Geoff Simon’s Quick Connects — July 14, 2023

 • Second rare earth enrichment zone discovered in southwestern ND -- Prairie Public

• North Dakota ranks second most expensive-energy state in the country -- KX News

• Tax credits signal boom time in the Midwest for CO2 pipelines -- Bismarck Tribune

• Mercer Co. approves permit for Summit Carbon Solutions test wells -- Hazen Star

• Canadian facing federal charges for firing shots at electricity substation in Ray -- Dickinson Press

• MethaneAIR national emissions monitoring program to include Bakken oil field -- Minot Daily News

• Pipeline to provide Missouri River water to Red River Valley could be done by 2032 -- Dickinson Press

• What an appeals court pipeline project ruling means for North Dakota water users -- In Forum

• Commerce Commissioner says GDP surge of 12% is nearly unheard of; continues to grow -- KX News

• Over 20K gift cards sent out as part of Burgum's presidential donor recruitment campaign -- KFYR - TV

• Dept of Commerce accepting destination development grant applications through August -- The Journal

• Guardian Medical discontinues Williston air medical services; cites operating costs -- Williston Herald

• Williston Fire Department has busiest year on record in 2022, sees 5,235 calls for service -- KFYR - TV

• Controversy ignites as Dunn Co. debates shifting Auditor from elected to appointed -- Dickinson Press

• Minot Childcare Committee determines funds available to help new businesses -- Minot Daily News

• State Auditor Josh Gallion to speak with citizens at Williston ARC on July 18 -- Williston Herald

• Construction underway on 1,400 foot sound barrier at Atlas Power Data Center in Williston -- KFYR - TV

• City of Minot reports $4M gap between projected expenses and forecasted revenue -- Minot Daily News

• Ribbon cutting celebration held for the recently completed Sawyer Bridge flood project -- KX News

• Theodore Roosevelt National Park wild horse advocates offer to help manage herd -- Bismarck Tribune

• Advocates offer expertise to help TRNP officials manage wild horse herd during rally -- Dickinson Press

• Talon Metals funding match supports Hazen Public Library window replacement project -- The Beacon

• Higher ed board votes to rescind raises if study on presidents' salary isn't completed -- Dickinson Press

• Port: With its free tuition program, Minnesota has given North Dakota the gift of opportunity -- In Forum

• Ray and Tioga schools represent western North Dakota at FBLA national conference -- Tioga Tribune

• How grid holds up to summer's soaring temperatures to influence energy policy decisions -- E&E News

• Williston Basin School District looks to continue moving in new direction during third year -- KFYR - TV

• Biden administration announces $660 million to 27 states to plug orphaned gas and oil wells -- The Hill

• Feds to issue fast-tracked permitting decision on AZ critical mineral mining project -- Tucson Sentinel 

• Two Arizona representatives introduce bill to void Chaco Canyon mining and drilling ban -- KNAU

• Northwest US electricity demand is projected to increase by a record 25% in the next decade -- OPB

• Alaska environmental department plans to repeal regulation of fuel storage tanks -- Alaska Beacon

• California slows new oil/gas well permitting to near halt; only seven permits issued this year -- Reuters

• Next wave of North American LNG export projects to face labor challenges -- Natural Gas World

• Biden administration to purchase additional 6M more bbl of crude oil for emergency reserve -- World Oil

• Joe Biden's climate policies effectively weaken the US and strengthen China -- Real Clear Energy

• EPA says carbon capture is within reach. Utilities aren't leaping to install the technology. -- E&E News

• Future of global oil demand is brighter than the common narrative would have you believe -- Oil Price

• Industry criticizes Biden plan to balance conservation with energy -- Natural Gas Intelligence

• Which countries are most reliant on coal, oil, and natural gas for primary energy? -- Visual Capitalist

• 'Shark Tank' star Kevin O'Leary issues dire warning to Business as Biden touts 'Bidenomics' -- RTM

• New claims of "hottest day ever" record-setting temperatures are nothing but hot air -- Climate Realism

• Irony Alert: Why offshore wind power increases carbon dioxide emissions -- Stop These Things

• Lithium ion battery fires abound in New York City, 13 deaths this year -- Institute for Energy Research

