Health, Safety, and Regulations
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Video: Using captured CO2 to extract oil from the ground also produces huge amounts of dangerously-contaminated water
Dr. Ted Schettler, MD, discusses the polluted water that comes to the surface when captured carbon dioxide (CO2) is used to extract oil from the ground.
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Council on Environmental Quality Report To Congress On Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Sequestration
From the Report: “The scale of implementation of CCUS and carbon removal likely to be required to achieve climate goals understandably raises concerns about public health and environmental impacts, as well as questions about who stands to benefit from the deployment of these systems. Responsible CCUS projects should address cumulative pollution and should incorporate environmental justice and equity considerations.”
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Council on Environmental Quality's Report to Congress on CCS is Deeply Flawed
Numerous technical studies reveal that the Council on Environmental Quality’s Report to Congress on CCS is just plain wrong on many aspects of CCS