Carbon Capture and Sequestration is NOT a Climate Solution
NO on HB170
Please contact your Ohio Representative and members of the Natural Resources Committee and urge them to vote NO on HB170.
*relies on enormous tax subsidies funded by Ohio taxpayers;
-It is an unproven technology at scale and relies on tax-payer subsidies to be
affordable.
-CCS tax credits will be rewarding companies for their pollution using tax-payers’ money.
*doesn’t sequester carbon dioxide as promised;
CCS does not remove any existing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere but
rather captures carbon dioxide from industrial processes connected to oil and gas industries, including ethanol fermentation, methane reforming, Portland cement production, gasifying fuels like waste plastics, and fossil fuel power plants. The production of these materials will add even more carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere. CCS will NOT lower the current amount of CO2 in the air.
*encourages more fossil fuel usage;
-CCS enables fossil fuel-powered plants to continue operating under the pretense of reducing emissions
-allowing CSS delays the transition to renewable energy.
*poses risks to local communities;
-One of many risks associated with CCS is potential leakage of carbon dioxide. These leaks would negate any climate benefits that CCS might provide, and have the potential to asphyxiate people and animals who are exposed.
-One of the materials needed is the chemical monoethanolamine MEA (monoethanolamine). This compound, as well as an intermediate chemical in the process, ethylene oxide, are extremely dangerous. CCS would mandate that these compounds be produced, stored, and used in our communities.
*marginalized communities will be facing more pollution from this process
This bill would allow the Ohio Department of Natural Resources chief to force
non-consenting property owners to use the “pore space” under their
private property.
*CCS is NOT a climate solution
CCS employed on power plants will require 30 percent additional energy output.
CCS will also require two times the amount of water usage for power plants.
Dr. Randi Pokladnik was born and raised in the Ohio Valley. She earned an associate degree in Environmental Engineering, a BA in Chemistry, and an MA and Ph.D. in Environmental Studies. She is a retired research chemist and teacher. Dr. Pokladnik is an active writer and a member of FaCT, a faith-based organization educating people about fracking and climate change. She is also a volunteer teacher for Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Action and a volunteer for Save Ohio Parks. She has received several environmental awards, including the Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition’s Fracktivist of the Year. Dr. Pokladnik has been an environmental activist in the Ohio River Valley for over 50 years. She resides with her husband in an eco-log home on Tappan Lake.
Natural Resources Committee: Ohio House of Representatives
Committee Activity is posted here.
Chair and Sponsor
Rep Monica Robb Blasdel (Republican)
House District 79
77 South High Street
11th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: (614) 466-8022
Vice Chair
Rep Tex Fischer (Republican)
District 59
77 South High Street
13th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: (614) 466-6107
Ranking Member
Rep Elgin Rogers, Jr. (Democrat)
House District 42
77 South High Street
10th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: (614) 466-1401