Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) in Decatur suspends CO2 injections following a second leak in a well. Earlier this year, Democrats passed SB1289 that allows Illinois to create permitting regulations for carbon capture, transport, and sequestration. Opponents of carbon capture pipelines argue that leaks pose an enormous risk to lives and the environment. According to the Center Square, ADM was the first place in the country to ever put in a CO2 sequestering well, starting injecting in 2011. Over the course of a few years, ADM has put a million metric tons of CO2 into the injection well. Read what landowners have to say about the leak and eminent domain here.
Miller Votes No on Carbon Capture and Sequestration Legislation
State Representative Chris Miller
Springfield, IL… State Representative Chris Miller (R-Hindsboro) votes no to legislation that allows Illinois to create permitting regulations for carbon capture, transport, and sequestration. Rep. Miller says Senate Bill 1289 is nothing more than a push by radical Democrats to please their climate donors.
“We don’t have a climate crisis in Illinois, but what we do have is a crisis of common sense,” said Miller. “This legislation will not prevent a crisis but will create one by making energy completely unreliable and unaffordable for American industries and American consumers. If we eliminate all CO2 from our atmosphere green plants won’t grow. This bill was crafted to please Biden and progressive environmental donors.”
SB 1289 inflicts a system to install underground carbon capture wells on sites that infringe on landowners who oppose the operation. Many landowners are very concerned over high-pressure CO2 being stored underground, clean water being contaminated, and the risk of environmental disasters. Republicans say these future projects will come with a very high cost to taxpayers and businesses compared to neighboring states.
Rep. Miller continued, “The Mahomet Aquifer does not have adequate protections against carbon capture wells. If a disaster were to occur, over 800,000 residents in Central Illinois who rely on clean drinking water would be negatively impacted. Despite requests for improvements, the Democrats passed this legislation that increases environmental risks to humans and agriculture. The confiscation of property is what Chinese Communists countries do.”