Harpooned But Not Yet Dead? I Don't Know -- Update -- July 16, 2026

Locator: 51186DAPL.  

Tag: Greenpeace DAPL TC Energy Pipeline 

First, an opinion:

Now the AI update:

Harpooned but yet not dead?

Alison's Quick Connects -- June 6, 2026

Locator: 50921B. 

Alison's quick connects for June 5, 2026:

• Commentary: With data centers, skepticism is not anti-business -- South Dakota Searchlight

• Gov. Gordon demands data center developers in state 'do it the Wyoming way' -- WyoFile

• ND energy research center brings back part of furloughed workforce -- North Dakota Monitor

• Oil industry faces uncertainty in what Bakken's next era will look like -- North Dakota Monitor

• Senator John Hoeven on production: 'We've already declined 400,000 barrels a day' -- Williston Herald

• Dutch court to continue Greenpeace case against Energy Transfer over pipeline protest fine -- Reuters

• Trump announces $425 million investment in coal and energy, some for North Dakota -- Bismarck Tribune

• Public Service Commissioners and executive director presented with the Patriot Award -- The Hazen Star

• North Dakota's elected officials are pushing hard to deploy Enhanced Oil Recovery technologies -- Oil Price

• Oliver County man charged with terrorizing over threats against data center supporters -- KFYR-TV

• North Dakota Republican incumbents join Fedorchak for statewide candidate tour -- North Dakota Monitor

• Former North Dakota Senate Majority Leader and longtime legislator Gary Nelson dies -- Bismarck Tribune

• Senator Kevin Cramer discusses United States Senate's focus as election season approaches -- KX News

• NDDOT to begin mowing along the shoulder of state highways mid-June to July 1 -- Dept. of Transportation

• Forget Theodore Roosevelt Nat'l Park, North Dakota's unsung state park has world-class fishing -- Islands

• North Dakota tribal leaders call for greater sovereignty as federal support wavers -- North Dakota Monitor

• Human remains discovery near ND governor's residence interrupts construction -- North Dakota Monitor

• Port: This year's primary election on June 9 here in North Dakota is absolutely vital to state -- InForum

• EPA awards two grants totaling $28,730,000 to the NDDEQ for drinking water systems -- Kevin Cramer

• Letter: Total elimination of primary residence property tax is needed in North Dakota -- InForum

• $19.2M approved in state infrastructure grant allocations for public airports across ND -- NewsDakota

• Food, family fun, and giving back to charities are all on the menu at 14th Bakken BBQ -- KX News

• North Dakotans invited to three open houses on Minot Air Force Base development plans -- KX News

• Theodore Roosevelt National Park ends partnership with nonprofit support association -- Bismarck Tribune

• North Dakota Small Business Development Center-Southwest to reopen Dickinson office -- Dickinson Press

• Forum Communications finalizes purchase of McKenzie County Farmer weekly newspaper -- InForum

• $40M in federal health grants available to help rural hospitals upgrade equipment -- North Dakota Monitor

• Several new programs aim to get rural North Dakotans moving and eating healthier -- Dickinson Press

• Northwest Area Water Supply biota treatment plant could begin startup in late August -- Minot Daily News

• $100M renovation and addition completed at 4 Bears Casino & Lodge west of New Town -- Minot Daily News

• Crosby, Divide voters to decide ballot measures; chickens, home rule charter among issues -- The Journal

• Williams County approves sober living group home in 3-2 vote after contentious debate -- Williston Herald

• Dunn County Commission addresses requests from community members during meeting -- Dickinson Press

• Taxable sales growth still strong; Divide's third straight quarter with big increase over prior year -- The Journal

• I-94 exit to Medora to be closed during opening of Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library -- WDAY

• Ward County commissioners forged ahead with battery storage systems ordinance -- Minot Daily News

• Kessel, Dodge, Kempenich focus on being local, responding to people's needs -- Bowman County Pioneer

• Meet-and-greet event held for District 33's Mike Heger; Governor Armstrong among attendees -- The Beacon

• Experts say ND childcare crisis needs workforce fix, many counties don't meet demand -- Minot Daily News

• How candidates for state's top K-12 job would address teacher recruitment, retention -- North Dakota Monitor

• Minot voters will elect two members to the Minot School Board at the polls on June 9 -- Minot Daily News

• Proposed Indigenous medical school aims to boost Native physician numbers -- South Dakota Searchlight

• Surrey Public School asking voters to weigh in on borrowing $5.8M to add 8 permanent rooms -- KFYR-TV

• Low turnout at Ray bond forum; school officials, architects spell out details of $29M proposals -- The Journal

