Joseph Harris

Apr 16, 2024 | bismarcktribune.com | Joseph Harris

The North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources in June is set to hear permit applications for the underground carbon dioxide storage facilities that would serve as the final destination for Summit Carbon Solutions' planned multistate pipeline. Summit's Midwest Carbon Express Pipeline would carry 18 million tons of climate-warming CO2 annually from 57 ethanol plants across North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa and Nebraska for permanent storage in western North Dakota.

Apr 15, 2024 | bismarcktribune.com | Joseph Harris

North Dakota oil and gas production climbed in February after severe cold in January caused major slowdowns, the state's top oil regulator says. Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | RSS Feed | SoundStack | All Of Our Podcasts North Dakota produced an average of just under 1.25 million barrels of oil per day in February, up 13% from 1.1 million barrels in January, and in line with where numbers had trended in prior months.

Apr 13, 2024 | bismarcktribune.com | Joseph Harris

People traveling on Second Street in downtown Bismarck may soon notice something missing. The Budget Inn -- vacant since early 2023 -- is being torn down completely, according to Ben Ehreth, Bismarck's director of community development. An application made to the city's Downtown Design Review on behalf of Fleck House LLC said there is an intention to put up a new development in the location. Jeff Ubl of Bismarck-based architecture firm Ubl Design was the listed contact.

Apr 12, 2024 | bismarcktribune.com | Joseph Harris

A small company seeking to place a system of fans in the middle of rural Morton County for pulling carbon dioxide from the air says it will make changes to its project proposal after dozens of local residents expressed concerns and opposition. The episode marks another rift between those who want to put North Dakota's unique geology to work as a storage vessel for climate-warming CO2 and some who would live near the infrastructure required to do so.

Apr 12, 2024 | bismarcktribune.com | Joseph Harris

Some North Dakota lawmakers earlier this week received an invitation to private "Legislators Only" events where a group run by conservative media figure Scott Hennen and prominent oil businesswoman Kathy Neset would host a "fireside chat" with Summit Carbon Solutions Co-founder Bruce Rastetter and Continental Resources founder Harold Hamm — an investor in Summit's controversial pipeline project.