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Summit Carbon Solutions files for pipeline permit in North Dakota
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Summit Carbon Options, which plans to seize greenhouse fuel emissions from ethanol crops and pipe liquid carbon dioxide to western North Dakota for underground storage, has filed for a pipeline allow in North Dakota.
The large five-state challenge has the backing of North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and buyers akin to oil growth firm Continental Assets, nevertheless it additionally has impressed some landowners, county governments and environmental teams to band collectively in opposition to the pipeline and Summit’s potential use of eminent area to acquire right-of-way for the hazardous supplies pipeline.
Jaryn Homiston / Agweek
Summit introduced its utility with the North Dakota Public Service Fee on Monday, Oct. 17, setting in movement the method for finalizing the route and taking public remark. Summit Carbon additionally will want a allow from the North Dakota Industrial Fee for the underground storage in Mercer and Oliver counties.
There are 32 ethanol crops signed on to the challenge however just one in North Dakota: Tharaldson Ethanol at Casselton.
Summit says the ethanol crops will be capable to promote their corn-based gas at a premium in markets which have adopted low carbon gas requirements, akin to California and Canada.
Courtesy of Summit Carbon Options
“Since we introduced our challenge final yr, Summit Carbon Options has been dedicated to working in partnership with landowners, stakeholders, and communities to drive progress in North Dakota’s two most vital industries — agriculture and vitality,” Summit Carbon Options CEO Lee Clean mentioned in a information launch. “Securing partnerships with greater than 500 North Dakota landowners displays that dedication and the rising assist for making investments right now that may assist financial progress long-term. Constructing on that momentum, we’re happy to submit our preliminary utility to the North Dakota Public Service Fee and look ahead to persevering with to advance our challenge within the state.”
Summit says it might make investments almost $900 million in North Dakota as a part of what it has referred to as a $4.5 billion challenge that’s important to the way forward for ethanol.
Different states on the route are Iowa, the place Summit is predicated, in addition to Minnesota, Nebraska and South Dakota. Summit already has filed for permits in Iowa and South Dakota and for a part of its Minnesota route.
The pipeline would run by Cass, Richland, Sargent, Dickey, McIntosh, Logan, Emmons, Burleigh, Oliver, Morton and Mercer counties in North Dakota.
A number of the these counties have
handed resolutions towards using eminent area
. Emmons County went a step additional, with a
requirement of 100% voluntary easements and an enormous payment for a conditional use allow
.
Summit has been touting its progress in getting landowners to signal voluntary easements for the trail of the pipeline — greater than 500 North Dakota landowners, totaling 160 miles. That is about half of the 339 mile route within the state.
However Summit is also concerned in lawsuits and countersuits with landowners who refuse to even enable entry to survey crews from Summit.
The Dakota Useful resource Council, a North Dakota-based environmental stewardship group, has made landowner rights and the carbon storage challenge the main focus of its upcoming annual assembly Oct. 29 in Bismarck. Amongst these on the schedule are outstanding North Dakota legal professional Derrick Braaten.
Opponents cite potential issues akin to injury to farmland, unfavorable results on property vales and security hazards. A carbon dioxide pipeline rupture in Mississippi in 2020 that hospitalized 45 individuals is commonly cited as proof of the hazards.
Summit Carbon Options, a spin-off of Iowa-based, Summit Agricultural Group, says it has the way forward for agriculture and the atmosphere in its curiosity by reducing the carbon rating of ethanol crops which might then pay farmers extra for corn. It additionally says the challenge will assist the economic system in counties alongside the route.
If constructed, Summit would get an enormous quantity of income from federal tax credit — $85 per ton of greenhouse gasses saved. Summit says the challenge could have the capability to seize and retailer as much as 12 million tons of liquid carbon dioxide yearly, pumping it underground northwest of Bismarck.
Evan Girtz / Agweek
Earlier this yr,
Burgum joined Summit officers in Casselton to announce the involvement of Continental Assets within the challenge.
