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

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