• Beulah Public Schools Board submits administrative reports during regular May 14 meeting -- The Beacon

• Area students among participants for 2026 session of North Dakota Governor's School -- Minot Daily News

• Across the US, more cities are pressing pause on data centers as the local backlash grows -- Stateline

• Iran accuses Trump administration of ceasefire violations and will move to close Strait of Hormuz -- The Hill

• Prolonged energy disruption from Iran war would be severe blow to global economy: Research -- The Hill

• Re-escalation in US-Iran conflict, prolonged blockage of Hormuz could drive oil to $180 by August -- Oil Price

• House Judiciary Committee escalates its climate lawfare probe issuing its first subpoena -- EID Climate

• EPA boss made criminal referrals alleging Democrats 'self-dealing' in green energy grants -- Just The News

• Blue states sue in effort to block Trump's deal to cancel wind lease in exchange for oil investments -- The Hill

• Wind farms taking a toll, Golden Eagles should be listed under the Endangered Species Act -- CFACT

• China is rapidly expanding coal-to-chemicals and coal-to-gas production amid high oil prices -- Oil Price

• Oil prices rise 1% to one-week high as Iran reviews US proposed agreement to end the war -- Reuters

• Trump expected to announce that administration will put about $700 million to bolster coal -- The Hill

• Solar, wind, batteries provide new cheap electricity to reliably meet rising power demand -- The Power Line

• Securities & Exchange Commission proposes rescinding Biden-era climate disclosure rules -- Breitbart

Alison's Quick Connects -- May 30, 2026

Locator: 50875B.

Quick connects:

• ND marks record number of active oil wells in wake of war with Iran -- Dickinson Press

• North Dakota's oil and natural gas production increased in March -- Minot Daily News

• Port: On data centers, follow Armstrong's approach, not Burgum's -- Williston Herald

• Letter: North Dakota oil and gas industry needs continued support -- Bismarck Tribune

• Federal regulators host public comment session on Bakken East Pipeline in Bismarck -- Bismarck Tribune

• North Dakota needs 'hundreds of billions of tons' of carbon for enhanced oil recovery -- Williston Herald

• Senator Cramer brings US Under Secretary of War for Acquisition, Sustainment to North Dakota -- WZFG

• PSC Commissioner Sheri Haugen-Hoffart discusses energy and landowner issues -- Dickinson Press

• Infamous Highway 1806 bridge, damaged during the DAPL protest, being replaced -- Bismarck Tribune

• Standing Rock anniversary event to include music, speakers, celebrity visitors -- North Dakota Monitor

• Report finds ND keeps data center tax breaks hidden; researchers call for transparency -- Minot Daily News

• MISO pushes back on utility complaint over delays in competitive transmission bidding -- Utility Dive

• Governor Armstrong urges local input and transparency as interest in data center grows -- KFYR-TV

• Democratic-NPL Party chair to fill term for North Dakota lawmaker Rep. Liz Conmy -- North Dakota Monitor

• Issue spotlight: state's US House candidates weigh in on elections, mail-in voting -- North Dakota Monitor

• The Bright Side: North Dakota state parks launching largest expansion in fifty years -- Bismarck Tribune

• North Dakota voters to decide single-subject rule for constitutional amendments in June -- Bismarck Tribune

• North Dakota Secretary of State Michael Howe outlines election security ahead of June primary -- KFYR-TV

• EPA awards North Dakota nearly $10 million to make sure communities have safe drinking water -- KX News

• Federal appeals court asked to weigh in on lawsuit over North Dakota political ad law -- North Dakota Monitor

• Lawmakers, candidates trade barbs with Gov. Armstrong over campaign donations -- North Dakota Monitor

• Demand outpaces funding for North Dakota soil health and habitat program in its first year -- KFYR-TV

• Popular North Dakota conservation program could attract federal funding, support -- North Dakota Monitor

• Record level heat blankets central North Dakota; drought creeping into the west -- Bismarck Tribune

• About a dozen North Dakota communities propose sales tax increases this June -- North Dakota Monitor

• Billings County school bus rear-ended by DUI driver on Highway 85, NDHP says -- Dickinson Press

• Jessica Gillies announced as new Assistant Chief of Operations for Williston Fire Dept -- Williston Herald

• Williston protesters demand more transparency, regulation surrounding data centers -- Williston Herald

• McKenzie County moves forward on $500K EPA Brownfields Assessment Grant -- McKenzie County Farmer

• Overweight trucks taking toll on county roads; commissioners ask sheriff for more patrolling -- The Journal

