Friday, July 14, 2023

Geoff Simon’s Quick Connects — July 14, 2023

  Second rare earth enrichment zone discovered in southwestern ND -- Prairie Public

• North Dakota ranks second most expensive-energy state in the country -- KX News

• Tax credits signal boom time in the Midwest for CO2 pipelines -- Bismarck Tribune

• Mercer Co. approves permit for Summit Carbon Solutions test wells -- Hazen Star

• Canadian facing federal charges for firing shots at electricity substation in Ray -- Dickinson Press

• MethaneAIR national emissions monitoring program to include Bakken oil field -- Minot Daily News

• Pipeline to provide Missouri River water to Red River Valley could be done by 2032 -- Dickinson Press

• What an appeals court pipeline project ruling means for North Dakota water users -- In Forum

• Commerce Commissioner says GDP surge of 12% is nearly unheard of; continues to grow -- KX News

• Over 20K gift cards sent out as part of Burgum's presidential donor recruitment campaign -- KFYR - TV

• Dept of Commerce accepting destination development grant applications through August -- The Journal

• Guardian Medical discontinues Williston air medical services; cites operating costs -- Williston Herald

• Williston Fire Department has busiest year on record in 2022, sees 5,235 calls for service -- KFYR - TV

• Controversy ignites as Dunn Co. debates shifting Auditor from elected to appointed -- Dickinson Press

• Minot Childcare Committee determines funds available to help new businesses -- Minot Daily News

• State Auditor Josh Gallion to speak with citizens at Williston ARC on July 18 -- Williston Herald

• Construction underway on 1,400 foot sound barrier at Atlas Power Data Center in Williston -- KFYR - TV

• City of Minot reports $4M gap between projected expenses and forecasted revenue -- Minot Daily News

• Ribbon cutting celebration held for the recently completed Sawyer Bridge flood project -- KX News

• Theodore Roosevelt National Park wild horse advocates offer to help manage herd -- Bismarck Tribune

• Advocates offer expertise to help TRNP officials manage wild horse herd during rally -- Dickinson Press

• Talon Metals funding match supports Hazen Public Library window replacement project -- The Beacon

• Higher ed board votes to rescind raises if study on presidents' salary isn't completed -- Dickinson Press

• Port: With its free tuition program, Minnesota has given North Dakota the gift of opportunity -- In Forum

• Ray and Tioga schools represent western North Dakota at FBLA national conference -- Tioga Tribune

• How grid holds up to summer's soaring temperatures to influence energy policy decisions -- E&E News

• Williston Basin School District looks to continue moving in new direction during third year -- KFYR - TV

• Biden administration announces $660 million to 27 states to plug orphaned gas and oil wells -- The Hill

• Feds to issue fast-tracked permitting decision on AZ critical mineral mining project -- Tucson Sentinel 

• Two Arizona representatives introduce bill to void Chaco Canyon mining and drilling ban -- KNAU

• Northwest US electricity demand is projected to increase by a record 25% in the next decade -- OPB

• Alaska environmental department plans to repeal regulation of fuel storage tanks -- Alaska Beacon

• California slows new oil/gas well permitting to near halt; only seven permits issued this year -- Reuters

• Next wave of North American LNG export projects to face labor challenges -- Natural Gas World

• Biden administration to purchase additional 6M more bbl of crude oil for emergency reserve -- World Oil

• Joe Biden's climate policies effectively weaken the US and strengthen China -- Real Clear Energy

• EPA says carbon capture is within reach. Utilities aren't leaping to install the technology. -- E&E News

• Future of global oil demand is brighter than the common narrative would have you believe -- Oil Price

• Industry criticizes Biden plan to balance conservation with energy -- Natural Gas Intelligence

• Which countries are most reliant on coal, oil, and natural gas for primary energy? -- Visual Capitalist

• 'Shark Tank' star Kevin O'Leary issues dire warning to Business as Biden touts 'Bidenomics' -- RTM

• New claims of "hottest day ever" record-setting temperatures are nothing but hot air -- Climate Realism

• Irony Alert: Why offshore wind power increases carbon dioxide emissions -- Stop These Things

• Lithium ion battery fires abound in New York City, 13 deaths this year -- Institute for Energy Research

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