Oil companies and conservatives face growing backfire over carbon capture technology

A climate technology that was once popular is now facing growing skepticism from conservative groups who question its effectiveness and safety. Canada Proud, a right-wing organization, is spearheading a campaign against carbon capture and storage (CCS), claiming it poses environmental risks like groundwater contamination and earthquakes. Critics, including figures like Jordan Peterson and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., are raising concerns about the cost-effectiveness and property rights issues linked to CCS projects. Even rural communities in Alberta, usually distant from environmental activism, are voicing concerns about the safety and environmental impacts of major CCS initiatives. This shift highlights the changing dynamics of climate politics in the United States, where traditional alliances are breaking down and new coalitions are emerging around the future of energy.