Geoff Simon's Quick Connects -- September 20, 2024

• Oil producers predict another decade of Bakken oil drilling -- Bismarck Tribune

• Energy demands only growing; ND at the production forefront -- Grand Forks Herald

• Natural gas to play major role in North Dakota economic development -- KFYR - TV

• State releases website as part of $300K CO2 education push -- Bismarck Tribune

• Hess facing state, federal lawsuits alleging irregularities in oil royalty payments -- Minot Daily News

• Producers predict another decade of Bakken drilling before recovery methods shift -- Bismarck Tribune

• Christmann discusses power regulation and data centers during NDPC Annual Meeting -- KFYR - TV

• Regulator urges oversight as oil companies eye data centers to address gas growth -- Bismarck Tribune

• N.Dakota, other attorneys general challenge California regulation on big trucks -- North Dakota Monitor

• ND energy assistance programs hope job seekers will consider weatherization work -- Minot Daily News

• NDPC welcomes court injunction halting BLM's overreaching rule on flaring -- Bowman County Pioneer

• Badlands group seeks to defend public land rule that North Dakota AG opposes -- Bismarck Tribune

• General fund is expected to end the 2023-25 biennium with a nearly $713M surplus -- Bismarck Tribune

• Nearly 135,000 approved for North Dakota's new primary residence tax credit -- The Center Square

• ND taxable sales and purchases for second quarter of 2024 show a slight decline -- Minot Daily News

• U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Mitchell Johnson to assume command as adjutant general -- Minot Daily News

• State's residents encouraged to weigh in on property tax estimates at local level -- North Dakota Monitor

• Gov. Burgum to visit Israel this week as part of Republican Jewish Coalition sponsored trip -- KX News

• Services announced for Troy Seibel, former North Dakota Deputy Attorney General -- Dickinson Press

• North Dakota Department of Transportation releases statewide construction projects update -- KX News

• Son of Kevin Cramer to plead guilty in high-speed chase that killed sheriff's deputy -- Dickinson Press

• Eleven Iraqi oil and gas officials will visit Minot, hosted by GlobalND, reports MSU -- Minot Daily News

• $100K funding proposal for Minot Police recruitment denied amid ongoing investigation -- KFYR - TV

• Interstate to follow Highway 85; Port-to-Plains conference called success -- Bowman County Pioneer

• Commission may buy building for child care; plan in development to address urgent need -- The Journal

• Not enough signatures to put weather modification on the ballot in McKenzie County -- KFYR - TV

• Longtime McKenzie Health employee inducted into Nursing Hall of Fame -- McKenzie County Farmer

• Public comment opens for North Dakota plan to address underperforming schools -- Dickinson Press

• Four finalists named for Dickinson State University interim president spot -- North Dakota Monitor

• School choice task force holds first listening session; add'l sessions scheduled -- North Dakota Monitor

• Williston residents get the chance to tour the newly opened high school CTE center -- KFYR - TV

• Williston Basin School Board approves first bid package for the new elementary school -- KFYR - TV

• Kenmare K-5 music teacher Macie Harris-Nelson chosen as Teacher of the Year finalist -- KX News

• North Dakota Community Foundation awards $770,000 in over 400 scholarships -- Jamestown Sun

• Beulah Middle School teacher seeks to provide reading material for bilingual students -- The Beacon

• RAIN MHA Education Pathways attends ND Tribal Leaders Summit -- University of North Dakota

• Price gouging myth comes back once again just in time for November election -- Energy In Depth

• Future of American clean energy could be built on technology and experience from Big Oil -- The Hill

• Several big oil companies defeat US consumer lawsuit over production cuts, rising prices -- Reuters

• Biden's "record" oil production largely due to Trump's leasing policies -- American Enterprise Institute

• AI boom driving a surprise resurgence of US gas-fired power at fastest pace in years -- BNN Bloomberg

• Natural gas executives, US officials clash over policies at international energy conference -- Reuters

• The UN and Biden want net zero for the U.S.?while China opts for energy realism -- RealClearEnergy

• Internal watchdog found top EPA officials retaliated against 3 scientists with differing opinions -- The Hill

• China's coal use and output are rising as it remains the bedrock of nation's energy system -- Reuters

• Oil and gas execs talk fracking, LNG pause and 'realistic science' at Gastech conference -- E&E News

• Oil giant BP ditches wind energy as part of a renewed focus on oil, gas and solar -- Just The News

