Friday, May 12, 2023

Geoff Simon's Quick Connects -- May 12, 2023

• Bismarck city leaders join opposition to CO2 pipeline route -- Bismarck Tribune

• Iowa judge favors property owners in CO2 pipeline dispute -- KFYR - TV

• Security concerns to drive North Dakota tech mineral boom -- Bismarck Tribune

• Origins of oil underneath the Bakken is a 400-million-year history -- KX News

• Renewable recycling research is bringing new life to wind and solar equipment -- Minot Daily News

• What needs to happen next to store intermittent energy produced in North Dakota -- KX News

• Here's another way ND won the mineral lottery. The state can't squander its advantages -- Fargo Forum

• Arnegard man charged with skimming millions of dollars in oil sentenced to three years -- KFYR - TV

• At session close, Governor Burgum signed 50 bills related to red tape reduction effort -- Fargo Forum

• State auditor, North Dakota lawmakers welcome session's outcomes after acrimony -- Dickinson Press

• Burgum signs remaining bills from legislative session, including major appropriations bills -- KFYR - TV

• US Attorney's Office in ND getting more prosecutors, including for Indian Country -- Bismarck Tribune

• Burgum suspends hours of service rules for commercial drivers hauling ag inputs -- The Journal

• Williams County commissioners debate shutting down Atlas Power data center -- Williston Herald

• McKenzie County Fair will be held at a brand new, state-of-the-art facility this year -- KFYR - TV

• New Town, Parshall weekly newspapers appear to have ceased operations -- Bismarck Tribune

• Williams County awards more than $1.2M with Behavioral Health Grant Program -- Williston Herald

• Industrial fire activates Williston Fire Dept; cause and origin still under investigation -- KX News

• Tioga Fire Department responds to train car fire between Tioga and White Earth -- Tioga Tribune

• Watford City's Wolf Pup 2 on schedule; team pleased with progress -- McKenzie County Farmer

• Tioga Economic Development Office capitalizing on success of marketing effort -- Tioga Tribune

• Divide County spreading the word about legislative changes to Homestead Tax Credit -- The Journal

• Emmons County landowners vent frustrations over Summit carbon pipeline project -- Ag Week

• Williston city administrator finalists Wenko, Dudas speak on candidacy, future of region -- KFYR - TV

• Williston presents State of the City Address, revealing $65M funding coming to the city -- KX News

• Bowman-Slope Com?munity Foundation announces special grants for 2023 -- Bowman Co. Pioneer

• Alexander School District secures funding to start temporary daycare -- McKenzie County Farmer

• High school students recognized for success at Dakota College commencement -- Minot Daily News

• 13 North Dakota school districts receiving $5.93M federal grant for mental health, security -- KFYR - TV

• Special recall election announced for Williston Basin School District; 3 possible this year -- KFYR - TV

• McKenzie County's Gronos and Krogen named Teachers of the Year -- McKenzie County Farmer

• Changing of guard on Ray School Board with chair Weyrauch leaving after 21 years -- Tioga Tribune

• Divide County Elementary student essay honored by North Dakota League of Cities -- The Journal

• ND Legislature passes record education budget with big checks for career and tech ed -- KFYR - TV

• Learning equates to fun for students at Des Lacs-Burlington's Vision Zero Day -- Minot Daily News

• Fargo Superintendent: District will flout new state trans law in order to protect kids -- KFGO

• Dickinson hosts T4 Summit; introduces high schoolers to hands-on workforce skills, training -- KX News

• Hazen lawmaker suggests cutting funds for Fargo District after trans bill pushback -- Fargo Forum

• Joe Manchin threatens to oppose Biden nominees over upcoming power plant crackdown -- Fox News

• EPA clamps down on power plants by proposing strongest-ever climate rules for sector -- E&E News

• Biden rule tells power plants to cut climate pollution by 90 percent by 2040 ? or shut down -- Politico

• Biden administration unleashes the regulatory Kraken, and there's no land in sight -- Issues & Insights

• Induced energy crisis: Biden administration has new pollution limits for power plants -- PJ Media

• World's largest battery maker announces significant breakthrough in energy density -- The Driven

• NextEra is making a huge bet on hydrogen; plan to cash in on lucrative tax credits -- Wall Street Journal

• EIA sees US oil output rising 5% and fuel demand up 1% in 2023, cuts price forecasts -- BOE Report

• Good news for your utility bills: continued flow of gas should ease electricity costs -- Wall Street Journal

• Two Republicans ask congressional watchdog to assess US oil reserve management -- Reuters

• Studies suggest that wind farms cause local climate change, lead to regional drought -- No Tricks Zone

• Glacier National Park must finally remove all outdated "glaciers will be gone by 2020" signs -- KRTV

• Biden EPA rule requires dishwashers to use less power and water to fight climate change -- Daily Mail

• Facebook censoring truth about Antarctic temperatures, no warming in 70 years -- Watts Up With That?

• Dr. Patrick Moore, Greenpeace co-founder says human CO2 emissions came just in time -- Bis News

• The three D's of the climate change agenda: Deception, Distortion, Delusion -- Joe Bastardi

• World not ready yet to 'switch off' fossil fuels, says UAE ahead of UN climate negotiations -- Reuters

• Expensive energy may have killed more Europeans than Covid-19 last winter -- The Economist

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