Friday, February 21, 2025

Geoff Simon's Quick Connects -- February 21, 2025

North Dakota gas prices 15 cents below national average -- McKenzie County Farmer

Fedorchak urges state to lead energy efforts to empower AI -- North Dakota Monitor

North Dakota lawmakers vote to raise gas tax to fund roads -- Bismarck Tribune

Lignite Energy Council President - coal industry is built for extreme cold -- WDAY

Harsh and temperamental North Dakota winters are an attractive asset for data centers -- KFYR - TV

Kinder Morgan finalizes $640 million purchase of ND gas gathering system -- Pipeline & Gas Journal

North Dakota regulators fine wind company NextEra for disturbing tribal artifacts -- Bismarck Tribune

Save the Dakota Access Pipeline that transports 5% of US oil, was left in limbo -- Wall Street Journal

Understanding how oil and gas industry safety standards evolved over past decade -- Williston Herald

Wyoming's nuclear microreactor industry runs into legislative snag, unanswered questions -- WyoFile

Mac Schneider resigns as North Dakota US attorney; served in role since late 2022 -- Dickinson Press

Brutal cold blankets North Dakota; driving restrictions eased for propane haulers -- Bismarck Tribune

Resolution would remove North Dakota governor's ability to appoint judges, justices -- Bismarck Tribune

House lawmakers overwhelmingly pass bill looking to create a task force similar to DOGE -- KFYR-TV

HB 1455 seeks to strengthen tribal consultation on North Dakota legislation -- North Dakota Monitor

Legislation approved in House would endorse forming a trade commission with Ireland -- The Journal

House passes bills to protect state tribes through task forces, cultural preservation -- Bismarck Tribune

Bill promoted by Ethics Commission gets '11th hour' opposition from Armstrong -- North Dakota Monitor

Rural Caucus in ND Legislature aims to strengthen increasingly overlooked voices -- Fargo Forum

Williams County gives go-ahead for another data center to apply for conditional use permit -- KFYR - TV

Williston Care Flight returns air ambulance services to region in the coming months -- Williston Herald

McKenzie County newspaper asking for help, support from local community -- McKenzie County Farmer

Hoeven, Cramer introduce bill to help Roosevelt Presidential Library acquire artifacts -- News Release

'Old Ford building' gets a new lease on life with groundbreaking for event space -- Williston Herald

ND House passes school choice bill by slim margin, similar bills fail in Legislature -- Dickinson Press

Education Savings Accounts for all North Dakota students passes Senate -- North Dakota Monitor

North Dakota bill proposes state-funded tuition aid for private school students -- Dickinson Press

Public charter schools bill gets strong support from North Dakota Senate -- North Dakota Monitor

Support for free school meals legislation dims at North Dakota Legislature -- Bismarck Tribune

Amended tenure policy bill advances to North Dakota Senate on 85-4 vote -- North Dakota Monitor

Minot Public School District weighing options with land near Ramstad Middle School -- KFYR - TV

More bills proposed in legislature would affect K-12 students, schools throughout state -- The Journal

Lawmakers reject bill seeking to change rules for how high school athletes switch teams -- KX News

West Fargo Public School District voters give approval to $100 million school bond -- Valley News Live

Beulah Public Schools' Board of Education tackles maintenance issues at meeting -- Hazen Star

White House launches National Energy Dominance Council to promote fossil fuels -- E&E News

Zeldin to try taking back $20B in IRA grants; accused Biden admin of trying to hide money -- E&E News

Trump is calling for energy dominance, but aging shale plays aren't positioned to deliver -- E&E News

Utilities nationwide are falling back on fossil fuels to meet huge energy demand of data centers -- Grist

Trump admin identifies hundreds of 'emergency' energy projects that could be fast-tracked -- The Hill

DOE Chief Chris Wright slams "sinister" net zero goals as "lunacy," praises fossil fuels -- Yahoo News

DOE Secretary Wright: Coal is critical to meeting energy demand -- Institute for Energy Research

The end of coal is nowhere in sight; global consumption could hit a new all-time high -- Oilprice.com

Trump's dismantling of "environmental justice" offices is ticking off climate activists -- Daily Caller

Trump's funding freeze leaves renewables floundering, media and green groups panic -- Just The News

Donald Trump is dismantling Biden's Green New Deal scam and restoring energy freedom -- Townhall

Climatologist: No rise in weather disasters despite record atmospheric CO levels -- Irrational Fear

New report: Rising CO2 levels increasing crop yields, defying biased climate models -- NoTricksZone

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