South Dakota citizens and especially landowners we need your help. Summit Carbon Solutions has filed a new docket with the SD-PUC.
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The name has been changed to the “Midwest Carbon Express Pipeline.” This company has not previously built or has no management experience in hazardous CO2 pipelines. South Dakota will be the guinea pig for their experiment.
It will be very important for you to file your comments with the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission, or present them at the PUC public meetings on Jan. 15-17:
- Jan. 15, 10 a.m. Mitchell High School;
- Jan. 15, 5 p.m. Hub Auditorium Southeast Technical College, Sioux Falls;
- Jan. 16, 11:30 a.m. De Smet Event Center
- Jan. 16, 6 p.m. Watertown Ramkota Hotel Event Center
- Jan. 17, 10:30 a.m. Dakota Events Center in Aberdeen
- Jan. 17, 6 p.m. Redfield School Auditorium.
You can also mail comments to PUC, 500 East Capitol, Pierre SD 57501.
This is not all about CO2 pipeline going in the ground. If this project goes through, they will be applying to the Department of Natural Resources for permits to take millions of gallons of water from the artesian aquifer to cool their pumps along the route.
Spink, Brown, and McPherson County commissioners have done an outstanding job of protecting their citizens by passing ordinances that route this hazardous pipeline away from home, cities, feedlots, hospitals, schools, etc. These counties have not been swayed by the taxes this pipeline could possibly generate and further commissioner enticement of “grant money” to be used for anything. This would be quid pro quo to ascertain an affirmative support. SCS claims that the taxes will benefit county residents. Does this outweigh the dangers that would be present? Greed for 45Q Federal tax is what is driving the need for this and similar pipelines.
The voters of South Dakota defeated Referred Law 21. It was called the “Landowner Bill of Rights.”
CO2 is an asphyxiant (killing any people or animals). Anyone entering the cloud of invisible gas would need to wear a self-contained breathing apparatus. At first when it breaks it would appear as fog. As the moister evaporates it would then be invisible. CO2 is odorless, colorless and heavier than air.
Any landowner willing to sign one of these easements needs to be sure to have this pipeline at least 6 feet in the ground and at least 2,500 feet from a resident’s buildings. Once you sign, you have given up all your rights to the land you own. I suggest you do your research and get informed first. Ask yourself, how will this affect my family, business, livestock, and is the money worth the trouble? Be sure to contact a lawyer before you give up your property rights to your land.
This CO2 is coming from the fermentation of corn in the Glacial Lakes ethanol plant. At present it is being injected into the steam that is part of the cook-off process making ethanol.
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