Friday, May 26, 2023

Geoff Simon's Quick Connects -- May 26, 2023

Chord Energy strikes deal with ExxonMobil subsidiary for $375M -- Oil & Gas Journal

Department of Energy to expand microgrids in North Dakota -- KX News

Additional PSC hearing for Summit carbon project set for June 2 -- The Beacon

Group of experts discuss the dangers of CO2 pipelines in North Dakota -- KX News

North Dakota legislators calling for investigation into Summit Carbon Solutions investors -- Ag Week

Burgum presidential campaign announcement expected to come at Fargo event June 7 -- KFYR - TV

Lame-duck ND lawmakers roamed to faraway conferences on the taxpayers' dime -- Dickinson Press

State looks to get new childcare dollars into communities through outreach efforts -- Minot Daily News

AG Wrigley releases 2022 ND crime statistics; violent crimes increase across the state -- KFYR - TV

North Dakota leaders praise Supreme Court wetlands ruling; will impact ND lawsuit -- Bismarck Tribune

Port: North Dakota's reputation as a business-friendly state is sure taking a beating -- Dickinson Press

Nation's first drone-based weather service launched at North Dakota's GrandSKY -- IOT World Today

Hess announces $50,000 donation to Farm Rescue to assist in purchasing tractor -- Minot Daily News

Tioga commissioners in talks to lease city's 29.14 net mineral acres to Pine Petroleum -- Tioga Tribune

Newest round of Rural Energy for America Program loans and grants now available -- Williston Herald

Dunn Co. Commission meeting centers on property dispute involving construction -- Dickinson Press

Reconstruction is underway on Theodore Roosevelt National Park road repairs -- Bismarck Tribune

I-94 roadwork near Dickinson ahead of schedule; September completion anticipated -- KFYR - TV

Beulah records highest level of toxicity across North Dakota following Canadian wildfires -- The Beacon

Williams County commissioners grant $700,000 to improving behavioral health services -- KFYR - TV

Bowman hoping to increase tourism with White Butte highest point t-shirt campaign -- KFYR - TV

Williston School District eyeing two new elementary schools in expected fall bond vote -- KFYR - TV

Alexander's Jacobson selected as ND Geographic Alliance 2022 Teacher of the Year -- Williston Herald

Williston Basin School District to offer preschool to 40 chosen by lottery starting this fall -- KFYR - TV

Schools across North Dakota recognized for roles in 'Kids Heart Challenge' successes -- KX News

North Dakota families with school-aged children can now apply for summer meal aid -- Dickinson Press

Minot Public School Board holds meeting to decide staffing changes for upcoming year -- KX News

Five candidates will run for three seats on Divide County School Board on June 6 -- The Journal

Rugby superintendent recognized by North Dakota Council of Educational Leaders -- Minot Daily News

Tioga explores a high school expansion that could double the size of the current building -- The Journal

Union representing 500 Minot Public Schools teachers reaches deal on new contract -- KFYR - TV

North Dakota preschool enrollment drops while state spending per child increased -- The Center Square

Electricity prices plunge by 75% as Finland opens new Olkiluoto 3 nuclear power plant -- OilPrice.com

Criminal cases over killing eagles decline even as wind energy dangers increase -- Fox News

US refinery margins still at historically high levels and set to remain through summer 2023 -- Reuters

Xcel, Minnesota vie for billions in federal funds to create 'clean' Heartland H2 Hub -- Star Tribune

How solar farms took over the California desert: 'An oasis has become a dead sea' -- The Guardian

It takes a special kind of person to work in the oil fields, and crews need a big high five -- K2 Radio

Two-thirds of North America could face the risk of electricity shortfalls this summer -- OilPrice.com

Five things that I truly do not understand about the "inevitable energy transition" -- Forbes

Green megaprojects hit iron wall; delays lead to major cost overruns -- Real Clear Policy

China's average daily coal production dipped in April from record level a month ago -- Reuters

Biden pledged to stop funding fossil fuels overseas, but export-import bank defying him -- NPR

AP pushes woke terms across 64 climate stories after $8M grant from leftist orgs -- Newsbusters

There is no green "energy transition;" wind and solar cannot replace fossil fuels -- Cornwall Alliance

Three Canadian bat species endangered by wind turbines' heavy toll on wildlife -- The Globe and Mail

Greenhouse gas intensity of US oil production significantly lower than most other regions -- Rigzone

Questions remain for latest rare earths mining project in northern Wyoming -- Bismarck Tribune

Energy companies abandon proposed SD pumped storage project in Gregory County -- InForum

California seeks EPA approval to ban sales of new gasoline-only vehicles by 2035 -- Reuters

House votes to overturn Biden truck pollution rule, teeing up expected White House veto -- The Hill

House advances legislation aimed at preventing federal government from banning gas stoves -- Politico

US Permian natgas flaring could rise in 2024 as region's output exceeds pipeline capacity -- Reuters

'Alarmist' climate change teaching leaves pupils in fear, leading to depression, suicide -- The Telegraph

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