Louisiana Taking Steps to Rein in the Threats of Carbon Capture - Taxpayers for Common Sense

SADOW: Grifters Squawk, But Landry Capture Order Sensible

You can tell the Republican Gov. Jeff Landry Administration has taken with the issue of carbon capture and sequestration is sensible because profiteering special interests are squawking about it. Starting Aug. 1, the (renamed for the second time in fewer than two years) Department of Conservation and Energy launched an initiative culminating in an executive […] The post SADOW: Grifters Squawk, But Landry Capture Order Sensible appeared first on …

Carbon capture doesn’t make natural gas more affordable, it makes it more expensive – Carbon capture projects are popping because the Inflation Reduction Act’s subsidies pay producers $85/ton to put CO2 in the ground!

Carbon capture doesn’t make natural gas more affordable, it makes it more expensive (obviously—because it only adds costs!) The only reason all these carbon capture projects are popping up in the US is the IRA's 45Q subsidy, which pays producers $85/ton to put CO2 in the ground! https://t.co/9tefXoeXol — Alex Epstein (@AlexEpstein) October 26, 2025

Louisiana Taking Steps to Rein in the Threats of Carbon Capture - Taxpayers for Common Sense

Louisiana Governor Landry’s recent order to hit “pause” on new carbon dioxide injection-well applications is a victory for Louisiana taxpayers, landowners, and communities who’ve grown tired of footing the bill for risky carbon capture ventures. For too long, carbon capture and storage (CCS) has been touted as an innovative solution for reducing emissions. Yet despite generous federal tax credits and R&D grants, CCS remains heavily dependent on …