Sierra Club: Carbon Dioxide Pipelines
https://www.sierraclub.org/iowa/carbon-dioxide-pipelines
Carbon Solutions, aka Bruce Rastetter's CO2 Pipeline
CCS is a false solution in this instance because:
o It does not address other emissions or forms of pollution
from fossil fuel extraction and industrial agriculture
o It will allow for the extension of fossil fuel extraction
through enhanced oil recovery
o 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 used for Enhanced
Oil Recovery or for storage underground.
CCS is a false solution in this instance because:
o It will extend the life of polluting ethanol industry and
industrial agriculture practices that have contributed to
our climate crisis, water pollution and more.
o CCS continues business as usual and delays investment in
REAL climate solutions
Carbon Dioxide Pipelines: Dangerous and Under-Regulated
https://pstrust.org/carbon-dioxide-pipelines-dangerous-and-under-regulated/
o Pipeline companies have started proposing massive CO2
pipeline mileage throughout the Midwest and Gulf Coast
regions in the interest of Carbon Capture and Sequestration.
o The buildout, incentivized by the 45Q tax credit expanded
in the recent bipartisan infrastructure bill, has a major
problem; CO2 pipelines pose significant safety hazards and
are terribly under-regulated.
o CO2 is an asphyxiant that's heavier than air, and it can
travel large distances at lethal concentrations from the
pipeline after a rupture.
o CO2 pipelines are susceptible to ductile fractures, which
can, like a zipper, open up and run down a significant
length of the pipe, they can release immense amounts of CO2,
hurl large sections of pipe, expel pipe shrapnel, and
generate enormous craters.
o Water, notoriously difficult to eliminate from CO2
pipelines, allows the formation of carbonic acid in the
pipeline which has a ferocious appetite for carbon steel.
o The current CO2 pipeline regulations do not sufficiently
address any of the three above risks.
o The U.S. Department's pipeline safety agency PHMSA
(Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration)
regulations have terrifyingly large gaps on carbon dioxide
pipelines including having
Opinion: Reject the carbon pipelines, which are not supported
by science or ethics
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/columnists/iowa-view/2022/05/31/carbon-pipelines-not-supported-science-ethics-iowa-utilities-board/9927318002/
1. Complete capture of CO2 during ethanol production would
have very minor effects on U.S. greenhouse gas emissions.
2. The amount of CO2 captured during ethanol production
would be a tiny fraction of what would be emitted out of
vehicle tailpipes.
3. Eminent domain used to build CO2 pipelines in Iowa would
force farmers and landowners to allow degradation of their
fields and forests for very little public benefit.
4. Allowing profits to accrue to private pipeliners using
eminent domain would be a corruption of the ideal of private
sacrifice for public good and should be prevented.
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