Iowa farm family says liquid CO2 pipeline violates property rights [Video]

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Iowa (KMTV) — On Wednesday, the Iowa Utilities Commission issued a construction permit for the “base scope,” sometimes referred to as “phase one,” of the Summit carbon capture pipeline. The stretch of pipeline would run through the Montogomery County farm of Tom and Susie McDonald.

• Tom McDonald: “I don’t want this. It should not be forced on me.”
• The Summit pipeline will carry liquified CO2 from Iowa ethanol plants to a site in North Dakota. Opponents mention several concerns including safety, water usage, and crop productivity.
• Use of Eminent Domain by the pipeline company worries landowners. Summit says it prefers to obtain voluntary easements from landowners.
• RELATED | Iowa Utilities Commission issues pipeline permit for Summit Carbon Solutions
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Behind me, that cornfield in the distance, is where Summit Carbon Solutions wants to put a carbon capture pipeline. I’m your …