Friday, October 18, 2024

Geoff Simon's Quick Connects -- October 18, 2024



• Why oil country officials oppose measure to end property taxes -- Bismarck Tribune

• Exxon seeks buyers for portion of assets in North Dakota's Bakken shale -- Reuters

• Burgum agrees to boost energy innovation with South Korea -- Bismarck Tribune

• Lignite energy: Powering ND's future amidst policy challenges -- Grand Forks Herald

• Xcel reaches agreement with Minn. PUC to add 4.2 GW of wind, solar in Upper Midwest -- Utility Dive

• Hammer questions Fedorchak's ties to Summit; Fedorchak calls claims bogus -- North Dakota Monitor

• ND PSC race has grid-focused incumbent challenged by a water protector -- North Dakota Monitor

• Scope of Billings County's authority debated in Badlands bridge dispute -- Bismarck Tribune

• North Dakota National Guard unit headed to southern border for a year of duty -- Bismarck Tribune

• North Dakota witnesses elevated fire risks across entire state, rain chances remain slim -- KX News

• Firefighting crews battling a new wildfire that broke out one-mile east of Buffalo Gap -- KX News

• A hero's last act: The story of Ed Coppersmith, a Tioga man who died saving his horses -- KX News

• Elkhorn fire near Watford City fully contained after burning for nearly two weeks -- Dickinson Press

• Burke County grass fire sparks call for caution, request to restrict off-road travel -- Minot Daily News

• North Dakota wildfires destroyed Tioga man's home built for family 2 years ago -- Dickinson Press

• 'Brotherhood of firefighters' saved cities from northwest N. Dakota fires, chief says -- Dickinson Press

• Steve Scheel to be ND's 50th Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Award recipient -- North Dakota Monitor

• Northwest North Dakota city rescinds plans to cut off township co-op's water supply -- Bismarck Tribune

• Open house offers look at work being done to develop transportation plan for Minot -- Minot Daily News

• Ag Boom: Data shows farming is a thriving industry in McKenzie County -- McKenzie County Farmer

• Court battle continues between Atlas Power and nearby residents over excessive noise -- KFYR - TV

• Two superintendent candidates differ on state's role in public school funding -- North Dakota Monitor

• Divide schools awarded $21K; funds will be used for school programming, office furniture -- The Journal

• 'Bison to the Bakken' program to give NDSU students opportunity to learn about Bakken -- KFYR-TV

• NDCDE partners with Digital Learning Collaborative to enhance online education -- Dickinson Press

• Two state-funded scholarships fund paraprofessionals' path to teaching, led by DSU -- Dickinson Press

• Experts: Being bullied doesn't build kids' character, it leads to long-term woes -- Public News Service

• Killdeer man facing charges after alleged terrorizing incident in school parking lot -- Bismarck Tribune

• Williston Basin School District looking at hiring private firm to finish audits from last 2 years -- KFYR-TV

• Despite tuition-free offers, North Dakota colleges see more Minnesota students -- Wahpeton Daily News

• Over 400 school leaders discussed student success at NDCEL Fall Educator Conference -- KFYR - TV

• Supreme Court declines to block Biden admin rule setting climate standards for power plants -- The Hill

• Power plant rule avoids Supreme Court pause, but will it survive surging energy demand? -- E&E News

• Chinese coal imports surged to new monthly high in September on increased consumption -- Oil Price

• United States sets new daily record in gas-fired generation; 6% above previous record -- Global Energy

• US drives global natural gas demand to new highs in 2024 with use of gas-fired generation -- Reuters

• New report: American jobs and economic growth are at risk with LNG export pause -- Energy In Depth

• The hydrogen bust: Nine projects in Europe and U.S. have gone under since August -- Robert Bryce

• Green hydrogen far pricier than projected; storage and transportation drive cost -- Harvard Gazette

• China ramping up shale gas production; nitrogen fertilizer usage driving demand -- Global Energy

• 'Wind turbine's on fire': Iowa farmers can't get company to clean up blade debris -- Just The News

• Tripling renewable energy capacity by 2030 will require a yearly tripling of investments -- Oil Price

• China engaging in 'predatory' resale of US LNG, reports American Security Project -- E&E News

• Blaming climate change for natural disasters is a dangerous distraction -- Energy Security & Freedom

• Biden-Harris administration recalls hundreds of electric buses amid fire concerns -- Daily Caller

• Germany's economy expected to dip into recession as green energy policies backfire -- NoTricksZone

• New studies challenge media climate hype, biased models, storm predictions -- The Honest Broker

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