Geoff Simon's Quick Connects -- October 20, 2023

• PSC to hear local ordinance arguments in Summit pipeline case -- Bismarck Tribune

• $3.5B for electric grid projects; largest project includes ND -- Bismarck Tribune

• Two ND coal programs praised in recent federal review -- KFYR - TV

• ND posts record natgas production for 2nd straight month -- Natural Gas Intelligence

• EERC receives over $12M for continued study into critical minerals, salt caverns -- Bismarck Tribune

• MDU customers to see a decrease on monthly electric bills beginning in November -- Bismarck Tribune

• Jumpstarting oil boom developments; Minot eyes growth potential of stalled projects -- Minot Daily News

• Transmission lines in ND to receive millions through new federal grid investment -- Bismarck Tribune

• Union, Burgum, other GOP candidates say EVs could hurt jobs. Are they right? -- Dickinson Press

• Justin Gerhardt named to District 34 seat left open after death of Senator Doug Larsen -- KX News

• Legislative Management Committee meets to discuss special legislative session -- KFYR - TV

• Burgum's presidential campaign remains largely self-financed over last three months -- Dickinson Press

• North Dakota has once again ranked most dangerous state in nation for workers -- Dickinson Press

• Democrat Katrina Christiansen announces her second bid for North Dakota US Senate seat -- AP News

• PERS board won't take active role in consideration of new bill impacting its makeup -- Bismarck Tribune

• AmeriCorps and City of Beach team up for community revitalization initiative -- Dickinson Press

• Reported Caliber Midstream produced spill near Arnegard is more than originally thought -- KX News

• State Water Commission approves $8M in cost share requests for area projects -- Minot Daily News

• Federal investigations cast shadow on Dunseith manufacturing facility development -- The Journal

• Dickinson Police Department celebrates promotions of two of its seasoned officers -- Dickinson Press

• Stark County Commissioner Messer Elected Vice President in NDCCA Leadership -- Dickinson Press

• New manager wants to make Job Service workforce center "a go-to place" -- Williston Herald

• Legislation proposed to protect Theodore Roosevelt Nat'l Park horses as public trust -- Dickinson Press

• 15 student teachers leading ND classrooms in wake of emergency amendment -- Bismarck Tribune

• First bison capture at Theodore Roosevelt National Park since 2021 set -- Bowman County Pioneer

• Fifteen student teachers leading ND classrooms in wake of emergency amendment -- Bismarck Tribune

• Divide County school board to focus on building student test scores, engagement levels -- The Journal

• Sanford inducted into the North Dakota University Accounting Hall of Fame -- McKenzie County Farmer

• Tour shows progress on on Broadway Circle and Center for Technical Education -- Minot Daily News

• Hazen Middle School art students demonstrate their desire for peace through posters -- Hazen Star

• North Dakota Council of Educational Leaders rejuvenates teachers with annual conference -- KX News

• North Dakota Department of Agriculture celebrates Farm To School Month with a contest -- InForum

• US oil is back, even ExxonMobil's $60B deal isn't the biggest signal; production at all time high -- NBC

• New golden era for US natural gas storage; intermittent demand, prices driving interest -- S&P Global

• What to know about the 7 winners of Dept. of Energy's $7B for regional hydrogen hubs -- E&E News

• US is set to add 8.6 GW of natural gas-fired electric generating capacity in 2023 says EIA -- Oil Price

• Biden admin will ease sanctions on Venezuelan oil and gas in exchange for election reforms -- The Hill

• Alaska industrial development agency sues federal gov't over canceled oil leases -- Alaska Beacon

• Feds OK TC Energy gas pipeline expansion in Pacific Northwest over enviro protests -- AP

• Disciplined oil and gas companies successful in winning back investors -- Oilprice.com

• Biden's green energy loan czar Jigar Shah busted for pay-to-play scheme -- Free Beacon

• Biden admin to pour $3.5 billion into grid projects that benefit pro-Democrat union -- Daily Caller

• The fabled greenhouse gas methane; negligible contribution to warming -- Climate Change Dispatch

• How groupthink, misinformation and lack of correction undermined climate science -- Roger Pielke Jr.

• Steve Milloy: Biden's kamikaze climate plan for the US economy; China not on board -- The Hill

• Greenpeace co-founder Patrick Moore joins climate change skeptics -- Washington Examiner

• Reality bites: Why wind, solar and electric car advocates must also love fossil fuels -- Forbes

• Green hydrogen needs vast subsidies; Costs 5 times more than H2 from natgas -- Master Resource