Minnesota
2023
One of two carbon dioxide pipelines that would cross into Minnesota has folded | StarTribune — Christopher Vondracek (10/20/2023)
A tale of two CO2 pipelines: Navigator presses pause, Summit presses on | StarTribune — Christopher Vondracek (10/11/2023)
CO2 pipelines rejected by regulators in the Dakotas, putting Minnesota status in limbo | StarTribune — Christopher Vondracek (09/07/2023)
Minnesota regulators push Summit carbon dioxide pipeline forward to environmental review | StarTribune — Christopher Vondracek (08/31/2023)
Summit Carbon environmental study limited to 2 Minnesota counties | AgWeek (08/31/2023)
Minnesota regulators vote to proceed with environmental review of disputed carbon capture pipeline | Associated Press — Steve Karnowski (08/31/2023)
Eminent domain laws are splitting Midwest landowner attitudes toward CO2 pipelines | Star Tribune — Christopher Vondracek (08/17/2023)
Denied: Proposed CO2 pipeline finds resistance in North Dakota | Fergus Falls Daily Journal — James Allen (08/10/2023)
New Twist in Regional Carbon Pipeline Plan Felt in MN — Public News Service — Mike Moen (8/9/2023)
With The Expansion of CO2 Pipelines Comes Safety Fears | NPR – Julia Simon (5/23/2023)
Without eminent domain, Summit pipeline route in Minnesota looks different | Alexandria Echo Press – Jeff Beach (5/3/2023)
Minnesota group files appeal on Summit Carbon pipeline environmental review | AgWeek – Jeff Beach (2/27/2023)
‘Carbon Express’ pipeline runs into skepticism in Minnesota farm country | Star Tribune – Jennifer Bjorhus (1/24/2023)
Farmer, attorney promote carbon pipeline mitigation agreements | Marshall Independent – Fritz Busch (1/25/2023)
Minnesota regulators vote to require environmental impact statement for CO2 pipeline | Star Tribune – Mike Hughlett (1/5/2023)
PUC requires environmental review for first proposed carbon pipeline in Minnesota | Minnesota Public Radio – Hannah Yang (1/5/2023)
CURE applauds PUC decision requiring environmental review for CO2 pipeline but troubled by limited scope | CURE – Anne Borgendale (1/5/2023)
Summit Carbon pipeline on Minnesota PUC agenda; including scope of environmental review | Ag Week – Jeff Beach (1/5/2023)
2022
Scope of environmental review an early issue for carbon pipelines in Minnesota | Ag Week – Jeff Beach (11/4/2022)
Proposed CO2 pipelines are bad for Minnesota | MINNPOST – Maggie Schuppert & Anne Borgendale (10/12/2022)
CO2 pipeline proposal draws mixed reactions in SW Minn. | Minnesota Public Radio – Hannah Yang (9/23/2022)
CURE working with landowners concerned about proposed pipeline | West Central Tribune – Tom Chervney (7/30/2022)
Concerned about Summit Carbon Solutions proposed CO2 pipeline & shady tactics brings landowners together | CURE (7/29/2022)
MN Nears Next Step in Regulating Underground Carbon Pipelines | Ag Week – Mike Moen (6/10/2022)
Bushmills Ethanol of Atwater partners with Summit Carbon Solutions to reduce carbon emissions | West Central Tribune – Jennifer Kotila (4/15/2022)
Drive for carbon pipeline easements underway in west central Minnesota | AgWeek – Tom Cherveny (4/13/2022)
Carbon pipeline panelist says to ‘rethink’ easement compensation | Post Bulletin – Jeff Beach (3/8/2022)
Duane Ninneman commentary: Who wins and who loses with CO2 pipelines? | CURE (3/3/2022)
The pipeline project is in very preliminary stages, but the proposed path covers land in Minnesota, with a leg of the pipeline running through Otter Tail County (OTC) just north of Fergus Falls. The Daily Journal – Mary Bethel Olson (01/04/2022)
2021
Minnesota will consider regulating CO2 pipelines, including one in Otter Tail County | Echo Press –(12/21/2021)
West central Minnesota counties are along proposed path of $4.5B carbon capture pipeline | West Central Tribune (11/24/2021)
Company proposes carbon capture project that would include Granite Falls Energy, other Minnesota ethanol plants | West Central Tribune (08/26/2021)
Regional and National News
2023
Navigator CO2 Cancels US Corn Belt Carbon Pipeline Plan | Bloomberg News – Kim Chipman (10/20/2023)
Can push for carbon capture pipelines also mean billions for conservation-minded farming? | Des Moines Register – Donnelle Eller (9/21/2023)
North Dakota denies Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline permit; company says it will try again | Ag Week – Jeff Beach (8/4/2023)