The Republican governor is pushing for carbon storage as a approach for North Dakota to grow to be carbon impartial by 2030. However he additionally has mentioned publicly that the pipeline needs to be completed solely with voluntary easements, not the authorized pressure of eminent area.
Final month, North Dakota state Rep. Rick Becker, R-Bismarck, mentioned he plans to
promote laws that might forestall eminent area from getting used to realize right-of-way for carbon dioxide pipelines
in North Dakota. Becker, who’s an impartial candidate for U.S. Senate, made the announcement together with state Rep. Jeff Magrum, R-Hazelton, who’s a candidate for state Senate.
Summit additionally just lately filed for a bit of pipeline in Otter Tail and Wilkin counties in Minnesota
.
Summit Carbon Options
Summit Carbon Options
Along with the department in Otter Tail and Wilkin counties, one other part of the Summit pipeline would run by Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Martin, Redwood, Renville and Yellow Medication counties in Minnesota.
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North Dakota
NDUS Chancellor defends DSU president, calling him “a turnaround leader”
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Stephen Easton
DICKINSON, N.D. (KFGO/Prairie Public) – North Dakota University System Chancellor Mark Hagerott is honoring departing Dickinson State University President Steve Easton as a “turnaround leader.”
Speaking to the Board of Higher Education’s Academic and Student Affairs Committee, Hagerott said Easton came in with the COVID pandemic, and with a bankrupt foundation. He said Easton grew DSU’s enrollment, and brought the foundation back.
Recently, Easton had been at odds with the state Board of Nursing. And the entire nursing faculty at DSU resigned. He also received pushback earlier, when he had suggested changing tenure at the school.
Hagerott told the Committee Easton decided to resign for the sake of the students.
“President Easton is responsible for the health, safety, welfare and financial conditions — the “CFI” accreditation — of that institution,” Hagerott said. “And I think there’s an open question about a separate entity materially undermining his ability to execute his responsibilities as determined by the Constitution of North Dakota.”
Hagerott said he just wanted to clear the air, for anyone who “remotely thought I or the Board have anything but the highest regard for that man.”
Hagerott also told the Committee negotiations are underway with the Board of Nursing, and he hopes to have that settled soon. He said an acting President will soon be named, and the Board will likely select an interim President while a search gets underway.
“The most important thing is that all students returning will know Dickinson is a great place to go to school,” Hagerott said. “They’ve turned the corner. WE take care of people.”
Hagerott will be in Dickinson Thursday to meet with faculty.
North Dakota
Colorado’s opener with North Dakota State has most bets in 2024
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Colorado football is set to return to the Big 12 in 2024 with heightened expectations and a revitalized roster. Head coach Deion Sanders is preparing to capitalize on a significant influx of talent, with 41 transfers and six high school signees joining the squad. This influx provides an opportunity to improve upon last season’s 4-8 record and establish a stronger presence in the competitive Big 12 conference.
The release of the Big 12’s 2024 schedule has highlighted several pivotal matchups that could determine the success of the Buffaloes’ season. However, the non-conference schedule is equally critical, featuring challenging games that will test Colorado’s readiness for Big 12 play. Notably, the Week 1 game against North Dakota State (NDSU) stands out as a potential trap game that the Buffaloes cannot afford to underestimate.
Betting odds reflect the high interest in this matchup, with 82 percent of bets favoring Colorado, according to BetMGM. Despite Colorado being favored by 8.5 points, the narrow margin indicates a level of respect for NDSU’s capabilities. The Bison, although an FCS team, have a storied history of success, having won nine national championships since 2011, including two of the last five. Even with the departure of head coach Matt Entz, NDSU remains a formidable opponent under new head coach Tom Polasek.
Most bet college football game so far this year?
