Carbon Capture Means More Pollution for Black Communities in Cancer Alley
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"I woke up in the middle of the night choking. I'm trying to catch my breath. My throat was burning. My eyes were burning." - Rosemary Green, expressing the impact of living near polluting industrial facilities.
"Blue" is a marketing term for products that are considered "low-carbon" - not because they are produced by clean energy but because they plan to use carbon capture and storage (CCS).
Supporters argue that CCS is essential for mitigating CO2 emissions, especially from "hard to abate" industrial sectors like petrochemicals. Critics argue that it is a costly and untested way to prolong the life of fossil fuel industries.
The low-carbon ammonia would be loaded onto ships and exported to meet growing global demand for low-carbon fuels and fertilizer, amidst concerns about environmental and health impacts on local communities.
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