John --

Many landowners in Nebraska are just now finally able to celebrate -- after over 10 years of fighting -- the complete return of their land sought via eminent domain by TransCanada for the cancelled Keystone XL pipeline.

But another threat is now bearing down on these same battle-weary farmers' and ranchers' land and livelihoods, and in fact their very lives -- from risky carbon pipeline project proposals.

These potentially explosive and deadly pipelines are also seeking to use eminent domain and take landowners' property, this time for a massive network of new pipelines that are part of a scheme to use taxpayer money to clean up Big Oil's decades of pollution.

Have you been contacted already by Summit or Navigator?

Are you a landowner in Nebraska (or another state) who has been contacted about "surveying" or obtaining an easement on your property for a proposed "carbon" pipeline by Summit Carbon Solutions or Navigator CO2 Ventures?

==> Sign up on this form: We'll keep you in the loop about these proposed projects, which pose numerous safety hazards, environmental, and land use issues -- and help you understand your rights as a landowner, and how landowners in other states are joining together in opposition. *Please also share the form with neighbors and other landowners you think might be affected.*

Impacted landowners on the proposed Summit or Navigator "carbon / CO2" pipeline routes and their neighbors in Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Kansas, and Illinois are also encouraged to register and join an online discussion on Thursday, Nov. 18 at 12:00 p.m,. to learn how they can protect their property rights, and stop these risky carbon pipelines threatening the Midwest.

Attendees will hear from attorney Brian Jorde of Domina Law Group, which successfully represented a co-op of Keystone XL landowners against eminent domain in court, and landowner groups in Nebraska, Iowa, and other states impacted by proposed carbon pipeline projects from Summit Carbon Solutions and Navigator CO2 Ventures, among others.

Carroll Muffett of the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) will also present an overview of the risks of carbon pipelines, and how Big Oil and Gas are marketing this scheme as a false solution to our climate crisis that makes taxpayers pay to clean up these billion-dollar corporations' generations of pollution in our communities.

Several impacted landowners who have already been contacted by Summit or Navigator will share their experiences and concerns, and local groups organizing landowners opposed to the pipeline in Nebraska and Iowa right now will discuss opportunities for joining forces to fight eminent domain.

WHAT: KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: Landowners & Interstate Carbon Pipelines
WHEN: Thursday, Nov. 18, 12:00 p.m. CT
WHERE: Online or via phone: Register via Zoom at this link.
PANELISTS
- Brian Jorde, attorney, Domina Law Group, who represented Keystone XL landowners successfully vs. eminent domain
- Carroll Muffett, Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL)
- Jess Mazour, Conservation Program Coordinator with Sierra Club Iowa, organizing landowners in Iowa who are opposed to Summit & Navigator pipelines
- Jane Kleeb, founder of Bold Nebraska, Bold Alliance & Pipeline Fighters Hub
- Several affected landowners on these proposed carbon pipeline routes

In the meantime, you can read up on the topic of carbon pipelines -- including plans currently being developed to build new carbon pipelines in Nebraska -- at the Pipeline Fighters Hub blog: "Carbon Capture & Storage + CO2 Pipelines: Not a Climate Solution."

Also, if you haven't already, check out the "Extracted" daily email newsletter -- it's a curated collection delivered each morning of the top news stories of the day. "Extracted" scoops all pipeline-related headlines; coverage of environmental lawsuits and regulations coming out of Washington and the states; international extraction-related news, like methane emissions, climate finance, new research, and greenwashing; and a round-up of the latest editorials and opinion pieces.

Thanks for continuing to stand with us.

Tom Genung and the Bold team

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