Saturday, July 27, 2024

Geoff Simon's Quick Connects -- July 27, 2024

• ND agency eyes helping to finance natural gas pipeline buildout -- Bismarck Tribune

• Burgum won't be Trump's VP, but he appears poised to take another role -- The Hill

• Morton County votes against CO2 capture after heated debate -- Bismarck Tribune

• Crackin' it at Kraken: Inside the Bakken's ramped-up private E&P -- Hart Energy

• Former head of ND oil and gas regulation discusses meaning of the job -- Bismarck Tribune

• MDU natural gas customers being asked for $11.6 million in rate case before PSC -- Minot Daily News

• South Dakotans will vote on CO2 pipeline bill that could determine future of Summit -- Dickinson Press

• North Dakota approaching record natgas production as supply glut persists -- Natural Gas Intelligence

• Greenpeace seeks dismissal of lawsuit over Dakota Access Pipeline protest -- North Dakota Monitor

• North Dakota Lottery contributes nearly $10 million to state government for FY24 -- Bismarck Tribune

• What is the new $500 million Smart Grants program, and how will it help North Dakota? -- KX News

• Viewpoint by Rep. Eric Olson: Put down the phone and avoid distracted driving -- Grand Forks Herald

• North Dakota law enforcement holds mixed feelings about legalizing marijuana -- Dickinson Press

• North Dakota GOP joins thirteen other state groups in complaint against Harris campaign -- InForum

• Wild horse population dwindles lower after park officials remove bachelor stallion -- Dickinson Press

• Record-high wheat yields in North Dakota are set to further expand US grain supplies -- Bloomberg

• Dickinson to host Ports-to-Plains Alliance conference, aims to boost regional growth -- Dickinson Press

• Divide zoning board approves permit for new transmission lines along County Road 11 -- The Journal

• McKenzie commissioners approve updated Land Development Ordinance -- McKenzie County Farmer

• McKenzie County Sheriff's Office to spend $15 K to purchase drones for search operations -- KFYR-TV

• Watford City is preparing to host governor's Main Street Summit Aug 27-28 -- McKenzie County Farmer

• Dickinson's 2025 preliminary budget forecasts potential decrease in General Fund -- Dickinson Press

• Partially collapsed bridge halts recreation on the Cannonball River near Mott -- Dickinson Press

• Bowman & Slope County Community Foundation announces grant recipient -- Bowman County Pioneer

• Tribal schools need better support ? especially in serving low-income students -- North Dakota Monitor

• Hess awards $40K in scholarships through the North Dakota State Fair Foundation -- Minot Daily News

• Over 70 elementary and secondary teachers get close up look at lignite industry -- Minot Daily News

• DSU 'likely' to have nursing faculty for fall semester say new administrators -- North Dakota Monitor

• CTE building ready for first class after years of planning culminate in ribbon cutting -- Minot Daily News

• Ray considers new football field, track; city, school have talks on developing 27-acre site -- The Journal

• School board tackles rising enrollment, teacher shortages and construction updates -- Dickinson Press

• Minot Public School Board elected new leadership at first meeting of new board -- Minot Daily News

• North Dakota DPI superintendent is helping schools develop artificial intelligence guidelines -- Hot 97.5

• No more mobile phones in Gettysburg, SD school district, more focus on studies -- KELO-Land-TV

• Tenth annual Indian Education Summit draws 200 educators to the state Capitol -- Dickinson Press

• Appeals court unanimously sides with Biden administration on updated power plant rules -- The Hill

• Are political candidates ready to address energy shortages in the United States -- Count on Coal

• US wind power falls to 33-month low, forcing power generators to burn more natural gas -- Reuters

• Growing global electricity demand keeping coal consumption steady shows new IEA report -- E&E News

• Hamm Institute for American Energy enters landmark partnership with S. Korean producer -- World Oil

• OPEC+ delegates expect no changes to plans for a supply hike starting in the fourth quarter -- World Oil

• Russia and Cuba discuss building an oil refinery in Cuba with the help of Russian companies -- Oil Price

• US energy firms this week added oil and natural gas rigs for the second time in three weeks -- Reuters

• Despite breakthrough, Manchin and Barrasso's permitting reform effort faces uphill climb -- The Hill

• New law lays out safety requirements for future CO2 sequestration projects -- Capitol News Illinois

• Canadian wildfires spread, prompting evacuation alerts, spurring crude production worries -- Reuters

• Biden's exit puts spotlight on Harris' energy record; sharply critical of oil and gas industry -- E&E News

• Stephen Moore: If you thought things were bad under the Biden administration, just wait -- Daily Caller

• VP Harris has adopted extreme anti-energy positons over the years. Now what? -- Energy In Depth

• Why climate misinformation persists: noble lies, conventional wisdom, luxury beliefs -- Roger Pielke Jr.

• When climate illusions fail: The costs of policies are inspiring lots of new deniers -- Wall Street Journal

• "Czar" Kamala Harris once blamed "lack of climate adaptation" on immigration surge -- Daily Caller

• Climate activism prioritizes "green" policy goals over the needs of the world's poor -- Climate Realism

• NERC wary of 100 GW in possible plant retirements according to CEO Jim Robb -- Utility Dive

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