Victory! Navigator CO2 cancels proposed pipeline project

Iowa CCI members celebrate and call on IUB to deny Summit Carbon Solutions Permit

Iowa - Today, Navigator CO2 announced they’re cancelling their proposed CO2 pipeline after nearly two years of sustained public opposition across the Midwest including Iowa.

Susan and Jerry Stoefen, Iowa CCI members and pipeline fighters from New Liberty, Iowa said:

"As soon as Iowans learned about CO2 pipelines we knew these were not pipelines we wanted in our communities. Iowans organized to be heard 'No CO2 Pipelines, No Eminent Domain!' Now is the time for Iowans to find reals solutions to reducing CO2 emissions that don't degrade our land, water, and air. We greatly appreciate all the support from Iowans that helped stop Navigator. The work continues to stop Summit and Wolf." 

Barb Kalbach, Iowa CCI Board Chair and family farmer from Dexter, Iowa said:

“This is a huge victory for Iowans! It’s refreshing to have someone listen to everyday folks. 80% of Iowans don’t want CO2 pipelines, and the reasons to oppose them just keep stacking up – first they take public money, then they come for farmland, now they want our water – all so they can make a buck at our expense. Now we need the Iowa Utilities Board to start listening and deny Summit Carbon Solutions permit. These pipelines are a bad deal, and the IUB has no business approving a permit for Summit, especially without adequate safety regulations.”

Thousands of Iowans oppose the pipelines because:

• They are dangerous and potentially deadly - - local communities aren’t equipped to respond when a rupture happens

• They use “technology” that’s consistently failed to reduce carbon emissions, that’s why they are a false energy solution

• They tear up valuable farm ground, and destroy our land and soil

• They put millions of dollars in the pockets of wealthy CEOs, and leave us holding the bag

• They would extract up to a half billion gallons of water per year

Iowans can still call the Iowa Utilities Board office to ask them to deny Summit Carbon Solutions permit at 515-725-7888.