March 7, 2023 09:09 pm
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/7/23628772/texas-oil-company-occidental-carbon-capture-hub-pollution
The oil industrys carbon capture plan wont help Texas most polluted communities
A controversial tactic for slowing climate change is picking up steam in Texas: capturing carbon dioxide emissions from smokestacks. While that might reduce CO2 emissions heating up the planet, it could pose new problems for communities already saddled with industrial pollution.
Oil giant Occidental announced late last week that it leased 55,000 acres along the Gulf Coast of Texas to build out a hub for carbon capture technologies. The idea is to capture carbon dioxide emissions from nearby chemical plants, refineries, and factories. That CO2 then travels via pipeline to underground storage sites within Occidental’s proposed hub.
The prospect of these new kinds of pipelines crisscrossing through communities already has some e...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/7/23628772/texas-oil-company-occidental-carbon-capture-hub-pollution
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