Friday, December 23, 2022

Geoff Simon's Quick Connects -- December 23, 2022

• No bids for North Dakota west to east natural gas pipeline -- Ag Week

• Soybean plant more reason to bring gas to eastern ND -- Grand Forks Herald

• Governor proposes $500M revolving investment in CSEA -- KX News

• Biggest question for EVs in North Dakota is how they'll handle the cold -- KFYR - TV

• Letter: Learn more about CO2 capture and storage technology -- Bismarck Tribune

• Letter: North Dakota stands to benefit greatly from CO2 capture -- Fargo Forum

• Pipeline builder fined $50,000 for violations; Andeavor built outside approved route -- Bismarck Tribune

• Photojournalist claims wrongful arrest during Dakota Access Pipeline protests -- Dickinson Press

• Dept of Mineral Resources reports crash leading to oil spill and fire in McKenzie County -- WZFG

• Zephyr Energy acquires working interest in 6 Williston Basin wells, Utah acquisition -- Rigzone

• Local governments throughout North Dakota to receive state infrastructure funds -- Bismarck Tribune

• Workforce development seems top of mind for state's most powerful decision makers -- Dickinson Press

• North Dakota legal aid agency seeks budget increase from Legislature as caseload spikes -- KFYR - TV

• North Dakota State Hospital superintendent resigns after 28 years of public service -- Dickinson Press

• ND Capitol completes new ADA upgrades in time for January's legislative session -- KFYR - TV

• EPA awards North Dakota $8.7 million for Clean Water State Revolving Fund program -- KFYR - TV

• Vision Zero's ND Sober Ride to offer $10 Lyft vouchers December 19 - January 1 -- Dickinson Press

• Season's two major winter storms have farmers and ranchers hopeful for spring planting -- KFYR - TV

• Panel names three finalists to fill North Dakota Supreme Court vacancy -- Dickinson Press

• So much snow, but how much water? Spring flood predictions begin for North Dakota -- KFYR - TV

• Snow ushers chaos: stranded motorists, downed power lines, blocked roadways -- Dickinson Press

• Taming the tempest: How the City Dickinson tackles snow removal -- Dickinson Press

• Safe Williston Project looks to speed up surveillance gathering process for Williston Police -- KFYR - TV

• Williston airport prepared for worst case scenario, still operates during the blizzard -- KX News

• Complaints, litigation threats: Billings County Commissioners hold closed meeting -- Dickinson Press

• Attorney General: Billings County commissioners violated open meetings law -- Bismarck Tribune

• Crosby one of 20 communities across ND receiving Main Street Vibrancy program award -- The Journal

• Tioga Fund continues support of local business organizations, approves 2 applications -- Tioga Tribune

• District 2's legislators have mixed response to governor's state budget proposal -- The Journal

• Ray City Commission looks at annexation to extend water service, attract business -- Tioga Tribune

• City, county officials to create joint task force promoting McKenzie County -- McKenzie County Farmer

• Cost of Living Adjustment approved for McKenzie County employees -- McKenzie County Farmer

• Theodore Roosevelt National Park mulls gradually removing wild horse herd -- Dickinson Press

• Council approves changes to snow removal ordinance, snow can't be pushed into street -- Hazen Star

• Taylor Rural Fire Protection District will light up the sky with fireworks on NYE -- Dickinson Press

• Minot City Council keeps CTE on schedule using Hub City money to fill gap -- Minot Daily News

• Dunn County Commission discusses auditor position, concerns over snow removal -- Dickinson Press

• Dickinson Parks & Recreation reports increased revenue, rising expenses -- Dickinson Press

• ND Dept. of Instruction granted $400M in COVID relief funds for schools across the state -- KX News

• Tioga school district seeks next superintendent with help of ND School Boards Assoc. -- Tioga Tribune

• Trinity Early Childhood Education Center nears completion after surge in enrollment -- Dickinson Press

• Renovations at Minot State's Hartnett Hall underway with completion expected in a year -- KFYR - TV

• Not following policy, insubordination led to Williston elementary principal Smith's leave -- KFYR - TV

• Williston State College's first and longtime president, Garvin Stevens, dies at 88 -- KX News

• Alexander Public School taking over the tech world one robot at a time -- McKenzie County Farmer

• As workforce grows, McKenzie County supports daycare for young parents -- Williston Herald

• Tioga school board receives both good and bad news on construction front -- Tioga Tribune

• Alexander Public School seeking $15.5 million bond for expansion due to oil boom growth -- KFYR - TV

• "Teacher's Christmas Wish": Minot elementary music teacher wants to inspire students -- KX News

• Gas for coal? Debate rages on as electric companies propose new fossil fuel investments -- E&E News

• Congress likely to posture towards fossil fuels, support pipelines, revisit energy permitting -- Roll Call

• US buying 3M barrels of oil to start replenishing strategic reserves; more purchases likely -- KFYR - TV

• Europe proves a rush to green energy demands too high a price - cautionary tale for US -- Newsweek

• EU countries agree a gas price cap to contain energy crisis after weeks of split opinion -- Reuters

• US poised to become net exporter of crude oil in 2023 as sales to other countries soar -- Reuters

• Ford again hikes the starting price of the F-150 Lightning pickup, now up 40% since launch -- CNBC

• Despite TC Energy's giant Keystone oil spill, push continues for more pipelines -- The Journal Record

• Oil markets see relatively quiet week, with muted trading ahead of Christmas -- Oil Price

• What would hydrogen hubs do exactly, and would they be as "clean" as envisioned? -- E&E News

• Postal Service's order of "next generation" vehicles includes 45K electrified cars and trucks -- The Hill

• USPS plans to go green by 2026 and its gonna cost taxpayers billions -- Climate Change Dispatch

• Bill Gates got Manchin's support for IRA with $760m battery plant in WVa -- Climate Depot

• German study proves wind turbines slaughter millions of bats every year -- Stop These Things

• EPRI Report: 'Net zero' is a lie, admits the utility industry and its regulators -- Junk Science

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