• City of Beulah holding off making changes to restaurant and lodging sales tax ordinance -- The Beacon

• Fire departments from North Dakota and Montana fighting grass fire 40 miles south of Wibaux -- KFYR-TV

• North Dakota legislators and state leaders launching survey on technology use in classrooms -- KX News

• MHA Nation joins over 70 North Dakota organizations in support of Together for School Meals -- KFYR-TV

• On day 1, NDSU's new president Marshall Stewart says he's invigorated to 'do more' -- Dickinson Press

• McKenzie County district dismisses for summer; superintendent reflects on year -- McKenzie County Farmer

• WCHS educator receives statewide excellence in social studies teaching award -- McKenzie County Farmer

• NDDPI has selected Crosby native Tessa Rindel as Divide County Teacher of the Year -- The Journal

• Divide County School District is holding its annual school board election June 2 -- The Journal

• Ray Public School looking to fill several open positions before beginning of next school year -- The Journal

• Schools' end brings call to prioritize recruitment, retention amid teacher shortages -- Minot Daily News

• Three terms are up on Beulah Public Schools' Board of Education for June 9 primary -- The Beacon

• Global warming is 'nowhere close to the world's top 5 or 10 problems,' Wright says -- North Dakota Monitor

• Hassett: Energy prices will drop 'like nothing you've ever seen before' when strait is reopened -- The Hill

• New US strikes in southern Iran further clouding the market view of how the crisis will unfold -- Oil Price

• US natural gas prices surge on lower domestic output and higher demand outlook -- Oil Price

• Americans' frustration with artificial intelligence is hardening into organized political opposition -- Quartz

• With oil becoming more expensive worldwide, old-fashioned coal is looking better to more nations -- WOAI

• Don't be fooled by Hormuz crisis?reality points to global oil demand sticking around -- City Journal

• Four western state governors, DOE alums launch coalition to promote geothermal energy -- E&E News

• Trump's war threatens to push gas prices past the record high under former President Biden -- E&E News

• Crude oil inventories in the United States fell by 2.8 million barrels in the week ending May 22 -- Oil Price

• EPA moves to create a speedy, agency-run permitting program for coal ash disposal -- E&E News

• Greenpeace's long war with pipeline titan Energy Transfer enters strange new phase -- The New York Times

• President Trump wants to help U.S. energy companies "gain access" in Central Asia -- The Hill

• Global energy investment set to jump to $3.4 trillion this year, International Energy Agency says -- Oil Price

• Climate change apocalypticism was always a fashion, it was never actually a cause -- National Review

• Northeast governors preach energy affordability as carbon taxes raise your bill -- Manhattan Contrarian

• Op-ed: Data vs. drama, the 20-year legacy of Al Gore's fabricated climate warnings -- Bjorn Lomborg

• The coal conversation: Why coal remains essential to America's growing energy surge -- RealClearEnergy

• It was never about climate, "protesters" ignore China pollution, target America instead -- American Thinker

• US, Iranian negotiators reach tentative deal to extend ceasefire; start new nuclear talks -- Associated Press

Alison's Quick Connects -- Friday, April 17, 2026

Locator: 50567B.

Alison's top quick connect below: 

As of early 2026, the largest power generator in North Dakota is the Coal Creek Station. It is a 1,150-megawatt (MW) lignite coal-fired plant located near Underwood. Let's round the "1,150" to 1,000.

However, the under-construction Bison Generation Station in Williams County is set to become the new largest, projected to produce 1,490 MW of natural gas power by 2030. Let's round the 1,490 to 1,500.

Alison's quick connects:

• Basin Electric to break ground on its largest power plant this spring -- Minot Daily News

• Scott Hennen: Let's celebrate a North Dakota milestone in oil production -- InForum

• Bakken gas capacity set to rise as Bison XPress nears full service -- Pipeline & Gas Journal

• The Bakken is known for its oil, but it also produces coal, helium and potash. -- KFYR-TV

• Tesla sues North Dakota as it seeks to open car dealerships in Bismarck, Fargo -- North Dakota Monitor

• Trump issues several pipeline permits, authorizes Bakken Pipeline Company construction -- Reuters

• Energy takes center stage in Minot as community members gathered to discuss industry's future -- KX News

• Current state of gas prices and why they aren't lower despite North Dakota's oil presence -- KFYR-TV

• Meridian Energy CEO provides update on status of plans to build the Davis Refinery in ND -- The Crude Life

• Bakken boom continues to shape North Dakota, foreshadows future development challenges -- The Journal

• It's all about diversification at Rainbow Energy Center; pipeline completion to open doors -- Minot Daily News

