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Environment & Energy

Midnight Writer

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1. Carbon capture is a hoax that has been going on for decades.

Reply to hatrack (Original post)

Sat May 9, 2026, 09:58 AM

19 hrs ago

The fossil fuel industry will destroy our aquifer, which is what allows the Midwest to have fertile soil and bountiful crops.

Do we want our farmers to be able to produce food, or do we want our fat cat fossil fuel barons to make even more profit for destroying the world we live in?

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Multiple Large-Scale "Carbon Capture" Projects Slated For Illinois; Increasingly, Residents Aren't Buying The Story [View all] hatrack 20 hrs ago OP

Carbon capture is a hoax that has been going on for decades. Midnight Writer 19 hrs ago #1

The corporatists... GiqueCee 19 hrs ago #2

We give people enormous financial incentives to act in a way that damages our people and our society Midnight Writer 19 hrs ago #3