Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties

Letters: Safety big concern with new CO2 pipelines

To the editor:

I would like to express my objection to the CO2 pipelines in Osceola, O’Brien, Clay and Dickinson counties.

I have 17 easements (natural gas, above and underground electrical, water fire line, rural water, etc.). Only one of these that I seriously objected to and took to “eminent domain.” It took 3 years to settle. I gained very little and spent a lot.

One of my objections is safety. At Hartley, a four-way junction is proposed. At Superior, a three-way junction is planned. CO2 travels downhill and it replaces the air that we breathe and kills all life where the air has been push...