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Rankin signs off on agreement with developer of proposed wind farm


RANKIN — Through a newly signed agreement with the developer of a wind farm proposed for the northwest corner of Vermilion County, the village of Rankin will receive $42,000 in compensation annually — $3,500 per turbine — for the dozen wind turbines to be sited within 3 miles of the town’s corporate limits. In turn, the village has agreed to […]

Save Our Illinois Land files testimony opposing proposed CO2 pipeline


SPRINGFIELD — On behalf of the citizens group Save Our Illinois Land, a Champaign attorney last week filed dozens of pages of written testimony in opposition to One Earth Sequestration LLC’s proposed OES Pipeline, with concerns voiced by affected landowners, first responders of a carbon dioxide pipeline rupture four years ago in Mississippi, and industry experts. Attorney Joseph Murphy of […]

Ford County EMA coordinator: CO2 pipeline comes with ‘very high’ safety risks, emergency-preparedness costs


SPRINGFIELD — If One Earth Sequestration LLC’s proposed 7.34-mile carbon dioxide pipeline ends up being built, Ford County’s fire departments, hospital and ambulance service would be unprepared for a potential pipeline rupture and CO2 leak, the county’s emergency management agency coordinator said, unless hundreds of thousands of dollars is invested in specialized emergency response plans, training and equipment, including a […]

ICC staff recommends denial of permit for One Earth Sequestration Pipeline


SPRINGFIELD — An engineer for the Illinois Commerce Commission is recommending the denial of a Gibson City ethanol facility’s application for a permit to build and operate a 7.34-mile carbon dioxide pipeline in western Ford and eastern McLean counties, citing in written testimony the number of uncertainties surrounding the project’s viability and safety. Opponents of the $19 million project proposed […]

One Earth Energy: CO2 pipeline project would benefit ag sector throughout area


GIBSON CITY — One Earth Energy’s proposed carbon dioxide pipeline would not only help the environment — transporting all of the CO2 captured from its ethanol plant in Gibson City to three injection wells in McLean County for permanent underground storage, rather than releasing it into the atmosphere as is done today — but the project would also support the […]

One Earth Sequestration’s CO2 pipeline would involve numerous safety features, measures


GIBSON CITY — To ensure the safe operation of a proposed pipeline that would transport carbon dioxide captured from Gibson City’s One Earth Energy ethanol plant to a sequestration site in McLean County, the company plans to put in place a number of safety measures, including constant monitoring and regular inspections and testing, and a number of safety features, including […]

One Earth Sequestration’s CEO: Eminent domain a ‘last resort’ in CO2 pipeline project


SPRINGFIELD — The proposed carbon dioxide pipeline that would transport liquid CO2 captured from One Earth Energy’s ethanol plant in Gibson City to three injection wells in McLean County will require involvement from a number of landowners in both Ford and McLean counties, and company officials hope all will cooperate. One Earth Sequestration LLC — a subsidiary of One Earth […]

Ford County Board’s CO2 pipeline concerns align closely with those of opposition group


SPRINGFIELD — Among the 10 or so concerns that the Ford County Board plans to list in its petition to intervene and participate in the Illinois Commerce Commission’s hearing process for the carbon dioxide pipeline proposed by One Earth Sequestration LLC, most can already be found in a petition filed last month by the citizens group Save Our Illinois Land, […]

Ford County to become intervener in CO2 pipeline hearings — at a cost of up to $40,000


PAXTON — The Ford County Board on Wednesday, Feb. 21, approved spending up to $40,000 to have outside legal counsel participate on the county’s behalf as an “intervener” in the Illinois Commerce Commission’s hearing process for One Earth Sequestration LLC’s application to build a 7.34-mile carbon dioxide pipeline in western Ford and eastern McLean counties. The board’s approval of three […]

4th wind farm eyed in Ford County


PAXTON — A global developer of renewable-energy projects with U.S. headquarters in Denver, Colo., is interested in building a wind farm that could be as large as 150 megawatts and encompass portions of Ford, Iroquois, Champaign and Livingston counties. Renewable Energy Systems — RES, for short — is in the early stages of development on the yet-to-be-named wind-farm project, only […]


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