Experts: Predicting CO2 pipeline rupture threats can be extremely costly | Iowa Capital Dispatch – Jared Strong (6/1/2023)
Rural Resistance to Carbon Pipelines | Progressive Farmer – Chris Clayton (6/1/2023)
Capturing Carbon With Machines is a Failure – So Why Are We Subsidizing It? | Naked Capitalism – Yves Smith (5/25/2023)
EPS’s Dangerous Carbon Capture Gamble | COUNTERPUNCH – Wenonah Hauter (5/18/2023)
Carbon Scam: Summit Carbon Solutions Sells Fictitious Credits | Oakland Institute – Anuradha Mittal (5/9/2023)
‘It’s about property rights’: Some farmers resent ethanol industry’s push for carbon pipelines | South Dakota Searchlight – Joshua Haiar (5/5/2023)
Midwest CO2 pipeline rush creates regulatory chaos| ENERGYWIRE – Mike Soraghan (3/3/2023)
2022
Residents near CO2 pipeline rupture in Mississippi share their story | Dakota News Now – Beth Warden (10/6/2022)
North Dakota county throws 100% voluntary easement mandate, $135 million fee at Summit Carbon Pipeline | Ad Week – Jeff Beach (8/11/2022)
Carbon Capture Won’t Work, But it Will Funnel Billions to Corporations | TruthOut – Wenona Hauter (7/31/2022)
Tensions against Summit Carbon Solutions rise in McPherson County | KFYRTV.com – Sarah Parkin (7/29/2022)
Foreign Company with Troubled past Buys Into Massive Midwest Carbon Capture Project | The Epoch Times – Beth Brelje (7/27/2022)
Landowners unhappy with carbon capture pipeline (Summit sues SD landowners over access to land | KFYRTV.com – Joel Crane (7/26/2022)
Opinion: Don’t be fooled by exaggerated ‘benefits’ of carbon pipelines | Des Moines Register – Silvia Secchi (7/9/2022)
PHMSA Announces New Safety Measures to Protect Americans From Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Failures After Satartia, MS Leak | (5/26/2022)
An Iowa Powerbroker Plants to Make a Windfall From Piping Ethanol Emissions | Mother Jones – Tom Philpott (5/9/2022)
Burleigh County opposes eminent domain for CO2 pipeline | The Bismarck Tribune – Amy Sisk (5/9/2022)
Proponents Say Storing Captured Carbon Underground is Safe, But States Are Transferring Long-Term Liability for Such Projects to the Public | Inside Climate News – Nicholas Kusnetz (4/26/2022)
Are CO2 pipelines safe? | Energy Wire – Mike Soraghan & Carols Anchondo (3/31/2022)
Thousands of Canadians call on federal government to stop funding carbon capture with public dollars | STAND Earth (3/28/2022)
Xebec Announces MOU for CO2 Capture and Sequestration Equipment with Summit Carbon Solutions | BusinessWire (3/28/2022)
EPA chief: CCS should exceed ‘the bare minimum’ | EnergyWire – Carlos Anchondo & Mike Lee (3/11/2022)
Carbon Capture Takes Center State, But is Its Promise an Illusion? (3/9/2022)
U.S. Midwest carbon pipeline has secured less than 2% of key Iowa route, filings show | Reuters – Leah Douglas (3/8/2022)
Oil producer invests in carbon-capture pipeline for Midwest | Associated Press (3/2/2022)
Chervron’s flagship Gorgon CCS project still failing to live up to expectations| Upstream Online – Josh Lewis (2/10/2022)
Pipelines keep robbing the land long after the bulldozers leave | Grist – Jena Brooker (01/07/2022)
USDA Secretary Vilsack’s Son Now Works for a Controversial Ethanol Pipeline Project | Mother Jones – Tom Philpott (01/05/2022)
2021
The cash behind carbon removal: Big Oil, tech and taxpayers | ClimateWire – Corbin Hiar (12/17/2021)
The World’s Biggest Carbon Capture Scam Is Coming to Iowa | Food & Water Watch – Phoebe Galt & Emma Schmit (12/16/2021)
Massive Midwest pipeline, a test for North Dakota’s carbon capture goals, hits landowner snags | InForum – Adam Willis (12/04/2021)
Why the oil industry’s pivot to carbon capture and storage – while it keeps on drilling – isn’t a climate change solution | The Conversation – June Sekera and Neva Goodwin (11/23/2021)
Carbon Capture and Sequestration References | Blog for Iowa – Paul Deaton (11/17/2021)
Another Carbon Capture & Storage (CCS) Project Doesn’t Live Up To Its Targets | CleanTechnica – Zachary Shanan (09/13/2021)
Gassing Satartia: Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Linked to Mass Poisoning | HuffPost – Dan Zegart (08/26/2021)
2020
Despite hundreds of millions in tax dollars, ADM’s carbon capture program still hasn’t met promised goals | Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting – Johnathan Hettinger – (11/19/2020)
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