Takeaways: A possible Trump VP pick grapples with supporting a CO2 pipeline
9 months, 1 week ago

Takeaways: A possible Trump VP pick grapples with supporting a CO2 pipeline

Associated Press  

BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota Gov. But back home, far from the glare of the campaign trail, the two-term governor is wrestling with a $5.5 billion carbon dioxide pipeline project that has split his state and left him straddling an awkward political divide as Trump and President Joe Biden offer voters starkly different visions of how to tackle — or ignore — climate change. The CO2 pipeline aligns with Biden’s push to address climate change, a position that could put Burgum at odds with Trump. While Burgum has outlined plans to make North Dakota carbon neutral by 2030, he’s steered clear of describing the pipeline or other carbon capture initiatives as environmentally friendly. If Burgum isn’t the GOP’s vice-presidential nominee and doesn’t land a job in a second Trump administration, he can return to North Dakota to finish out his last term, with key decisions looming for the pipeline.

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South Dakota law raises questions about future of massive Midwest pipeline
3 weeks, 4 days ago

South Dakota law raises questions about future of massive Midwest pipeline

Associated Press  

— A new law in South Dakota prohibiting the use of eminent domain to acquire land for carbon capture pipelines raises questions about the viability of a proposed 2,500 mile project snaking through five Midwest states. The sponsor of the South Dakota bill, Republican Rep. Karla Lems, said Summit could either reroute its pipeline through Minnesota into North Dakota or …

New South Dakota law threatens massive carbon dioxide pipeline proposed for Midwest
3 weeks, 6 days ago

New South Dakota law threatens massive carbon dioxide pipeline proposed for Midwest

Associated Press  

South Dakota’s governor signed a bill into law Thursday that bans the taking of private property for building carbon dioxide pipelines, a blow to a sprawling Midwest pipeline network that ethanol producers see as key for their future. Larry Rhoden said the measure restricting eminent domain “does not kill” Summit’s project, and he encouraged the company to view the law …

Trump puts the spotlight anew on a major Alaska gas project. Will it make a difference?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump puts the spotlight anew on a major Alaska gas project. Will it make a difference?

Associated Press  

JUNEAU, Alaska — Since his election, President Donald Trump has repeatedly expressed support for a major natural gas pipeline in Alaska — comments that have drawn fresh attention to a project that’s floundered for years despite support from state leaders. As proposed, the nearly 810-mile pipeline would funnel gas from Alaska’s vast North Slope to port, with an eye largely …

Trump creates council for ‘energy dominance,’ boosts natural gas exports and offshore drilling
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump creates council for ‘energy dominance,’ boosts natural gas exports and offshore drilling

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order formally creating a National Energy Dominance Council and directed it to move quickly to drive up already record-setting domestic oil and gas production. Trump’s administration also announced it has granted conditional export authorization for a huge liquefied natural gas project in Louisiana, the first approval of new LNG exports …

Trump's point man for drilling agenda confirmed by Senate
2 months ago

Trump's point man for drilling agenda confirmed by Senate

Raw Story  

The US Senate on Thursday confirmed Donald Trump's pick to lead the Interior Department, a role that oversees the nation's vast public lands and waters that are vital to the president's agenda of expanding drilling. Trump has also tapped Burgum to lead a newly created National Energy Council, a role which does not require Senate confirmation. Unlike Trump, who has …

Big Oil wants a lot from Trump. It has an ally in Doug Burgum, the president’s Interior pick
2 months ago

Big Oil wants a lot from Trump. It has an ally in Doug Burgum, the president’s Interior pick

Associated Press  

BISMARCK, N.D. — When North Dakota’s petroleum association was going to hold a banquet honoring top fracking executives last year, it turned to Gov. In an email to Burgum’s office seeking the legal heft the state could provide, an industry lobbyist argued that “combating” such regulations required “a one-two punch” from industry and government. As governor, he met with job …

