitment to energy workforce -- Bismarck Tribune

• Steady Bakken production projected; lack of workforce limiting growth -- KFYR - TV

• ND Public Service Commission to hold hearing on electric vehicles -- Dickinson Press

• ND rural cooperatives celebrate completion of Mandan lineworker training center -- KX News

• DEQ accepting applications for 2022 State Clean Diesel Grant Program -- KX News

• North Dakota seeks resolution to oilfield problems through reclamation efforts -- Minot Daily News

• Port: If only progressives were more open to CO2 capture technology progress -- Fargo Forum

• With 0.02% of registered vehicles electric, ND has fewest electric vehicles in the country -- KX News

• Former NDPSC and FERC Commissioner Clark: We need a reliable power grid -- Prairie Public

• American Experiment North Dakota: Why America needs to increase natural gas production -- KX News

• State's oil and gas volume and price are exceeding the revenue forecast -- McKenzie County Farmer

• Hopes for continued oil production growth in North Dakota rest on new technology -- Tioga Tribune

• Fargo Moorhead West Fargo Chamber to host Midwest Energy Summit -- Grand Forks Herald

• Three mile laterals work well except in Divide County, too much water -- The Journal

• Salt cavern storage study receives $986,200 more in funding from state -- Bismarck Tribune

• Marijuana supporters pitch 'conservative' approach; opponents cite addiction rates -- Bismarck Tribune

• Out-of-state term limits supporters outspending locals opposed to measure -- KFYR - TV

• North Dakota's highest-fundraising legislative candidates are mix of new, old -- Bismarck Tribune

• Republicans hold huge fundraising edge in North Dakota's statewide races -- Dickinson Press

• Candidates for ND's seat in US House of Representatives outline priorities -- Grand Forks Herald

• ND Department of Health responds to reports of improper vaccine storage -- KFYR - TV

• Deal marks start of proposed $40 million North Dakota military museum -- Bismarck Tribune

• Rail strike possible again; companies given until November 19 to renegotiate -- KFYR - TV

• Williston water treatment facility superintendent honored as operator of the year -- Williston Herald

• Election fairness issues loom large in North Dakota secretary of state race -- Dickinson Press

• North Dakota Ethics Commission begins investigating seven complaints -- Bismarck Tribune

• Study shows Minot is the most expensive place to live in North Dakota -- KFYR - TV

• Williams County looking to pass renewal of 1% Public Safety Sales Tax to 2035 -- KFYR - TV

• Williams County five polling locations restored for November's election -- Tioga Tribune

• The Bakken oil patch brings pumpkins and scary haunted house -- Williston Herald

• Dickinson nurse inducted into North Dakota Nurse Hall of Fame, first inductee in 35 years -- KFYR - TV

• Divide County State's Attorney candidates offer choice for first time since 1990 -- The Journal

• 'North Dakota political legend' and Grand Forks booster Earl Strinden dies at 90 -- Dickinson Press

• Cash causes clash as Ward County water board levy cut questioned -- Minot Daily News

• 'A gift to fuel literacy': Dickinson Rotary Club delivers books to local third graders -- Dickinson Press

• Despite potential for burnout, most new ND teachers see education as career -- Dickinson Press

• BSC to offer a diesel technology certification program beginning spring 2023 -- Bismarck Tribune

• Jim Hill school wins new fitness center through national foundation -- Minot Daily News

• Ground-breaking ceremony held for East Fairview Elementary School -- McKenzie County Farmer

• Tioga elementary students raise $30,000 for Book Blast project -- Tioga Tribune

• Belfield Public School gets new playground equipment in line with safety standards -- Dickinson Press

• Data can be key to making better decisions for Divide County School Board -- The Journal

• Energy billionaire Harold Hamm increases offer to buy Continental Resources -- Financial Times

• US energy bills see largest rise in decades with a colder than expected winter to come -- Oil Price

• Dark side of ESG ? Huge losses for investors, high/regressive taxes -- Marcellus Drilling News

• US Permian oil production forecast to hit record 5.453 million bpd in November - EIA -- Reuters

• Saudi Arabia: Biden asked to delay OPEC vote to cut production until after midterms -- Newslooks

• New England risks winter blackouts as natural gas supplies tighten -- Wall Street Journal

• Gaslighting on gas prices: Newsom fabricates lies of oil industry conspiracy -- Michael Shellenberger

• IRS: The new climate agency, doling out "clean energy" tax credits -- E&E News

• Admin to hold first-ever lease sale for offshore wind energy on the West Coast -- Minot Daily News

• US awards $2.8 billion in grants for EV batteries to North Dakota, eleven other states -- KX News

• Battle brews in California over 'Prop 30' taxing the rich to fund electric cars -- The Washington Post

• Biden favors foreign oil; offered OPEC more than US oil producers -- Michael Shellenberger

• Typhoon frequency has fallen since 1950, contradicting climate alarmist claims -- No Tricks Zone

• 2020 California wildfire wiped out 18 years of the state emissions reductions -- Watts Up With That