We want real climate solutions - not greenwashing schemes!
Please sign our petition for NO CO2 Pipelines in Iowa to tell decision makers to reject these projects!
Iowa has three carbon dioxide (CO2) pipeline proposals. They are centered around Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS). The lines would carry captured carbon dioxide from ethanol plants. CCS is very complicated but when you boil it down, the basic premise is that it captures the carbon dioxide and stores it underground (CCS) or it captures the carbon dioxide and uses it for industrial purposes, Carbon Capture Utilitization and Storage (CCUS).
Summit, Navigator, and Wolf pipelines claim that they are going to permanently store the CO2 underground.
The three pipelines in Iowa are being offered as false climate solutions. We already know the solutions to our climate crisis - we must end our dependence on fossil fuels and invest in solar, wind, battery storage, conservation and efficiency!
Summit Carbon Solutions aka Bruce Rastetter’s CO2 Pipeline. Bruce Rastetter’s Pipeline Connects ethanol plants and other industrial ag facilities to a pipeline that leads to North Dakota. From there the CO2 will be stored underground or will be used for Enhanced Oil Recovery.
CCS is a false solution in this instance because:
- It does not address other emissions or forms of pollution from fossil fuel extraction and industrial agriculture
- It will allow for the extension of fossil fuel extraction through enhanced oil recovery
- Fails to acknowledge CO2 is incredibly dangerous and a pipeline leak or break could poison surrounding communities and first responders
Navigator CO2 Pipeline. The Navigator pipeline connects ethanol and fertilizer plants in Iowa to a pipeline that leads to Illinois where the CO2 will be stored underground. Navigator Heartland Greenway issued a new map of the route for its carbon dioxide pipeline. It has added a number of counties to its route, snaking across the western part of the state, connecting the Poet ethanol plants to the pipeline. At the same time, it has dropped a number of counties in the eastern part of the state. Further, Navigator has decided to build-out its pipeline network in two phases. See a map of the counties that will be crossed by Phase 1 of the project
CCS is a false solution in this instance because:
- It will extend the life of the polluting ethanol industry and industrial agriculture practices that have contributed to our climate crisis, water pollution and more.
- CCS continues business as usual and delays investment in REAL climate solutions
WOLF Carbon Solutions Pipeline. Wolf Carbon Solutions is partnering with ADM to run a carbon dioxide pipeline from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to Clinton, Iowa, and then onto Decatur, Illinois. This was announced on January 11, 2022. CCS is a false solution in this instance because:
- It will extend the life of the polluting ethanol industry and industrial agriculture practices that have contributed to our climate crisis, water pollution and more.
- CCS continues business as usual and delays investment in REAL climate solutions
In all three proposals, CCS is a false solution that takes us farther away from our climate goals. These pipelines continue business as usual, will only be feasible with massive public subsidies, and should not be approved. Let’s invest in REAL climate solutions.
Please sign our petition for NO CO2 Pipelines in Iowa!
Map of proposed Summit CO2 Pipeline:
Map of proposed Navigator CO2 Pipeline:
Map of proposed Wolf Carbon Pipeline:
