Friday, February 17, 2023

Geoff Simon's Quick Connects -- February 17, 2023


North Dakota lawmakers mull future plans for offline wind turbines -- KX News

Where can you find rare earth minerals? In North Dakota's lignite coal -- KX News

Report: Improper method led to saltwater disposal fire near Alexander -- KFYR - TV

New NDPC staffer learns fossil fuels are essential to quality of life -- Williston Herald

Feds, environmental groups fight North Dakota lawsuit over federal oil leasing -- Bismarck Tribune

ND coal executive: carbon pipeline project would allow industry to "survive in the future" -- WDAY

Oil field pipeline spill contaminates range land, creek 6 miles northeast of Williston -- Bismarck Tribune

ND lawmakers advance pair of bills that would financially favor state's oil industry -- Dickinson Press

ND House passes bill for leasing transparency; issue tied to lawmaker-landlords -- Dickinson Press

North Dakota's economy continues to rise with fifth largest state increase in the country -- KX News

Investment leaders report $8.5 billion in Legacy Fund with $1.3 billion back to general fund -- KX News

Property tax versus income tax relief continues as the legislative session progresses -- The Journal

North Dakota Senate passes bill to give tax credits to parents to help with childcare costs -- KFYR - TV

School meals bill sees changes, focusing on those at or below 200% of poverty level -- KFYR - TV

Several COVID-19 vaccinations related bills passed the North Dakota House -- Dickinson Press

Proposal to create immigration office in North Dakota sails through Senate -- Dickinson Press

'Re-energize' North Dakota Scholarship bill passes Senate after seeing several changes -- KFYR - TV

North Dakota lawmakers advance amended school security bill, headed to Senate -- KFYR - TV

House passes bills cracking down on signatures for ballot initiatives after 2022 dispute -- Fargo Forum

Bill to prohibit ND land ownership by foreign adversaries amended on Senate floor -- The Dakotan

North Dakota House overwhelmingly passes bill to preserve department head emails -- KX News

North Dakota lawmakers say they want to get tougher on potential cases of petition fraud -- KX News

North Dakota lawmakers toss several bills to boost campaign finance transparency -- Dickinson Press

State senate passes resolution to save TRNP herd of longhorn steers and wild horses -- KX News

Minot Air Force Base completes Glory Trip nuclear weapon test launch; mission a success -- KX News

Three Affiliated Tribes pursue purchase of another 1.1 acre Las Vegas property -- Minot Daily News

Billings County revives controversial bridge project after shift in commission support -- Dickinson Press

Senate passes bill expanding Rural Attorney Program, doubling number of participants -- KFYR - TV

Three year grant funds Aging in Community program to help people in rural ND towns -- KFYR - TV

Williams County leaders make efforts to attract more people to western North Dakota -- KX News

Public gets look at Minot's proposed city plan; final draft to go to council in May -- Minot Daily News

Burnout hits child protection and family services workers -- Williston Herald

North Dakota Senate advances bill to give parents tax credit for day care costs -- Bismarck Tribune

High school, college students highlight Career and Technical Education at ND Capitol -- KFYR - TV

Tioga School Board selects finalists in search for worthy superintendent successor -- Tioga Tribune

Mrs. Smith at South Heart bringing Future City Competition champions to Washington DC -- KFYR - TV

Ray Elementary celebrates announcement of 'High Performing Title I school' award -- Tioga Tribune

North Dakota lawmaker proposing required cyber security courses for high schoolers -- KX News

Senate passes bill prohibiting instruction of 'specified' concepts at ND colleges -- Bismarck Tribune

One Bowman County paraprofessional offers support, unconditional love to students -- KFYR - TV

Bowbells superintendent shares pros and cons of teaching in North Dakota's rural areas -- KX News

How university research can help 'economic vibrancy of the state' -- University of North Dakota

Cyber Madness tournament helps state's high schoolers get involved in cybersecurity -- KFYR - TV

The fight to define green hydrogen, with billions of dollars at stake -- Wall Street Journal

Texas residents grill US energy regulators over supervision of LNG processing plants -- Reuters

US energy firms cut number of natural gas rigs by most in a week since October 2017 -- Reuters

Opinion: Mr. President---IGNORE Vladimir Putin and Unleash Texas -- World Oil

US shale oil and natural gas output set to rise to record highs in March says new EIA report -- Reuters

US oil industry flags concern about proposed plan to crack down on methane emissions -- Reuters

Pipelines are the safest way to transport oil and natural gas, and we need more of them -- Forbes

US to sell 26M barrels of crude from Strategic Petroleum Reserve as mandated by Congress -- Reuters

Short-Term Energy Outlook forecasts US refinery utilization to average over 90% in 2023, 2024 -- EIA

OPEC has raised its 2023 global oil demand growth, first upward revision in months -- Reuters

State Of Montana sues Portland, Oregon over illegal fossil fuel terminal ordinance -- Montana DOJ

Exxon Mobil to use Honeywell carbon capture technology at proposed hydrogen facility -- Reuters

Concerns about blackouts in the Midwest pit renewables against fossil fuels -- Indianapolis Star

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