• Labor Dept. report touches on dark side of green energy; child labor mining materials -- Townhall

• Human CO2 emissions are supercharging corn yields and ensuring food security -- California Globe

Geoff Simon's Quick Connects -- September 13, 2024

• PSC staff outlines legal option for landowners in Summit fight -- Bismarck Tribune

• Pipeline won't capture all carbon emitted by ethanol plants -- North Dakota Monitor

• Feds could slash oil lease opportunities in a top producing state -- The Center Square

• Canadian man pleads guilty to destruction of energy facilities in ND -- KFYR - TV

• ND one of 23 states asking Supreme Court to reverse energy-related decision -- The Center Square

• BNI Coal to soon reach the milestone of 200 million tons of coal collected since 1970 -- The Beacon

• ND regulators greenlight design changes for already approved Badger Wind farm -- Bismarck Tribune

• Ports-to-Plains Annual Conference highlights efforts to expand US-85 into traffic corridor -- KFYR - TV

• Greater North Dakota Chamber discusses property tax elimination bill during summit -- Prairie Public

• ND Supreme Court hears case from voter blocked from lawmaker's Facebook page -- Bismarck Tribune

• ND trade mission aimed at expanding state's exports to Taiwan planned in late April -- Bismarck Tribune

• DEQ warns of more hazy skies ahead for ND from Canadian, western US wildfires -- Dickinson Press

• State races pick up again as general election draws near; analyst discusses what's next -- KFYR - TV

• LIFT funding now available for North Dakota innovators; applications due Oct. 18 -- Grand Forks Herald

• Prison director receives national award for 'paving the way' to better prison culture -- Dickinson Press

• Pair of fires in Medora Ranger District under investigation; recreational activities cited -- Dickinson Press

• Theodore Roosevelt Expressway project continues to move forward -- McKenzie County Farmer

• North Dakota outreach leaders feel good about Native American voting participation -- Minot Daily News

• Minot police chief placed on administrative leave; investigation of disciplinary actions -- Fargo Forum

• Public comment sought on Williston's proposed Valence Natural Gas Solutions -- Minot Daily News

• ND ag commissioner says out-of-state land purchases are 'destroying our communities' -- AgWeek

• T4 Summit connects over 700 students with local industry careers in Dickinson -- Dickinson Press

• SWCTE Academy prepares students for careers with hands-on real world learning -- Dickinson Press

• Space is filling up at the Bakken Area Skills Center with 250 students enrolled this year -- KFYR - TV

• Williston High School's career counselor recently honored for achievements in CTE -- Williston Herald

• Kirsten Baesler op-ed: BLM's coal leasing plan would hurt ND education funding -- Bismarck Tribune

• Task Force adopts recommendations to better recruit, retain teachers in ND -- Bismarck Tribune

• Lewis & Clark Elementary's Engagement Lab remains a hit for teachers and students -- KFYR - TV

• Dual credit college-level courses at Divide County High School are now taught in person -- The Journal

• Legislature's Information Technology Committee discuss how educators adapting to AI use -- KX News

• Minot school board approves 2024-2025 budget, second reading of 2024 tax levy -- Minot Daily News

• AG Wrigley joins majority of states in signing letter requiring warnings on social media -- KNOX Radio

• Kelcy Warren, the Texas billionaire who has Greenpeace USA on the ropes -- Wall Street Journal

• The "Energy Transition" is an exercise in groupthink fantasy amazing to behold -- RealClearEnergy

• Judge strikes down city of L.A.'s ban on new oil drilling; rules state has jurisdiction -- Los Angeles Times

• US electric utilities push for more customer rate hikes after record year of cost increases -- Reuters

• China is developing enough new mines to produce 1.28 billion metric tons of coal each year -- Reuters

• Harris emphasized support for oil and gas while limiting focus on climate change in debate -- The Hill

• From fracking critic to supporter, why Kamala's flip-flop is more political posturing -- Dickinson Press

• Harris dodges on fracking in debate, sparking doubt among energy experts -- Fox Business News

• Why a Kamala Harris administration would be a total disaster for American energy -- Daily Caller

• US energy security, oil and gas production in jeopardy following Gulf of Mexico court ruling -- World Oil

• Oil industry is divided on how to prepare for the new methane tax. Here's what to know. -- E&E News

• Permian Basin gas pipeline capacity set to increase with Matterhorn Express Pipeline launch -- Oil Price