Answer: Colorado-North Dakota State 82% of money is on @CUBuffsFootball -8.5 at #BetMGM pic.twitter.com/xLCpPfbiTj
— John Ewing (@johnewing) July 18, 2024
The Buffaloes’ modest favor by just a touchdown at home underscores the challenge posed by NDSU. Polasek, formerly Wyoming’s offensive coordinator, brings a wealth of experience and a winning mentality to the Bison. The uncertainty surrounding NDSU’s starting quarterback adds intrigue, with Cam Miller’s potential return for a graduate year hanging in the balance. Miller’s impressive performance last season, with 32 total touchdowns and only four interceptions, makes him a critical factor. Additionally, wide receiver Eli Green, who averaged nearly 20 yards per catch in 2023, poses a significant threat to Colorado’s secondary.
Coach Sanders is acutely aware of the threat NDSU poses, emphasizing the need for his team to remain focused and prepared. “Don’t underestimate North Dakota State,” Sanders stated on FS1’s Undisputed. “Those guys come to play and they can play.” As the season approaches, Sanders and his squad will need to channel their motivation and talent to navigate both their non-conference and Big 12 schedules successfully.
North Dakota
In RNC speech, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum says Trump will unleash American energy dominance
MILWAUKEE — Serving as North Dakota governor under former President Donald Trump was like having “a beautiful breeze at our back,” Doug Burgum said Wednesday, July 17, at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.
The GOP governor, who was considered a top contender to be Trump’s vice president, contrasted that to President Joe Biden, saying being governor during the Democrat’s administration was like “a gale force wind in our face.”
“Biden’s war on energy hurts every American because the cost of energy is in everything that we use or touch every day,” Burgum said.
The governor took to the stage Wednesday night at the Fiserv Forum during the third day of the RNC. The governor from the second top-producing oil state in the U.S. criticized Biden’s policies on energy, claiming they have raised the price of gas, food, clothes and rent.
“Biden’s green agenda feels like it was written by China, Russia and Iran,” Burgum said.
Burgum was passed up on Monday as Trump’s vice president pick for U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio, though there is speculation the North Dakotan could be a part of Trump’s administration.
The governor has spent time campaigning for Trump and looks to continue that. Burgum praised Trump as a friend of energy and a champion of innovation over regulation.
“Unleashing American energy dominance is our path back to prosperity and peace through strength,” Burgum said. “Teddy Roosevelt encouraged America to speak softly and carry a big stick. Energy dominance will be the big stick that President Trump will carry.”
Jeenah Moon/REUTERS
Burgum joked that the last time he was in Milwaukee, he had to stand on one leg behind a podium for the first Republican presidential debate for the 2024 election. The night before the August debate, which was also held in the Fiserv, Burgum tore his Achilles tendon during a pickup basketball game, sending him to the emergency room and putting him in a walking boot.
During the speech, he asked who would make America energy dominant, to which the crowd yelled twice, “Trump!”
On the third time, he asked the crowd to yell it loud enough to wake Biden up, an insult playing into reports that the Democrat is a 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. president and is in cognitive decline. The crowd replied “Trump” loudly.
“When Trump unleashes American energy, we unleash American prosperity and we ensure our national security,” Burgum said
Burgum, who is from the small town of Arthur, North Dakota, also said rural America and small towns feed, fuel and defend the world.
“Rural America is Trump country,” Burgum said.
In a statement issued after the speech, North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party Chair Adam Goldwyn called Burgum “a billionaire cosplaying as a cowboy with an undirected Carhartt.”
“Burgum signed one of the strictest anti-abortion laws in the country, and that is wreaking havoc on North Dakotan women,” Goldwyn said. “After supporting bills to promote equality in North Dakota, he threw LGBTQ folks under the bus when he signed laws that discriminate against them. Will Burgum finally return to North Dakota now, or will he continue to neglect his gubernatorial duties? Either way his time in the national spotlight is over and he is no longer a ‘top priority.’”
Trump secured the Republican nomination for president. He is expected to face Biden in the general election.
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