Friday, January 24, 2025

Geoff Simon's Quick Connects -- January 24, 2025


• About 12% of North Dakota's oil output shut down by cold weather -- Dickinson Press

• Flaring of natural gas in ND drops from 31% to 5% between 2011-2023 -- KX News

• ND oil industry likes Trump's policies, but can production go up? -- Bismarck Tribune

• ND oil production expected to remain fairly steady through 2025 -- Minot Daily News

• Corps of Engineers says Standing Rock can't sue over pipeline inaction -- North Dakota Monitor

• North Dakota electric cooperatives to receive $1.5B in clean energy funding -- Bismarck Tribune

• Pipe leak causes produced water spill at well site 16 miles northwest of Epping -- Minot Daily News

• Ron Ness & Jason Bohrer: Securing ND's energy future through innovation -- Minot Daily News

• Well failure results in Bowman County produced water and crude oil spill -- Bowman County Pioneer

• Port: Things are looking bright for CO2 capture under the Trump administration -- Fargo Forum

• Change is 'eminent': Property-rights fight transforms 2025 SD Legislature -- South Dakota Searchlight

• North Dakota lawmakers set preliminary revenue forecast for budget planning -- Bismarck Tribune

• State's farmers, rural communities look to fix dilapidated backroads with SB 2142 -- Bismarck Tribune

• North Dakota Legislature eyes $211M to fund homelessness and housing solutions -- Dickinson Press

• North Dakota at the center of key military missions to protect against adversaries -- Grand Forks Herald

• Schneider prepares to pass baton as North Dakota's US Attorney after eventful term -- Dickinson Press

• North Dakota senators recommend state court judge Nicholas Chase for US attorney -- Dickinson Press

• Legislative committee votes to tweak North Dakota lawmaker term limits -- North Dakota Monitor

• Legislators hear trio of bills that could change the way elections operate in ND -- Bismarck Tribune

• Hoeven, Cramer push for Trump to keep Dallas Carlson as North Dakota US Marshal -- KFYR - TV

• Bill to require voter approval of appointed auditors receives do-not-pass vote -- Bismarck Tribune

• Williams County Commission compiles its list of legislative priorities for the first time -- KFYR - TV

• Devon Energy opens applications for Inclusion Grants through February 28 -- Oklahoma Energy Today

• Minot City Council to send message opposing local government spending caps -- Minot Daily News

• Williston lawmaker proposes bill seeking easier method of filing school district complaints -- KFYR - TV

• House passes bill requiring school districts to allow time for students to vote in elections -- KFYR - TV

• House bill would reduce time for North Dakota teachers to get lifetime license -- North Dakota Monitor

• ND House lawmakers to decide on potential changes for school transportation funding -- KFYR - TV

• North Dakota bill sparks debate over displaying Ten Commandments in schools -- North Dakota Monitor

• School Meals for All initiative can make a real difference for North Dakota families -- Jamestown Sun

• House bill would mandate morning Pledge of Allegiance for all public schools in North Dakota -- KFGO

• School leaders oppose bill putting superintendent in charge of districts' compliance -- Dickinson Press

• Bottineau geology students propose Knife River flint ND's first ever state rock -- North Dakota Monitor

• State Superintendent Baesler confirms meeting with President Trump's transition team -- KFYR - TV

• Trump to use emergency powers to fast-track generation for AI, coal plants in the picture -- Utility Dive

• Energy Freedom Plan: 112 actions the new admin can take to unleash American energy -- Alex Epstein

• Trump announces second withdrawal from Paris Climate Agreement shortly after inauguration -- The Hill

• Oil lobbying group joins GOP states suing White House over offshore drilling restrictions -- The Hill

• Trump to declare 'national energy emergency' to boost record high oil and gas production -- Reuters

• Lomborg: Climate change fanatics want to bankrupt the entire world for little to no reward -- NY Post

• Meteorologist Joe Bastardi: Countering false man-made climate change claims on wildfires -- CFACT

• Donald Trump putting weight of the federal government behind fossil-fuel production -- Financial Post

• Fanciful dreams of green hydrogen powering the future have become fading mirage -- RealClearEnergy

• Germany may have to rely on coal-fired power generation longer than previously expected -- Oil Price

