Tag: carbon capture

Land Owners Battle Aggressive Tactics of Major Midwest Carbon Capture Pipeline

The land easement acquisition woman who knocked on Wayne Hanson’s door had a box of doughnuts. She arrived without an appointment, walked past the front desk of the nursing home complex, and stopped at Hanson’s independent-living senior apartment. Hanson, 96, let her in and they had a conversation about his Webster County, Iowa farm and…


Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Funds Removing Carbon Dioxide From the Air

If the driver of climate change is too much carbon dioxide, then one solution is to remove that gas from the air. The $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill passed by the Senate on Aug. 10 includes massive investments in direct air capture technologies to do just that. These technologies have elicited interest from the private…


Australia Announces $100 Million Towards ‘Blue Carbon’ Ocean Ecosystems

The Federal Government has announced a $100 million (US$78 million) investment package for the improvement of Australia’s ocean habitats and coastal environments. The investment will target ecosystems containing seagrass and mangroves, which absorb and store carbon dioxide, also known as “blue carbon.” The push to alleviate atmospheric carbon dioxide levels comes as part of Australia’s…


$540 Million Towards Hydrogen and Carbon Capture Is ‘Essential for Australia’s Future’: Australian PM

The Australian government has announced it will allocate around $540 million (US$420 million) towards hydrogen and carbon capture projects. As part of the budget for the next fiscal year, the investment will see the development of clean energy technologies that reduce carbon emissions. It is estimated to create around 2,500 jobs for Australia. “It is…