Friday, February 10, 2023

Geoff Simon's Quick Connects -- February 10, 2023


• Western landowners seek more accountability on oil royalties -- KX News

• EPA denies Coal Creek request after saying ash pit in violation -- Fargo Forum

• PSC okays expansion of Basin's Pioneer Station in Williams County -- Prairie Public

• Feds, enviros fight ND lawsuit over federal oil leasing -- Bismarck Tribune

• North Dakota loses millions in state revenue from flaring natural gas -- Fargo Forum

• Public Service Commission schedules input sessions on MDU electric increase -- Bismarck Tribune

• Incentives could spur solar industry development, growth in North Dakota -- Minot Daily News

• KX interview with Reice Haase, Deputy Executive Director for ND Industrial Commission -- KX News

• ND bill supports giving more information, local control regarding wind farm projects -- Fargo Forum

• North Dakota's Bakken shale "holding back" US oil production, showing signs of maturation -- World Oil

• Regulators approve wind permit in Bowman County, ND's sage grouse country -- Bismarck Tribune

• Majority Leader Mike Lefor has a new plan for spending Legacy Fund earnings -- Dickinson Press

• Senate OKs bill to provide snow removal grants to local govt, bill heads to House -- Bismarck Tribune

• A leading plan to cut taxes in North Dakota would be a boon for out-of-state earners -- Fargo Forum

• North Dakota to get piece of $22.5M settlement from crypto platform Nexo Capital -- Dickinson Press

• Millions from the Legacy Fund are invested in ND, but the details are a mystery -- Dickinson Press

• Biden approves Burgum's request for major disaster declaration for 7 ND counties -- Dickinson Press

• New law: improved workers' compensation benefits for North Dakota first responders -- KFYR - TV

• North Dakota Senate passes bill to update, extend Renaissance Zone program -- Bismarck Tribune

• Cuts ahead for taxes, spending proposals as legislators face budget balancing -- Minot Daily News

• Change in the works for Bill 2330 could provide more earnings with state investments -- KX News

• Bill would ban COVID-19 shots in ND; lawmakers weighing more vaccine bills -- Dickinson Press

• State's long-term care facilities face downsizing, closure due to severe labor shortage -- The Journal

• North Dakota House overwhelmingly upholds anonymous public records requests -- Dickinson Press

• North Dakota Republican leaders criticize Biden's State of the Union address -- Bismarck Tribune

• Measure would tighten process for ballot initiatives to amend state's Constitution -- Dickinson Press

• DOE loan program offered to state's tribes supports "all-of-the-above" energy strategy -- KX News

• To allocate or not to allocate North Dakota's oil and gas taxes. That is the question. -- KX News

• Lawmakers consider bill that would prohibit certain voting methods in North Dakota -- KFYR - TV

• Businesses continue to invest in Williston Square as local economy continues to grow -- KX News

• Williams County commissioners approve $10M loan to build Cerilon GTL plant -- Williston Herald

• Minot City Council authorizes 11 member committee to pursue childcare options -- Minot Daily News

• Minot Air Force Base gives local area economy $595M boost in fiscal year 2022 -- Minot Daily News

• Watford City's local businesses continue to battle rising prices in 2023 -- McKenzie County Farmer

• McKenzie County taxable sales, purchases up 26.55% in the third quarter -- McKenzie County Farmer

• Divide County Commission opposes state control of all County Clerk of Courts offices -- The Journal

• US Dept of Transportation awards McKenzie County federal funds for road improvements -- KX News

• Hess Corporation donates $25,000 to Great Plains Food Bank for Giving Hearts Day -- KX News

• 32 years of dedication and courage: Deputy Greg Barros retires with honors -- Dickinson Press

• State of the City: Minot Mayor touts achievements, launches initiatives -- Minot Daily News

• 130 ND and SD students join in Dakota FIRST Tech Challenge robotics competition -- KFYR - TV

• Williston school superintendent clarifies details of state audit report -- Williston Herald

• Badlands Elementary recognized as a High-Performing Title I School -- McKenzie County Farmer

• NDHSAA tightens rules; parents and board members call for stronger consequences -- Dickinson Press

• Bill would change tenure at Bismarck State College, Dickinson State University -- Bismarck Tribune

• Teacher, coach, friend Gary Cederstrom inducted to Minot High Athletics Hall of Fame -- KFYR - TV

• Republicans launch group to combat 'threat to our capital markets' posed by ESG investing -- The Hill

• Biden administration energy agenda exposes regulatory gap; regulators can't keep up -- E&E News

• Biden continues to push U.S. natural gas exports, angering climate change activists -- Yahoo

• US crude production will rise in 2023, even as demand flattens says EIA Short Term Outlook -- Reuters

• Why is Biden doing China's bidding? Blocking mining in America -- Real Clear Energy

• Biden goes off-script to concede oil demand will last for years in State of the Union -- BNN Bloomberg

• Biden sparks a firestorm in energy circles with oil comments during State of the Union -- AP News

• Cheap, clean hydrogen may not turn into a commercially viable fuel, say energy giants -- E&E News

• Texas oil and natural gas industry breaks records in every category in 2022 -- The Center Square

• Mapped: Europe's biggest sources of electricity by country -- Visual Capitalist

• Energy CEO Chris Wright fights climate science. And LinkedIn. North Face too -- Wall Street Journal

• Bailed out: Dozens of Scotland windmills rescued by diesel generators -- Western Journal

• Former Australian PM Tony Abbott joins climate skeptic group -- Global Warming Policy Foundation

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