• Burgum recommended for confirmation by Energy and Natural Resources Committee -- KFYR - TV

• With Trump pivot back to pro-oil and gas policies, renewable geothermal energy finds favor -- KX News

• Trump is delivering: 'Golden' US oil, gas, LNG age and offshore wind pause in effect -- Offshore Energy

• Trump executive orders halt federal wind development, declare energy emergency -- Utility Dive

• How Trump is quickly dismantling the climate-industrial complex, the end is near -- Irrational Fear

• ESG collapse exposes the folly of woke investing; sustainability mostly meaningless -- Townhall

Saturday, January 18, 2025

Geoff Simon's Quick Connects -- January 17, 2025

Can Trump undo finalized plan limiting coal development in ND? -- Bismarck Tribune

ND landowner group appeal says constitutional rights were violated -- KFYR - TV

Lignite responsible for nearly 12,000 jobs in North Dakota, study finds -- KX News

ND receives $1.5B for clean energy investments in USDA grants -- Minot Daily News

Thousands of gallons of salt water spill onto rangeland in southwest North Dakota -- Dickinson Press

Supreme Court upholds North Dakota state House district on American Indian reservation -- US News

North Dakota lawmakers debate property tax relief bill with cap on levy increases -- Bismarck Tribune

House committee looks at Minot legislator Louser's approach to property tax relief -- Minot Daily News

Bills calling for replacing state drones and adding state firefighters to PERS pass house -- KFYR - TV

State Tax Commissioner Brian Kroshus appoints Stacey Lang to serve as new deputy -- KX News

North Dakota highway services bill gets committee's do-not-pass recommendation -- Dickinson Press

Former ND Gov. Burgum to divest energy, tech holdings as he nears Interior role -- Bismarck Tribune

State lawmakers role-play life after prison in DRC-hosted reentry simulation -- North Dakota Monitor

MN Legislature constitutional crisis Day 4: dueling court opinions deepen crisis -- American Experiment

Underserved rural communities targeted with proposed $50M endowment fund -- North Dakota Monitor

'This is huge for us,' New Rockford mayor says about planned wind energy project -- Dickinson Press

State legislators considering using Legacy Fund to offer school construction loan fund -- KX News

Port: Education savings accounts must move forward, even if school choice doesn't -- Dickinson Press

BSC polytechnic education center finished with grand opening set for March -- Bismarck Tribune

Williston School Board to discuss process of filling John Kasmer's seat following his death -- KFYR - TV

Bill requiring Ten Commandments in North Dakota classrooms sparks heated debate -- Dickinson Press

Baesler announces 6 finalists named for North Dakota state higher education board -- Dickinson Press

School phone policies needed, but not a state ban, HB 1160 opponents say -- North Dakota Monitor

Dickinson School Board updates rebuild timeline, staffing in first meeting of the year -- Dickinson Press

Distance learning official says payment for failed online classes goes too far -- North Dakota Monitor

High schoolers explore tools of trade at Bakken Area Skills Center Trades Industry Day -- KFYR - TV

How will Governor Doug Burgum help make American energy great again? -- American Energy Alliance

Wright on track to be energy secretary despite tense moments during confirmation hearing -- The Hill

Trump's energy secretary nominee Wright pledges to unleash major domestic expansion -- Oil Price

Interior pick Burgum says US needs more coal-powered electricity to win AI arms race -- Fortune

Top oil and natural gas producers group urges repeal of methane fee, action on permitting -- E&E News

Energy-related executive orders President Trump likely to announce during first days in office -- Reuters

Energy Secretary nominee Chris Wright is on a mission to improve lives everywhere -- RealClearEnergy

Trump energy nominee heckled by climate protesters, derided as enthusiast for fossil fuels -- Fox News

US natural gas power plants to flourish alongside the AI boom; several new plants expected -- Oil Price

Republicans eye reconciliation bill for oil, gas leasing mandates, approving mining projects -- The Hill

Supreme Court declines to hear from O&G companies trying to block climate change lawsuit -- AP News

Evacuation orders remain in place after fire breaks out at battery storage facility in California -- CNN

Climate alarmist Sen. Ed Markey loses it on Lee Zeldin during EPA confirmation hearing -- Townhall

Treasury pick Scott Bessent says US is not in a "clean energy" race with China -- American Greatness