Friday, May 30, 2025

Geoff Simon's Quick Connects -- May 30, 2025

State approves drilling completion waivers due to volatile crude oil prices -- KFYR-TV

Commentary: More investment is needed in energy innovation -- Grand Forks Herald

Over 3M gallons of produced water spill in western North Dakota -- Dickinson Press

ND coal mine to become processing site for Minnesota nickel -- North Dakota Monitor

Eminent domain battle brews: Tesoro, Schaff Green family to square off -- McKenzie County Farmer

Walsh County officials see no long-term impacts to site of Keystone Pipeline spill -- Grand Forks Herald

Greenpeace appeal, ND jury wanted to 'punish' someone for pipeline protests -- North Dakota Monitor

North Dakota Legislative Council to prepare briefs on special session scenarios -- Bismarck Tribune

Sandi Sanford won't seek another term as Chairwoman of North Dakota Republican Party -- WDAY

Thousands gather to honor fallen service members at ND Veterans Cemetery -- Bismarck Tribune

Ethics Commission announces that Chair Dave Anderson has died at age 69 -- North Dakota Monitor

Rep. Julie Fedorchak to host third virtual town hall to discuss 'big beautiful bill' -- Dickinson Press

Spirit Lake, Turtle Mountain tribes ask appeals court to overturn redistricting decision -- Dickinson Press

New measles case confirmed in Burke County, total now 28 in North Dakota -- Bismarck Tribune

Superintendent Kirsten Baesler waiting on Senate vote for new role in Washington, D.C. -- KX News

Reclassified as non-oil producing, Divide road repair funds uncertain due to new laws -- The Journal

NDDOT meets with Billings, Stark County residents as Hwy 85 construction moves south -- KFYR - TV

Williston Police Chief resigns after former city commissioner cited as reason for turmoil -- KFYR - TV

Minot mayoral verification deadline nears as two of the four candidates submit signatures -- KX News

Public invited to open house and info meeting for next phase of flood protection in Minot -- KFYR - TV

Five awards were presented during the Williston Teacher Appreciation Awards Banquet -- KX News

New classical Christian academy planned for Bakken in fall of 2026 -- McKenzie County Farmer

Fact finding committee finds the Mapleton School District is in 'deep trouble' -- Fargo Forum

Two summer meal programs being launched by Williston Basin School District #7 -- Williston Herald

Bottineau college leader Carmen Simone to fill in as Lake Region president -- North Dakota Monitor

Education issues among top regrets of lawmakers as 2025 session concluded -- Grand Forks Herald

Some states reexamine school discipline as Trump order paves go-ahead -- North Dakota Monitor

Climate extremists make our kids despair, and groom them to join the left's crusades -- NY Post

MISO ignored reliability warnings before holiday blackout left New Orleans in the dark -- Daily Caller

Dept. of Energy designates metallurgical coal as a critical material in move to boost steel -- E&E News

Wildfire in Alberta disrupts oil and gas operations, prompts evacuation of small town -- Reuters

Elon Musk posts "compared to solar, oil is small-time" on X; delivers gut punch to industry -- Oil Price

Greenland will seek investments in its minerals sector from any country, including China -- Oil Price

The "Big Beautiful Bill" must end the phasing out of wind and solar subsidies now. -- RealClearEnergy

Wyoming lawmakers mull, again, allowing temporary storage of spent nuclear fuel waste -- WyoFile

AI Global Leadership Summit recap from the Hamm Institute for American Energy -- YouTube

API, AFPM Applaud Senate Vote to Overturn California Gas Car Ban -- American Petroleum Institute

Some MN lawmakers want to extend tax breaks for energy-sucking data centers -- Minnesota Reformer

Supreme Court limits NEPA environmental review of major infrastructure projects -- Conservative Brief

Trump DOE kills $3 billion Biden-era green loan to financially embattled solar firm -- Daily Caller

Congress is resurrecting the battle against the climate alarmist cult's regulatory assault -- mrcTV

