Friday, February 9, 2024

Geoff Simon's Quick Connects -- February 9, 2024

• Devon Energy offers to acquire Enerplus, including its Bakken assets -- NS Energy

• Silver Hill Energy Partners to buy Liberty Resources' North Dakota assets -- Reuters

• North Dakota to intervene in federal lawsuit over air quality plans -- Bismarck Tribune

• Hoeven, Cruz introduce resolution to block gas furnace rule -- Minot Daily News

• North Dakota local, tribal governments are eligible for federal energy efficiency grants -- WDAY

• Amid Russia and Red Sea dangers, North Dakota's Bakken offers opportunities -- Bismarck Tribune

• Center of American Experiment offers $15,000 reward for info on arson fires -- American Experiment

• Date set for lawsuit hearing between Atlas Power Data Center and 22 nearby residents -- KFYR - TV

• North Dakota Chamber of Commerce to announce Rural Housing Grant recipients -- Dickinson Press

• Interim Legislative committee begins discussions on property tax relief -- Prairie Public Newsroom

• FEC complaint alleges 'straw donor' contributed to Burgum presidential bid -- North Dakota Monitor

• Congressional age limit proposed in North Dakota in potential test case for nation -- Bismarck Tribune

• Election official's challenge to North Dakota mail-in ballot law dismissed by federal judge -- Fox News

• Former North Dakota governor candidate Coachman jumping into the race again -- Dickinson Press

• Libertarian Party collecting signatures to appear on North Dakota 2024 ballot -- North Dakota Monitor

• Rick Becker first to make "No New Taxes" promise in ND House race -- Americans for Tax Reform

• Homestead Property Tax Credit application deadline extended in North Dakota -- Bismarck Tribune

• Seasonal highway load restrictions in effect in parts of North Dakota due to mild temps -- KFYR - TV

• Snow, ice, and rain bring power outages to at least nine counties in western North Dakota -- KX News

• Burke County resident announces campaign for Senate seat representing District 2 -- The Journal

• Produced water spilled as a result of equipment failure in northwest North Dakota -- Bismarck Tribune

• Employment Support of the Guard and Reserve recognizes Lund Oil Inc. -- McKenzie County Farmer

• Minot mayor reviews last year's projects and investments in 2024 State of the City speech -- KFYR-TV

• Stark County February commission meeting covers series of infrastructure upgrades -- Dickinson Press

• North Dakota Tourism tees up legendary fan experiences at 2024 WM Phoenix Open -- PR Newswire

• Coal Country Community Health Care Foundation seeks donations for scholarships -- The Beacon

• Minot Public Schools board to set meetings on possible closure of two schools -- Minot Daily News

• Williston Basin School Board president intends to step down, stay on as board member -- KFYR - TV

• Divide County School District superintendent Hirning resigns with immediate departure -- The Journal

• Former state Senator Jason Heitkamp announces candidacy for superintendent -- Minot Daily News

• Minot Area Workforce Academy opens its doors to the community with building tours -- KFYR - TV

• A college education is still a worthwhile investment, especially in North Dakota -- Jamestown Sun

• Minot Public Library helping families transition to kindergarten with eight week program -- KX News

• TrainND funding scholarships to support high schoolers pursuing CNA education -- Minot Daily News

• Teams from Minot's elementary schools face off in third annual Battle of the Books -- Minot Daily News

• More needs to be done to erase collective $3,052,140 school lunch debt in North Dakota -- InForum

• Federal energy regulators poised to continue LNG reviews despite Biden's DOE pause -- E&E News

• Clean power advocates eye largest US grid operator's planning reforms warily -- North Dakota Monitor

• Occidental predicts oil shortage by 2025 due to failure to timely replace crude reserves -- Oil Price

• A primer for understanding the export pause with US LNG permits frozen -- Natural Gas Intelligence

• Key Republican calls for Podesta to face Senate confirmation for top climate diplomat post -- The Hill

• Bill Gates backed startup plans to open world's largest carbon removal plant in Arkansas -- E&E News

• America is the world leader in oil production, producing over 13.2M barrels of crude per day -- Fox 41

• US power consumption to rise to record highs of 4,112 billion kWh in 2024, 2025 says EIA -- Reuters

• Time to retire the term 'renewable energy' from serious discussion about energy policy -- Climate Etc.

• Across America, clean energy plants are being banned faster than they're being built -- USA Today

• False equivalence: Making sense of Michael Mann's win in defamation trial -- The Honest Broker

• Climate hysteria tailspin reaches terminal velocity as California drought eases -- American Thinker

• Biden's latest climate regs hammer manufacturing, ignore disastrous economic impacts -- Fox News

• How US billionaires bankrolled activists' campaign that halted natural gas projects -- Daily Caller

• Congress and courts are enabling energy fantasies and climate tyranny -- Climate Change Dispatch

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