Friday, February 24, 2023

Geoff Simon's Quick Connects -- February 24, 2023

• Bakken bringing in new wells, continues efforts to bring in more workers -- KFYR - TV

• Bakken looks to increase oil production by recruiting out-of-state workers -- KX News

• North Dakota Legislature passes wind turbine blade disposal bill -- Fargo Forum

• Dec. an extremely difficult month for oil and gas industry -- McKenzie County Farmer

• Bakken natural gas price hits lowest level since 2020 amid supply glut -- Natural Gas Intelligence

• ND county health director says carbon pipelines don't represent "unacceptable risk" -- Bismarck Tribune

• North Dakota House advances 3 bills that support state's investments in energy, ag -- KFYR - TV

• ND House passes bill to ensure physical polling places, ban another all-mail election -- Dickinson Press

• Local officials say state Auditor Josh Gallion is out to get them, but he says it isn't so -- Dickinson Press

• Legislators address hot topics at forum; taxes, roads, books get legislative attention -- Minot Daily News

• Workforce, child care woes create bipartisan priority for North Dakota lawmakers -- Bismarck Tribune

• Senate passes budget bill that boosts AG's Office, calls for State Crime Lab study -- Dickinson Press

• ND House backs bill that would shine light on Burgum-funded campaign group -- Dickinson Press

• House Majority Leader Lefor shares which bills in legislature could impact Stark County -- KFYR - TV

• North Dakota Senate approves measure to tighten constitutional initiative process -- Dickinson Press

• Mixed bag delivered in ND Legislature as bills on guns, voting, state investment take shape -- WDAY

• Bill to prohibit foreign ownership of real property in North Dakota passes House -- Dickinson Press

• Funding levels focus of emerging bill that deals with support for childcare providers -- Minot Daily News

• Bill to allow corporate farming passes North Dakota House by a vote of 74-20 -- KFYR - TV

• Bill allowing State Water Commission to enter into agreements with tribes passes House -- KX News

• Senators reject bill requiring economic analysis on land; concern over impact to landowners -- KX News

• State's Democrats face challenges in Bismarck, but say they have a role to play -- Dickinson Press

• Decades of dedication: Billings Co. Sheriff Pat Rummel retires after 32 years -- Dickinson Press

• MWEC staff shined bright at 2023 Apprenticeship Training and Safety conference -- Williston Herald

• Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs bringing energy development to tribal lands -- KX News

• District 2 legislators split over pair of bills surrounding explicit library materials -- The Journal

• Minot-area parents, teens react to book banning bills going before state lawmakers -- KFYR - TV

• Permit recommended for Divide County special waste facility previously shut down -- The Journal

• Northwest ND a market for drones; will take time, dedication, and money to capitalize on it -- KFYR - TV

• Williston's Woods Club daycare center celebrates grand opening of second location -- Williston Herald

• ND community leaders form non-profit aimed at attracting influx of new Americans -- Dickinson Press

• Bowman farm boy soars: A remarkable journey to the ND Aviation Hall of Fame -- Dickinson Press

• Great Plains Mobile Food Pantry to make stops across northwestern ND March 2-3 -- Williston Herald

• Williston organizations partnering to host Legislative Forum for assembly updates -- Williston Herald

• North Dakota Firefighters Association to train on alternative fuel vehicle emergencies -- KX News

• Dickinson's twenty year old River Community Center given grant for improvements -- KX News

• McKenzie County joins electric co-op leaders calling on Congress to pass permitting reform -- NRECA

• 'No margin for error': Sen. Hoeven joins local mail roundtable discussions in Minot -- Minot Daily News

• House advances bill to change faculty tenure at Bismarck State and Dickinson State -- Dickinson Press

• House passes higher ed bill featuring tuition freeze, $374M for campus projects -- Dickinson Press

• Williston Basin School District to hold meetings on school reconfiguration for next year -- KFYR - TV

• Williston State College President reacts to House funding bill, possible tuition freeze -- KFYR - TV

• Lack of state aid for Tioga school district continues to have effect on balance sheet -- Tioga Tribune

• Mrs. Hendrickx makes just about every day a celebration at Bowman County School -- KFYR - TV

• Bill proposing more responsibilities to tenured educational staff advances despite opposition -- KX News

• TrainND Northwest launches workshop-style safety leadership training program -- Williston Herald

• State higher-ed board discusses concerns about data privacy, security using TikTok -- Dickinson Press

• Minot keeps eye on school construction bill; new high school project could benefit -- Minot Daily News

• How Al Gore refashioned climate alarmism into a $330 million empire -- Climate Change Dispatch

• Is FERC taking cues from climate activists? Emails document collusion -- Real Clear Energy

• Biden's War on Coal: EPA regulations aimed at killing coal plants -- Institute for Energy Research

• Wind turbine makers demand taxpayer bailout for mounting billion-dollar losses -- American Thinker

• Alaska's carbon storage plan: Boost state coffers without cutting oil extraction -- Bismarck Tribune

• Colorado lawmakers give initial approval for storing CO2 in defunct oil and gas wells -- AP News

• Feds betting billions that 'new' nuclear technologies will help end CO2 emissions -- Bismarck Tribune

• 'No excuse': IEA tells energy firms as methane emissions rise, exceed 2020 and 2021 levels -- Reuters

• Bills filed to support Texas oil, natgas industry from California-style regulations -- The Center Square

• The US has billions for wind and solar projects. Good luck plugging them in. -- The New York Times

• EEI calls for 'urgency' in siting and permitting reform to aid booming energy industry -- Utility Dive

• Energy department staff hold stocks related to agency's work despite warnings -- Wall Street Journal

• Bills spur debate over who should build transmission: utilities or independents -- Utility Dive

• Is adverse weather mistaken for climate change? "Climate cult" misleads the public -- Eurasia Review

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