"Green" waste piles up as discarded solar panels and wind turbines pollute landfills -- The Federalist


Friday, May 16, 2025

Geoff Simon’s Quick Connects — May 16, 2025


Energy companies saw wins at North Dakota Capitol this session -- Bismarck Tribune

EPA inches toward approval of North Dakota coal ash handling program -- E&E News

North Dakota landowner challenge to Summit pipeline can go on -- Bismarck Tribune

The massive 1.8M square foot AI footprint in Ellendale is there to stay -- KFYR - TV

Greenpeace attorneys are asking for stay of nine-figure judgment in DAPL case -- KFYR - TV

Pipeline regs could fall to feds in proposal from committee with North Dakota rep -- Bismarck Tribune

Is Congress trampling on state laws protecting property rights against pipelines? -- Successful Farming

Legislative Assembly defined by results say Sen. David Hogue and Rep. Mike Lefor -- Bismarck Tribune

New $100K grant program helps North Dakota's tribes elevate tourism revenue -- Minot Daily News

Dept of Water Resources receives $769M for major water supply, flood control projects -- KFYR - TV

Federal appeals court rules against North Dakota tribes in voting rights case -- North Dakota Monitor

North Dakota adds new tax incentive for businesses to subsidize child care -- North Dakota Monitor

Longtime lawmaker Rep. Jim Kasper back in Fargo after brain bleed, hospitalization -- Dickinson Press

State's measles cases rise to 12, Williston Band Day Parade attendees exposed -- Bismarck Tribune

Lightning storm causes four brief fires in western North Dakota, all have been extinguished -- KX News

Watford City Commissioners greenlight $24.52 million in project funding -- McKenzie County Farmer

Williston Area Chamber of Commerce invites locals to attend Legislative Wrap Up May 21 -- KX News

Williston City Commission vice president Cymbaluk resigns, cites threat to him and family -- KX News

$81.1M legislative appropriation will 'get a lot done' for flood control construction -- Minot Daily News

Southwest Water Authority presents $10K to support education, advocacy -- Bowman County Pioneer

Ray school board incumbents Bingeman, Schmitt to keep seats after being reelected -- The Journal

Williston Education Association is sponsoring a school board candidate forum -- Williston Herald

Sweeping private school voucher program tucked inside House GOP tax bill -- North Dakota Monitor

Student leaders full of questions about cellphone ban in North Dakota schools -- North Dakota Monitor

Bismarck State College lineworker program students compete in fun rodeo events -- KX News

Dickinson State University announces 2025 faculty and staff service awards -- DSU News Release

Williston State College announces public tours of healthcare center beginning May 21 -- Williston Herald

BPS board, teachers continue contract negotiations; percentage raise yet to be settled -- The Beacon

States sue over Trump's move to fast-track oil, gas projects via 'energy emergency' order -- KX News

ConocoPhillips prepared to weather downturn, committed to Lower 48 assets -- Natural Gas Intelligence

California looks to see a price of $8 a gallon within the next few years predict experts -- KFYR - TV

The great state of Alberta; US should welcome Canadian province into the union -- Energy Bad Boys

How this Wyoming coal mine could help break U.S. dependence on China for rare earths -- CNBC

Brutal heat, AI-fueled demand, aging fleet of power plants tee up grid reliability stress test -- Oil Price

Trump dismantles Biden's climate legacy while New York doubles down -- Manhattan Contrarian

Senseless consequences if states punish fossil fuel companies for climate claims -- RealClearEnergy

New study shows 65% of "runaway global warming" related to urbanization -- Univ Alabama-Huntsville

Nature paper claims to pin the liability for "climate damages" on Big Oil companies -- Daily Sceptic

Friday, May 9, 2025

Geoff Simon’s Quick Connects — May 9, 2025


• Bill promoting rare earth mineral development in ND passed -- North Dakota Monitor

• Crews respond to fire at oil terminal south of Tioga; site still shut down -- KFYR - TV

