Friday, July 7, 2023

Geoff Simon’s Quick Connects — July 7, 2023

• Ukrainians expected to come work in ND oilfields this month -- KFYR - TV

• Truck accident spills 6,300 gallons of oil in northwestern ND -- Dickinson Press

• 96K gallon produced water spill contaminates ag land near Tioga -- Bismarck Tribune

• PSC receives perfect score for Gas Pipeline Safety Program -- Center Republican

• Tank overflows at oil site in Stark County, impacts range land -- Bismarck Tribune

• North Dakota Industrial Commission approves pair of enhanced oil recovery projects -- KFYR - TV

• North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality monitoring 4 spills in 5 days -- Valley News Live

• Gov. Doug Burgum running an energy-centric campaign for Republican presidential nomination -- Axios

• Here's how Doug Burgum can qualify for the GOP presidential debate stage in Aug. -- Dickinson Press

• Legislative session's new exemptions for North Dakota sales tax in effect July 1 -- KX News

• Secretary of State approves petition to place ballot measure to eliminate property tax -- KFYR - TV

• Two friends write new state anthem celebrating ND's people and beauty, instilling pride -- KFYR - TV

• North Dakota's labor force grew 21% since 2002, unemployment rate declined -- The Center Square

• Bridge rehabilitation to begin on US Highway 2 East at BNSF Rail Bridge in Minot -- Minot Daily News

• Dunn County Commission addresses morale, unity concerns within departments -- Dickinson Press

• Air monitors to collect flaring data from 7 locations on Fort Berthold Reservation -- Minot Daily News

• Construction of Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library begins with site excavation -- Dickinson Press

• Bank of Tioga earns "Bankers in Action" recognition for financial literacy efforts -- Minot Daily News

• Long X Wildlife Crossing in western ND a success for providing animals safe passage -- KFYR - TV

• ONEOK pledges $150K to Great Plains Food Bank to combat hunger in North Dakota -- KX News

• Thunderstorms, heat bring severe weather warnings to southwestern ND -- Bowman County Pioneer

• Ward County unable to secure grant for Southwest Connector Corridor Project -- Minot Daily News

• ND university leaders fear 'catastrophic implications' of new Minnesota free tuition plan -- KFYR - TV

• 'Bright Beginnings' childcare facility at Williston State College expected to open in August -- KFYR - TV

• Dem-NPL disappointed in GOP disregard for ND colleges and universities -- Bowman County Pioneer

• 9th annual North Dakota Indian Education Summit attended by over 150 educators -- Prairie Public

• Grand Forks schools hopeful salary increases will address hiring shortages -- Grand Forks Herald

• Biden backs plan to BLOCK sunlight from the Earth in bid to limit global warming -- Daily Mail UK

• World's first 16 megawatt wind turbine installed offshore in China, 34.2 kwh per turn -- Daily Times

• Why does the US now record more power outages than any other developed country? -- OilPrice

• Opposition grows to US imports of Russian crude refined in other countries -- The New York Times

• Saudi Arabia to extend oil production cuts for another month; Russia to cut August output -- Bloomberg

• US rig counts decline for the second consecutive month; crude production remains steady -- OilPrice

• China continues push to secure long-term contracts for LNG imports to avoid future shortages -- Mint

• Fossil fuels still account for 79% of all US energy consumption with natgas use at record high -- BIC

• World wasting more than $1 trillion per year investing in useless "renewables" -- Manhattan Contrarian

• Biden to tout $500 billion invested in manufacturing and clean energy during his presidency -- The Hill

• China's rare earths dominance in focus after it limits germanium and gallium product exports -- Reuters

• Why the fight for 'critical minerals' is heating up; needed for "energy transition" -- The Washington Post

• Toyota claims battery breakthrough in potential boost for EVS; pursuing plan to roll out -- The Guardian

• Myth: Solar and wind are helping save our grid from climate change extreme heat -- Alex Epstein

• BLM to cut leasing fees for solar, wind projects on public land by 80 percent -- Public News Service

• Green skills aren't growing fast enough, raising "energy transition" concerns -- Wall Street Journal

• The ""energy transition" isn't happening, hydrocarbon use outpacing wind and solar -- Robert Bryce

• CNN repeats WHO's climate propaganda despite contradictory data -- Climate Change Dispatch

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