A handful of Republican presidential candidates attended a private event this week hosted by Iowa agriculture entrepreneur and GOP donor Bruce Rastetter, who's behind Summit Carbon Solution's plan to build a controversial carbon capture pipeline across the state.
Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, former Vice President Mike Pence, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum attended the event and spoke to the crowd, their campaigns confirmed to the Des Moines Register.
Iowa’s agricultural issues, particularly those affecting the state’s ethanol and biofuels industries, have long played an outsized role in the state’s caucuses as presidential contenders seek to woo Iowans by showing their support.
But the carbon capture pipeline project pits longtime Republican interests against each other, adding a new wrinkle to the debate ahead of the 2024 Iowa caucuses.
Summit Agricultural Group, the ag investment company Rastetter founded, is the parent of Summit Carbon Solutions, which has proposed building a 2,000-mile, $5.5 billion carbon capture pipeline across Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, South and North Dakota.
Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, former Vice President Mike Pence, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum attended the event and spoke to the crowd, their campaigns confirmed to the Des Moines Register.
Iowa’s agricultural issues, particularly those affecting the state’s ethanol and biofuels industries, have long played an outsized role in the state’s caucuses as presidential contenders seek to woo Iowans by showing their support.
But the carbon capture pipeline project pits longtime Republican interests against each other, adding a new wrinkle to the debate ahead of the 2024 Iowa caucuses.
Summit Agricultural Group, the ag investment company Rastetter founded, is the parent of Summit Carbon Solutions, which has proposed building a 2,000-mile, $5.5 billion carbon capture pipeline across Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, South and North Dakota.
Iowa ag entrepreneur, carbon capture pipeline advocate hosts presidential candidates
The carbon capture pipeline project pits longtime GOP interests against each other, adding a new wrinkle to the debate ahead of the 2024 Iowa caucuses
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