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By Dustin Granger
I am glad more folks are waking up to the dangers of carbon capture and sequestration, or CCS. Not just environmentalists. I am hearing it from conservatives, independents, and Democrats. That is a good sign. Because no matter your politics, Louisiana should never be the dumping ground for an oil industry experiment that could poison our air, our water, and our land.
Here is the truth: CCS is not some “Democrat Green New Deal” idea. This came straight from the oil and gas industry, pushed for decades with heavy Republican backing. In Washington, the GOP refused to move big bills without protecting it. In Baton Rouge, it came from the corporate oil lobby that has had the Louisiana GOP under its control for generations.
Some environmental groups only accepted CCS as part of the Inflation Reduction Act deal to get the largest clean energy investment in American history. But look where we are now. Republicans are cutting renewable energy programs while keeping CCS subsidies safe and untouched. That is not a coincidence. It is the oil industry making sure their project survives, even while real climate action is being rolled back.
It is perfect for them. Keep drilling. Keep burning fossil fuels. Collect billions in taxpayer cash to “capture” a fraction of the carbon and bury it in places like Louisiana, where they already avoid property and corporate taxes through giveaways like ITEP.
Some of these storage sites are near drinking water. Scientists warn that CO₂ can migrate toward aquifers, making water unsafe. We have seen what happens when this industry cuts corners. Louisiana is littered with abandoned wells leaking into land and water. Our coastline has been sliced to pieces, wetlands destroyed, fishing spots poisoned, toxic plumes under bridges, and spills that have wiped out livelihoods.
I am not taking their word for it. My daughters breathe this air and drink this water. They are growing up in a Louisiana that is hotter, stormier, and more expensive than the one I knew. I cannot gamble their future on the hope that the science is wrong.
And the science is clear. We have pulled a trillion tons of carbon from the ground and wrapped the planet in it like a blanket. The heat keeps rising. Oil companies knew this [ [link removed] ] in the 1970s. Their own scientists proved it, and they buried the truth. ([link removed])
CCS is not a climate solution. It is a stall tactic. A way for the oil industry to buy time, keep profits rolling, and delay the transition we will have to make anyway. If you are against CCS, I am with you. But let us be clear about why it is here. It is here because the carbon pollution lobby and their Republican allies made sure it was.
The climate conversation is not over. People my age will demand a cleaner energy future, and the vast majority under 45 know it is coming. Delay will only make the change more urgent and more expensive. Louisiana can lead the next century in energy innovation and climate protection. But first, we have to break the grip of corporate power and stop settling for half-measures like CCS.

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