• North Dakota utility regulators advance power project to serve Fargo data center -- North Dakota Monitor

• North Dakota stands at the center of America's nuclear deterrence amid Iran conflict -- Valley News Live

• Questions over River Run Energy Center, hyperscale data center dominate discussion -- The Beacon

• Greenpeace and Energy Transfer face off in Dutch court over Dakota Access Pipeline ruling -- KFYR-TV

• Port: Governor Armstrong, wisely, wants to prepare North Dakota's budget for a new reality -- InForum

• North Dakota voters face a largely uncompetitive statewide primary ballot in June -- Bismarck Tribune

• North Dakotans see lower state income taxes tied to federal policy changes -- North Dakota Monitor

• District 20 Republicans select Larimore farmer Rustebakke to fill vacant House seat -- North Dakota Monitor

• Economic Policy Institute: North Dakota's cost of living lower than most western states -- Dickinson Press

• Legacy Fund website to launch Nov. 1; seeks to improve investment transparency -- North Dakota Monitor

• One uncontested statewide race will be on North Dakota ballot during primary election -- Dickinson Press

• North Dakota Ethics Commission seeking applicants for two available positions through April -- KX News

• Williston announces significant progress in reducing its long-term debt through SB2323 -- Minot Daily News

• Officials announce start of Phase II of CR 27 reconstruction project in McKenzie County -- KX News

• City of Minot's 2027 budget schedule has been approved; neighbors can follow the process -- KX News

• Minot's two mayoral candidates laid out distinct visions for the city during chamber forum -- Minot Daily News

• State of the Region 8, City of Dickinson Town Hall both slated for April 23 in Dickinson -- Dickinson Press

• Williston City Commission proclaims upcoming Clean City Week and Free Landfill Day -- Williston Herald

• National television airing live segment from Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library -- Dickinson Press

• Medora business owners hiring and expanding as construction signals extra busy summer -- Dickinson Press

• MHA Nation, McKenzie County Sheriff's Office announce public safety partnership -- Minot Daily News

• Bank of America pledges $5M sponsorship to Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library -- Dickinson Press

• Badlands Art Assoc. accepting submissions for Lyle Glass Memorial Western Arts Show -- Dickinson Press

• Rural Health Transformation Program meeting scheduled for Hazen April 23 -- The Beacon

• New NDSU, BSC presidents sign contracts with North Dakota University System -- North Dakota Monitor

• Different paths, shared purpose: ND Petroleum Foundation Teens of the Year named -- Bismarck Tribune

• Minot middle schools test scores in the spotlight at school board's regular meeting -- Minot Daily News

• Minot High School officially adopts new secondary logo amid ongoing trademark dispute -- Minot Daily News

• 'Shared vision' comes to fruition as Alexander school celebrates expansion -- McKenzie County Farmer

• Jeremy Brenner resigns from Williston school board; applications for replacement sought -- Williston Herald

• Students compete in North Dakota National History Day; winners will advance to Washington DC -- KFYR-TV

• Commentary: Free school meals drive energized as ND lawmakers choked -- North Dakota Monitor

• Valley City State presidential search suspended after candidates withdrawals -- North Dakota Monitor

• Despite the cease-fire in the Middle East, prices at the pump are still rising. Here's why. -- Wall Street Journal

• Trump acknowledges gasoline prices might remain high through the November midterm election -- Oil Price

• Oil prices fall as signs of potential U.S.-Iran dialogue to end their war reduce supply concerns -- Reuters

• Armada of crude tankers en route to United States to purchase American energy -- The Center Square

• Energy Secretary Chris Wright said that he expects gasoline prices to peak in the next few weeks -- The Hill

• United States stops nine oil tankers attempting to break Trump's blockade on Iranian ports -- Fox News

• Chevron's stepped-up imports of Venezuelan oil are helping ease fuel prices for US consumers -- CBS News

• More evidence that the Trump Administration is serious about a nuclear energy revival -- RealClearEnergy

• Julie Fedorchak joins Axios reporter for conversation on strengthening US electric grid -- Julie Fedorchak

• Officials in the Gulf region bracing for a timeline closer to six months until US-Iran peace deal -- Oil Price

• Investor-owned utilities plan to pour at least $1.4T into new capital expenditures through 2030 -- E&E News

• Wright, Burgum to urge top US oil and gas companies to increase drilling in bid to lower prices -- E&E News

• Youth climate activists challenge Trump's executive orders in 9th Circuit appeal -- Washington Examiner

• Soaring energy prices are the result of bad government policy, time for a course correction. -- City Journal