CHICAGO
SUN*TIMES
July 27, 2023
Piping up on the dangers of CO2
pipelines and carbon capture
A single incident could unzip a CO2 pipeline
for miles, leaving mass asphyxiation and trapped emergency vehicles in
its wake.
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The Sun-Times’ Editorial Board’s warning that “Transporting
carbon dioxide to Illinois must be done safely” cannot come soon
enough. Corporations like Navigator
CO2 stand to make billions of dollars off these dangerous
pipelines, thanks to generous tax credits in last year’s Inflation
Reduction Act. Wasting no time, a trio of pipeline profiteers are
rushing to ram thousands of miles of CO2 pipelines from Illinois to
North Dakota before adequate rules to guarantee safety can be
finalized.
It’s far too dangerous to build this cart as we ride it. A single
incident could unzip a CO2 pipeline for miles, leaving mass
asphyxiation and trapped emergency vehicles in its wake. If industry
has its way, networks like those proposed for the Midwest will be only
the beginning, and millions of people will be put at risk.
What’s more, we are being asked to sacrifice safety for a scam. The
carbon capture technology these projects rely on to qualify for
federal climate-friendly credits is proven to fail. A Food & Water
Watch study shows
that no carbon capture projects have come close to performing as
advertised.
Building hundreds of miles of dangerous pipelines to bolster a failed
technology is a terrible idea. And that’s why opposition is growing;
more than 150 groups sent a letter to
President Joe Biden this spring, demanding that he issue an executive
order pausing all permitting for CO2 pipelines and related
infrastructure until robust safety regulations are finalized. We
should not risk public safety for a corporate tax scam masquerading as
climate action.
Jim
Walsh, policy director, Food & Water Watch, Washington D.C.
Cook County needs to step up veteran
funding
I would like to thank Emmanuel Camarillo for reporting on Veterans of
Foreign Wars service officer John DeGroot’s recent appearance before
the Cook County Board.
Dutch, as he prefers to be called, addressed next year’s budget and
the county’s historical funding shortfall for Cook County veterans.
Sadly, the county funds the Veterans Assistance Commission of Cook
County at a much lower rate compared with the collar counties VACs.
This is unacceptable, especially since our county veteran population
dwarfs our neighbors.
It’s past time county leadership adequately funds the Cook County VAC
to better serve veterans and their families. Also, a recent change in
the Cook County VAC leadership has brought much needed energy and a
desire to work on behalf of the Cook County veteran community.
The VACCC can be reached at 312-433-6010. I challenge Cook County
veteran residents to contact their local commissioner and let their
voices be heard.
Ramon
Prieto, Niles
Green Play Ammonia™, Yielder® NFuel Energy.
Spokane, Washington. 99212
www.exactrix.com
509 995 1879 cell, Pacific.
Nathan1@greenplayammonia.com
exactrix@exactrix.com
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