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PA’s governor signs a controversial bill to pave the way for CCS in the state, Montana landowners oppose CCS infrastructure, and TX allies continue to fight primacy. Share that and other CCS news below. As always, feel free to adjust social copy for your audience.
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An upcoming webinar hosted by LSU will offer insight into the potential risks and benefits of CO2 storage in Louisiana’s geological formations, with a focus on Lake Maurepas. https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_51Ws1famQ-aKSxlxsj0ABg#/registration
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CCS market “expected to jump sevenfold by 2035.” But with high costs, project delays & failures, safety concerns & local opposition, & regulatory uncertainty, even huge subsidies and tax breaks can’t get Big Oil’s favorite climate “solution” past hurdles. https://about.bnef.com/blog/us-is-set-to-expand-global-lead-in-capturing-carbon/
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Indiana’s consumer advocate says no way to a Duke Energy Indiana proposal to raise customer rates to fund a CCS study at a coal power plant based on the “speculative nature of the feasibility and affordability of a CCS system.” https://www.power-eng.com/emissions/indianas-consumer-advocate-wants-to-thwart-duke-energys-carbon-capture-study/#gref
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This week the PA Governor Josh Shapiro signed a bill to advance carbon capture in PA, despite 45+ local and enviro groups calling on the governor to protect landowners from an industry that exposes residents to dangerous fossil fuel infrastructure.
https://www.ehn.org/carbon-capture-pennsylvania-2668758773.html
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“Putting resources toward carbon capture and storage instead of renewable energy is wasting time we don’t have.” - @BerksGasTruth of @BetterPathPA https://www.ehn.org/carbon-capture-pennsylvania-2668758773.html
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Giving the Texas Railroad Commission “authority over experimental and dangerous underground carbon dioxide storage facilities that are intended to solve a problem they deny is real” is like asking the fox to watch over the hen house. Via @cltomlinson at @HoustonChron.https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/columnists/tomlinson/article/texas-energy-climate-change-carbon-19541045.php
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Ranchers, conservationists and Montana residents agree on one thing: CO2 pipelines and injection wells will impact the landscape and are dangerous – prone to accidents and contamination .https://insideclimatenews.org/news/18072024/montana-deep-carbon-storage-controversies/
@Stanford Prof @mzjacobson says carbon capture is am “unlikely climate solution” that will likely do “more harm than good” – especially when they’re powered by fossil fuels or used ot extract more oil and gas.