The Crude Life Morning Show: Play Hard Work Hard Episode 61
Hour One Play Hard: Jason Spiess and Sterling wonder if there was a carbon pricing memo sent to industry, ESG talk, March Madness, Women’s Voice increasing more everyday in energy and weeding out the assholes in oil and gas.
Hour Two Work Hard : North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum
The Crude Life Daily Update For the Radio On The Podcast: Jerry Simmons, CEO & President of Domestic Energy Producers Alliance (DEPA)
Rig Count Overview
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HOUR ONE PLAY HARD: Jason Spiess and Sterling
More description coming after walking FracleBerry Hound
The Crude Life 2021 March Madness National Championship
No. 1 Imperative Chemical Partners vs. No. 1 Elite Energy Services
Final Four Results
No. 1 Imperative Chemical Partners over No. 11 Oilman Magazine 93-90 in Overtime
No. 1 Elite Energy Services over No. 2 E&E Enterprises 78-59
In HOUR TWO we WORK HARD with our Newsmaker Interview: North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum
North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum visited Billings County to survey areas damaged by a wildfire that broke out Thursday, thanking the firefighters and emergency services personnel from more than 20 agencies who fought the blaze and successfully kept it from reaching the city of Medora, which had been evacuated as a precaution.
“We are deeply grateful to the Billings County and Medora fire departments, the North Dakota National Guard, the U.S. Forest Service, North Dakota Forest Service, North Dakota Department of Emergency Services, National Park Service, and all the other local, state and federal team members and volunteers who collaborated to keep the wildfire contained and residents safe,” Burgum said.
“Because of their quick action, teamwork and communication, the wildfires were contained, saving lives and property, including historic Medora,” the governor added. “As drought conditions persist, we will continue to keep resources at the ready and encourage North Dakotans to observe burn bans and follow safety protocols to prevent wildfires.”
Burgum declared a statewide wildfire emergency on Thursday, enabling the North Dakota National Guard to deploy two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters with water buckets to help fight the fire. Earlier Thursday, Burgum had placed the Guard on standby to provide help if additional resources were needed to respond to a growing number of wildfires in North Dakota as extreme drought conditions continue to spread across the state.
During a press conference held today in Medora against the backdrop of scorched hills next to the Burning Hills Amphitheatre, the governor noted that the area burned by wildfires so far this year in North Dakota – over 30,000 acres – is more than triple the 9,200 acres that burned in wildfires during all of 2020. Eight counties saw wildfires on Thursday alone. This week’s National Drought Mitigation Center report shows 47% of North Dakota in extreme drought – up from 27% last week – with 38% in severe drought and 15% in moderate drought.
The Billings County fire was about 50% contained Friday afternoon and had burned more than 3,000 acres but resulted in no injuries, deaths or lost structures, Burgum noted.
“This is a credit to all of the volunteers, all of the firefighters and all of the leadership that went into this,” he said during the press conference.
For information on how to prevent wildfires, or to view maps showing current burn ban restrictions and fire danger levels, visit www.ndresponse.gov.
Modernizing Agricultural Transportation Act
Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D.) and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) today announced they have reintroduced the Modernizing Agricultural Transportation Act, bipartisan legislation to reform the Hours of Service (HOS) and Electronic Logging Device (ELD) regulations at the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). Further, the bill would delay enforcement of the ELD rule until the required reforms are formally proposed by the Transportation Secretary. This bill follows Hoeven’s successful efforts through the appropriations process to secure delays of the ELD rule in Fiscal Years (FY) 2018-2021.
“We’ve worked to provide needed certainty and flexibility to our agricultural haulers under the HOS and ELD regulations so that they can get their products to market safely and efficiently,” said Senator Hoeven. “This legislation builds on our efforts, establishing a process to address unnecessary burdens under these regulations and advance reforms based on the input of agriculture producers, while also ensuring roadway safety is maintained.”
“It is important that we maintain safe roads while also recognizing the unique flexibility needed to move Colorado’s agricultural products to markets,” said Senator Bennet. “I look forward to working with Senator Hoeven and our colleagues to give farmers and ranchers a seat at the table as we push for more sensible rules around the transportation of agricultural goods.”
Specifically, the Hoeven-Bennet bill would establish a working group at DOT comprised of representatives from the transportation and agriculture industries, transportation safety representatives and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
The working group would be required to consider the impact of existing HOS and ELD rules on the commercial transport of livestock, insects and agricultural commodities and develop guidelines on reforming these rules. Within 120 days of receiving the working group’s report, the Transportation Secretary must propose regulatory changes to the HOS and ELD regulations, taking into account the group’s findings and recommendations.
In addition to Hoeven and Bennet, the legislation is cosponsored by Senators Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), James Risch (R-Idaho), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), and Roger Marshall (R-Kans.).
The Modernizing Agricultural Transportation Act is supported by the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC), National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), United States Cattlemen’s Association (USCA), Livestock Marketing Association (LMA), American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), the American Honey Producers Association (AHPA), The American Horse Council, the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA), American Sheep Industry Association (ASI), the National Turkey Federation and the National Aquaculture Association. A summary of the Hoeven-Bennet legislation can be found here, and industry statements of support can be found here. The full text of the bill is available here.
The Crude Life Daily Update For the Radio On The Podcast: Jerry Simmons, CEO & President, Domestic Energy Producers Alliance (DEPA)
Jerry Simmons, CEO & President, Domestic Energy Producers Alliance (DEPA) talks about the carbon tax conversation API is leading while reminding people that it will impact the poor and disadvantaged first.
Click here for the full length interview
Sponsors, Music and Other Show Notes
Studio Sponsor: The Industrial Forest
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Featured Music: Moody River Band
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