• February oil and gas production declines from January numbers -- Minot Daily News

• SD's Lake County Commission rejects petition for pipeline ordinance -- KFYR - TV

• Regulators set public hearing date for Basin's $4 billion North Dakota power plant -- Bismarck Tribune

• North Dakota lawmakers approve needs, some wants with $20.3 billion budget -- North Dakota Monitor

• Ellendale: Embracing the data boom, Applied Digital creates excitement in community -- Prairie Public

• Dist. 26 Representative Jeremy Olson resigns seat after harassment complaint -- North Dakota Monitor

• State Emergency Operations Center activated to help battle fires across North Dakota -- KX News

• Nat'l Guard Black Hawks deployed as wildfires rage on Turtle Mountain Reservation -- Dickinson Press

• Wildfires burn thousands of acres on tribal lands; Ft. Berthold and Turtle Mountain -- Bismarck Tribune

• Lawmakers decide not to increase gas tax as part of compromise in NDDOT budget bill -- KFYR - TV

• Legislature gavels out; action on medicaid expansion, property tax and teacher pay -- Daily Montanan

• Electricity demand in the Northwest could double in the next 20 years, forecast finds -- Daily Montanan

• Tom Campbell appointed North Dakota USDA Rural Development state director -- North Dakota Monitor

• Newcastle, Wyoming oil refinery restarts operations after apparent explosion in February -- WyoFile

• Fargo district court judge Chase nominated to be North Dakota's US attorney -- North Dakota Monitor

• Local fire departments battle grass fire in north Mercer County; no significant damage -- Hazen Star

• Dust storm causes poor visibility and makes travel difficult in northwest North Dakota -- KFYR - TV

• Public comment periods at ND local govt meetings become mandatory Aug. 1 -- North Dakota Monitor

• Dickinson to hold special election after Commissioner John Odermann's resignation -- Dickinson Press

• Dickinson breaks ground on $69M high school expansion, largest in district history -- Dickinson Press

• Dickinson High School students work on special projects to celebrate school's expansion -- KFYR - TV

• Ray's Donnelly is Williams County Teacher of the Year; has taught for 34 years in Ray -- The Journal

• U Mary launches Teacher Leadership Academy for Bismarck and Williston educators -- Williston Herald

• Youth T4 Summit came to Rough Rider and Bakken Area Skills Center -- McKenzie County Farmer

• Students get head start as partnerships forge direct paths to future careers -- McKenzie County Farmer

• 180 Williston students under quarantine amid measles outbreak in Williams County -- KFYR - TV

• North Dakota invests millions of dollars in skilled trades. But will students stay? -- Dickinson Press

• States' nuclear energy growth needs federal action to follow Trump's vocal support -- The Express

• Without energy abundance, America loses AI race. Policy decisions really matter. -- RealClearEnergy

• US House committee proposes sweeping changes to boost US oil and coal on federal lands -- Reuters

• First driverless heavy duty trucking service launched on US roads, running in Texas -- The Epoch Times

• Spain's solar-heavy system raises questions about the security of America's grid -- E&E News

• Justice Department sues Hawaii, Michigan, Vermont, New York over state climate actions -- KFYR - TV

• Coalition of GOP attorneys general celebrate win against California's clean-truck rule -- The Hill

• US power consumption will hit record highs in 2025 and 2026 according to EIA outlook -- Reuters

• Coal is a critical answer to soaring power demand due to takeoff of artificial intelligence -- DC Journal

• House Republicans are on the verge of overturning series of Biden-era land-use plans -- E&E News

• Wyoming is drawing interest surrounding new nuclear and low-carbon fossil fuel investments -- WyoFile

• Gavin Newsom's war on oil could send California's gasoline prices to $9.00, analysts warn -- Breitbart

• Green energy suicide: The West is paying the price for its net-zero carbon delusions -- Townhall

• Two new studies reveal shocking gains in ice pack at both poles, upend climate narrative -- NY Post