Geoff Simon’s Quick Connects — July 7, 2023

• Ukrainians expected to come work in ND oilfields this month -- KFYR - TV

• Truck accident spills 6,300 gallons of oil in northwestern ND -- Dickinson Press

• 96K gallon produced water spill contaminates ag land near Tioga -- Bismarck Tribune

• PSC receives perfect score for Gas Pipeline Safety Program -- Center Republican

• Tank overflows at oil site in Stark County, impacts range land -- Bismarck Tribune

• North Dakota Industrial Commission approves pair of enhanced oil recovery projects -- KFYR - TV

• North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality monitoring 4 spills in 5 days -- Valley News Live

• Gov. Doug Burgum running an energy-centric campaign for Republican presidential nomination -- Axios

• Here's how Doug Burgum can qualify for the GOP presidential debate stage in Aug. -- Dickinson Press

• Legislative session's new exemptions for North Dakota sales tax in effect July 1 -- KX News

• Secretary of State approves petition to place ballot measure to eliminate property tax -- KFYR - TV

• Two friends write new state anthem celebrating ND's people and beauty, instilling pride -- KFYR - TV

• North Dakota's labor force grew 21% since 2002, unemployment rate declined -- The Center Square

• Bridge rehabilitation to begin on US Highway 2 East at BNSF Rail Bridge in Minot -- Minot Daily News

• Dunn County Commission addresses morale, unity concerns within departments -- Dickinson Press

• Air monitors to collect flaring data from 7 locations on Fort Berthold Reservation -- Minot Daily News

• Construction of Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library begins with site excavation -- Dickinson Press

• Bank of Tioga earns "Bankers in Action" recognition for financial literacy efforts -- Minot Daily News

• Long X Wildlife Crossing in western ND a success for providing animals safe passage -- KFYR - TV

• ONEOK pledges $150K to Great Plains Food Bank to combat hunger in North Dakota -- KX News

• Thunderstorms, heat bring severe weather warnings to southwestern ND -- Bowman County Pioneer

• Ward County unable to secure grant for Southwest Connector Corridor Project -- Minot Daily News

• ND university leaders fear 'catastrophic implications' of new Minnesota free tuition plan -- KFYR - TV

• 'Bright Beginnings' childcare facility at Williston State College expected to open in August -- KFYR - TV

• Dem-NPL disappointed in GOP disregard for ND colleges and universities -- Bowman County Pioneer

• 9th annual North Dakota Indian Education Summit attended by over 150 educators -- Prairie Public

• Grand Forks schools hopeful salary increases will address hiring shortages -- Grand Forks Herald

• Biden backs plan to BLOCK sunlight from the Earth in bid to limit global warming -- Daily Mail UK

• World's first 16 megawatt wind turbine installed offshore in China, 34.2 kwh per turn -- Daily Times

• Why does the US now record more power outages than any other developed country? -- OilPrice

• Opposition grows to US imports of Russian crude refined in other countries -- The New York Times

• Saudi Arabia to extend oil production cuts for another month; Russia to cut August output -- Bloomberg

• US rig counts decline for the second consecutive month; crude production remains steady -- OilPrice

• China continues push to secure long-term contracts for LNG imports to avoid future shortages -- Mint

• Fossil fuels still account for 79% of all US energy consumption with natgas use at record high -- BIC

• World wasting more than $1 trillion per year investing in useless "renewables" -- Manhattan Contrarian

• Biden to tout $500 billion invested in manufacturing and clean energy during his presidency -- The Hill

• China's rare earths dominance in focus after it limits germanium and gallium product exports -- Reuters

• Why the fight for 'critical minerals' is heating up; needed for "energy transition" -- The Washington Post

• Toyota claims battery breakthrough in potential boost for EVS; pursuing plan to roll out -- The Guardian

• Myth: Solar and wind are helping save our grid from climate change extreme heat -- Alex Epstein

• BLM to cut leasing fees for solar, wind projects on public land by 80 percent -- Public News Service

• Green skills aren't growing fast enough, raising "energy transition" concerns -- Wall Street Journal

• The ""energy transition" isn't happening, hydrocarbon use outpacing wind and solar -- Robert Bryce

• CNN repeats WHO's climate propaganda despite contradictory data -- Climate Change Dispatch