The Real Story behind Carbon Capture Transmission Pipelines
- anthonykathol
- Apr 22
- 2 min read
Tonight, I had the opportunity to review the newly released Unearthing the CO2 Pipeline documentary produced by The John Birch Society. If you are a farmer, a rancher, involved in the Ag industry, or a person who cares about your community, I highly recommend watching this documentary in its entirety. Click on the link here:
The documentary exposes the viewer to what is at stake for our future Ag producers: the eradication of small and independent farms, the undermining of private property rights, the technocratic control of government, the regionalization of government, the undermining of personal liberties, and the centralization of the food supply. As a person in the documentary states, the construction of the carbon transmission pipelines is "the incremental process of taking more and more resources out of the private sector and putting them under government control." To put it bluntly: the empowerment of a totalitarian government where "you'll own nothing and you'll be happy."
South Dakota has led the charge in overriding special interests (think the United Nations' Agenda 2030) and big corporations (think Summit Carbon Solutions). Thankfully, under Referred Law 21 (formerly SB 201), South Dakotans overwhelmingly in November 2024 voted to reject Summit's proposed carbon transmission pipeline in our state. If you recall, Summit proposed approximately 2,500 miles of pipelines for the transportation of CO2 from ethanol plants across five states to underground injection wells in North Dakota.
It is fitting that today (April 22, 2025 - Earth Day), the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) voted to deny the motion to suspend Summit Carbon Solutions' carbon transmission pipeline application. The commissioners voted 2 to 1 to kill the application once and for all since Summit had no plan moving forward once the state legislature and our governor signed HB 1052, a bill that would prohibit the exercise of eminent domain for a pipeline that carries carbon oxide, into law.
South Dakota has been the envy of our neighbors in Iowa, North Dakota, and Nebraska, who are behind the eight ball and are waging war in their states to stop the carbon pipeline project. They are now fighting what South Dakota has done: to preserve property rights and local control. Urban and rural landowners and non-landowners can not ignore this issue. We must unite, since a proposed carbon pipeline could come to your community. What has been rightfully passed down through the generations could easily be taken away since the small farmer and rancher will not have the resources to fight against corporate greed, all under the guise of the Global Green New Deal. Again, I highly encourage you to watch Unearthing the CO2 Pipeline. God bless.
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