Trump’s pick to oversee US public lands faces Senate hearing
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump’s pick to oversee US public lands faces Senate hearing

Associated Press  

Former North Dakota Gov. President-elect Donald Trump in November tapped Burgum to be interior secretary and to lead the new National Energy Council, which is charged with promoting oil, gas and other energy development. President Joe Biden’s administration scaled back new oil and gas sales from public reserves as part of its efforts to curb climate change. The Interior Department’s …

Trump's pick for secretary of the Interior Department is Doug Burgum. Here's what to know
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump's pick for secretary of the Interior Department is Doug Burgum. Here's what to know

NPR  

Trump's pick for secretary of the Interior Department is Doug Burgum. If confirmed as secretary of the interior, Doug Burgum would become a key player in implementing one of the Trump administration's overarching goals: "Drill, baby, drill." The Department of the Interior manages roughly one-fifth of the lands and waters of the United States, giving Burgum — the former governor …

North Dakota regulators consider underground carbon dioxide storage permits for Midwest pipeline
3 months, 3 weeks ago

North Dakota regulators consider underground carbon dioxide storage permits for Midwest pipeline

Associated Press  

BISMARCK, N.D. — A North Dakota panel will consider Thursday whether to approve permits for underground storage of hundreds of millions of metric tons of carbon dioxide that a proposed pipeline would carry from ethanol plants throughout the Midwest. Summit’s 2,500-mile, $8 billion pipeline would transport planet-warming CO2 emissions from 57 ethanol plants in North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota …

Trump picks Big Oil ally and drilling enthusiast Doug Burgum for Interior Secretary
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump picks Big Oil ally and drilling enthusiast Doug Burgum for Interior Secretary

Raw Story  

President-elect Donald Trump announced Thursday that he has chosen billionaire North Dakota Gov. Burgum, a friend of oil billionaire Harold Hamm, served as a kind of middleman between Trump's presidential campaign and the fossil fuel industry during the 2024 race. The Washington Post reported that Burgum's selection as interior secretary will "give Hamm expansive influence over policy related to drilling …

A potential Trump VP pick backs a controversial CO2 pipeline favored by the Biden White House
9 months, 1 week ago

A potential Trump VP pick backs a controversial CO2 pipeline favored by the Biden White House

Associated Press  

BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota Gov. While Burgum has outlined plans to make North Dakota carbon neutral by 2030, he’s steered clear of describing the pipeline or other carbon capture initiatives as environmentally friendly. The North Dakota Industrial Commission, which Burgum chairs, is expected to decide in the coming months whether to approve Summit’s application for a permit to store …

Burgum touts North Dakota’s energy sector in State of State
2 years, 2 months ago

Burgum touts North Dakota’s energy sector in State of State

Associated Press  

BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum highlighted the successes of the state’s energy sector during his annual State of the State address on Tuesday, while also calling on lawmakers to provide tax relief and address workforce shortages that he says continue to be a top barrier to economic growth. Citing the costs of inflation and high interest rates, …

Trump denies disaster declaration for Dakota Access pipeline
7 years, 8 months ago

Trump denies disaster declaration for Dakota Access pipeline

Associated Press  

BISMARCK, N.D. — The Trump administration rejected North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum’s request for a “major disaster declaration” to help cover some of the estimated $38 million cost to police protests of the Dakota Access pipeline, a spokesman for the Republican governor said Thursday. North Dakota’s costs resulted from about six months of protests against the $3.8 billion pipeline built …

Rebuking Obama, Trump boosts Keystone XL, Dakota pipelines
8 years, 2 months ago

Rebuking Obama, Trump boosts Keystone XL, Dakota pipelines

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump moved swiftly Tuesday to advance the controversial Keystone XL and Dakota Access oil pipelines, signing executive actions to aggressively overhaul America’s energy policy and deal a sharp blow to Barack Obama’s legacy on climate change. The Army decided last year to explore alternate routes for the Dakota pipeline after the tribe and its supporters said …

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