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A battle in rural Midwest as farmers fight carbon capture pipeline (www.thenewlede.org)
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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I wonder what the kill radius is if the pipeline bursts? Seems like that should be factored in. 700ft may initially sound like a lot when we're talking co2 but I remember the incident of a town dying when a lake "burped" a bunch of co2 which flooded the town and killed almost everyone.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That is insane. Which area was that? I wonder if the townspeople even noticed it coming

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

The only story that pops up is a pipeline rupture in Satartia, Mississippi. No fatalities, 46 people hospitalized. ~~Maybe OP is misremembering?~~

https://apnews.com/general-news-24e50c057a8102b18247f1fad7837605 https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/26/22642806/co2-pipeline-explosion-satartia-mississippi-carbon-capture

Edit: They probably mean this one https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Nyos_disaster

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Last year, a pipeline carrying compressed carbon dioxide mixed with hydrogen sulfide ruptured, engulfing the small town of Satartia, Mississippi, in a green haze, leaving many residents convulsing, confused, or unconscious.

Well this is a nightmare. In the moment, I'm not sure what I would do to protect my family