• Offshore wind decimating sea life, fishermen accuse Biden-Harris of cover-up -- Public News Service

• Myth of increasing disasters, CO2 emissions not causing more extreme weather -- Dr. Matthew Wielicki

Geoff Simon's Quick Connects -- September 6, 2024

• Port: Carbon capture, data centers, and the future of North Dakota -- InForum

• Hydrogen hub seeks to adapt to shifting fertilizer market -- News From The States

• EPA bureaucracy interferes with environmental protection -- North Dakota Monitor

• ND could unlock extra billion barrels of oil with state's CO2 -- Bismarck Tribune

• PSC expresses concern over traffic at Marley Crossing ahead of Cerilon GTL construction -- KFYR - TV

• FERC says Basin Electric can't charge different rate for crypto currency centers -- Bismarck Tribune

• Emergency response training exercise planned next week at Coal Creek Station -- Bismarck Tribune

• With different backgrounds, Fedorchak, Hammer both say they can be effective -- North Dakota Monitor

• Former North Dakota Deputy Attorney General under Stenjehem Seibel dies at 48 -- Dickinson Press

• North Dakota's two Native lawmakers need tribal support in legislative session -- North Dakota Monitor

• New partnership brings free virtual mental health resources to North Dakota residents -- KFYR - TV

• Ian Cramer still set for trial in September, but possible settlements being discussed -- KFYR - TV

• NDDOT will begin fall mowing operations along state highways in early September -- NDDOT

• Former Minot lawmaker Clara Sue Price appointed to vacant House seat -- North Dakota Monitor

• MHA Nation takes flight with medical drone deliveries; may serve as a national model -- KX News

• Minot obtains $3.7M toward replacing pipes; will reduce line breaks, quality issues -- Minot Daily News

• Awards for 'mini grant' projects in Crosby area will soon show quick-action improvements -- The Journal

• Belfield tackles infrastructure and budget challenges; approves $65K paving project -- Dickinson Press

• Hettinger County seeks public input to improve future emergency preparedness -- Dickinson Press

• Planned Highway 85 four lane expansion may mean changes for Amidon -- Bowman County Pioneer

• Olympic swimmer Katie Ledecky joined by grandmother Hagan for Williston visit -- Minot Daily News

• Medora City Council unanimously votes in favor of keeping wild horses in national park -- KX News

• NextEra Energy welcomes community members for tour of wind turbine construction -- Hazen Star

• ND high school juniors, seniors invited to apply for $10,000 nationwide scholarship -- Dickinson Press

• ND school choice task force publishes meeting notice; group did not publicize previously -- KNOX Radio

• 2nd bid package for new Williston Elementary going out as project continues on schedule -- KFYR - TV

• Degree options for nursing students to change under Dickinson State University plans -- KFYR - TV

• Native education grants and programs available to students and teachers in North Dakota -- KX News

• Hazen School Board looks ahead to the new budget year while reviewing previous year -- Hazen Star

• Center-Stanton schools to hold public hearing on preliminary budget Sept. 11 -- The Center Republican

• The taxpayer-funded illusion of "cheap" renewable energy, costs are soaring -- Manhattan Contrarian

• Refining capacity shortage is looming globally and could materialize as soon as next year -- Oil Price

• Harris clarifies fracking stance reversal in most in-depth comments from the candidate yet -- The Hill

• Trans Mountain Expansion Project upends North American oil flows and pipeline tolls -- Oil Price

• Study shows legislation to streamline federal permitting process would reduce emissions -- E&E News

• State-owned, top Indian oil firm looks to build $8.3 billion refinery as fuel demand soars -- Oil Price

• US Energy Department authorizes natural gas exports after court halts pause in July -- The Hill

• Premium energy basins provide ideal platform for decreasing emissions on rising demand -- World Oil

• Warmer temperatures are saving millions of lives, cold weather kills 30 times more -- NoTricksZone

• Biden's climate law could help the fossil fuel industry pump more oil out of existing wells -- E&E News

• Why are residents of New York paying much more than others for wind power -- Wall Street Journal

• Kamala Harris latest campaign reversal, disowning her 2019 pledge to ban plastic straws -- Breitbart

• Green New Deal: A costly energy nightmare, electricity could be 28 times more expensive -- CFACT

• New scientific paper debunks human CO2 emissions as a climate change driver -- NoTricksZone