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 two new pipeline proposals. Both are centered around Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS). The lines would carry captured carbon from ethanol plants. CCS is very complicated but when you boil it down, the basic premise is that it captures the carbon and stores it underground (CCS) or it captures the carbon and uses it for industrial purposes. The two pipelines in Iowa are being offered as false climate solutions as they will be utilized for enhanced oil recovery and extending the life of coal-fired power plants.
We already know the solutions to our climate crisis - we must end our dependence on fossil fuels and invest in solar, wind, 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 coal-fired power plants in Iowa to a pipeline that leads to Illinois where the CO2 will be used for Enhanced Oil Recovery or for storage underground.
CCS is a false solution in this instance because:
- It will extend the life of polluting coal-fired power plants and fails to account for other pollutants that harm our health and communities
- Again it will allow captured CO2 to be piped to oil fields for EOR (Enhanced Oil Recovery) or stored underground.
- CCS continues business as usual and delays investment in REAL climate solutions
In both 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:
