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Of Two Minds: Groups Square Off on Carbon Mitigation Valerie J. Brown Abstract
A group of environmental justice organizations has squared off against supporters of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology over recently introduced legislation in the California State Assembly that would set standards for CCS projects in the state. One such project is currently slated for the Los Angeles neighborhood of Carson, an area already affected by decades of petroleum extraction, processing, and transport. The disagreement raises larger questions about the state of knowledge around CCS: Are its safety and efficacy really still in doubt? What is the state of public acceptance, understanding, and education around CCS? Are there broader environmental justice dimensions to CCS? And can the goals and values of various branches of the environmental movement be harmonized?
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