The biggest word in the headline is the word 'IF'.
The biggest question which REMAINS UNANSWERED is "Where is SCS going to bury this plant/tree-reliant gas?
In checking the 'Get the Facts' section of SCS's website, one will find the following statement in the 'Storage' sub-section: "Per studies performed by the Energy and Environmental Research Center and Department of Energy, the State of South Dakota has -250 billion tons of storage capacity below grounds. This is enough capacity to store CO2 in the U.S. for the next 50-years.
In their "Pipelines Already In Operation" sub-section, they state, "Captured CO2 will be safely and permanently stored in geologic storage areas in North Dakota".
Well folks, on August 3rd last year, North Dakota's Public Service Commission, same as South Dakota's PUC, DENIED SCS's route and dump sit near Bismark so, again, WHERE in North Dakota will this gas be sequestered?
On September 10th or 11th, South Dakota's PUC also denied SCS's permit application because it would violate county ordinances related to setbacks and other aspects along the pipeline route.
So some folks in our legislature decided to come forth with SB 201, misname it "Landowners' Bill of Rights" which removes the authority of county commissions, city councils and town boards to have their own property requirements.
Unfortunately, enough misguided legislators in both chambers supported the bill and worse, their governor signed it. the very same governor whose dad she quotes as saying, "Don't sell the land Kristi. God isn't making any more of it". In my opinion, her signature on SB 201 is a slap in the face to every one of those officials, the property owners of this state and to her father.
Fortunately, betrayed constituents removed 14 of those legislators from those trusted offices. To quote an A.T.&T. commercial, "CAN YOU HEAR US NOW?".
Now all we can do is wait to see the outcome of the referendum on SB 201.
"The momentum will continue as we prepare to file our South Dakota permit application in early July," Summit CEO Lee Blank said, referring to the IUB’s permit approval. "We look forward to engaging with the state throughout this process and are confident in a successful outcome."
Who ultimately benefits from this scam?
The biggest word in the headline is the word 'IF'.
The biggest question which REMAINS UNANSWERED is "Where is SCS going to bury this plant/tree-reliant gas?
In checking the 'Get the Facts' section of SCS's website, one will find the following statement in the 'Storage' sub-section: "Per studies performed by the Energy and Environmental Research Center and Department of Energy, the State of South Dakota has -250 billion tons of storage capacity below grounds. This is enough capacity to store CO2 in the U.S. for the next 50-years.
In their "Pipelines Already In Operation" sub-section, they state, "Captured CO2 will be safely and permanently stored in geologic storage areas in North Dakota".
Well folks, on August 3rd last year, North Dakota's Public Service Commission, same as South Dakota's PUC, DENIED SCS's route and dump sit near Bismark so, again, WHERE in North Dakota will this gas be sequestered?
On September 10th or 11th, South Dakota's PUC also denied SCS's permit application because it would violate county ordinances related to setbacks and other aspects along the pipeline route.
So some folks in our legislature decided to come forth with SB 201, misname it "Landowners' Bill of Rights" which removes the authority of county commissions, city councils and town boards to have their own property requirements.
Unfortunately, enough misguided legislators in both chambers supported the bill and worse, their governor signed it. the very same governor whose dad she quotes as saying, "Don't sell the land Kristi. God isn't making any more of it". In my opinion, her signature on SB 201 is a slap in the face to every one of those officials, the property owners of this state and to her father.
Fortunately, betrayed constituents removed 14 of those legislators from those trusted offices. To quote an A.T.&T. commercial, "CAN YOU HEAR US NOW?".
Now all we can do is wait to see the outcome of the referendum on SB 201.
Not all of us are "Judas Isariots".
"The momentum will continue as we prepare to file our South Dakota permit application in early July," Summit CEO Lee Blank said, referring to the IUB’s permit approval. "We look forward to engaging with the state throughout this process and are confident in a successful outcome."
Let the people decide!