Talk:ADM (company)

message: Hello again, Wikipedia editors. Dane from ADM here once more. I've got another request about the Environmental record section, this time about expanding the Underground CO2 storage subsection. The current text does not make it clear that the storage efforts actually encompass *two* different projects: the Illinois Basin - Decatur Project (IBDP) and the Illinois Industrial Carbon Capture and Storage Project (IL-CCS). Both of these projects were co-sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy and have received considerable coverage by media outlets and analysis in academic journals. I have pulled from these sources in my proposed draft for an updated version of this subsection: 
==== Underground  storage ====
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the economic stimulus package developed in response to the Great Recession, included a $3.4 billion allocation for the Department of Energy's office of fossil fuel, the majority of which was slated for the Industrial Carbon Capture and Storage (ICCS) program. Through this ICCS initiative, the Department of Energy co-sponsored two large-scale capture and storage projects at ADM facilities in Illinois. These projects were intended to test the feasibility of underground disposal of carbon dioxide emissions.
In November 2011, the first of these projects, the Illinois Basin - Decatur Project (IBDP), began operation. The project involved injecting carbon captured at an ADM biofuel facility into Mount Simon Sandstone, a saline reservoir. This project was carried out by the Midwest Geological Sequestration Consortium at the University of Illinois. The Department of Energy provided $66.7 million in funding, with other funding coming from private partners.
After three years of injection, it was determined that the sandstone was accepting  in an easier fashion than was originally expected. In 2017, operations began on a larger project,  the Illinois Industrial Carbon Capture and Storage Project (IL-CCS), which again involved injecting carbon into Mount Simon Sandstone, but this time at a different location and at a much higher volume. Whereas the first project involved injecting one million tons of carbon underground over three years, the IL-CCS project involved storing that same amount in only one year. The Department of Energy contributed $141 million to the project, while the private sector cost share amounted to over $66 million. Other partners included Richland Community College and the Illinois State Geological Survey.
In November 2020, Investigate Midwest reported that the Illinois Industrial Carbon Capture and Storage Project had not reached its milestone of one million tons stored and had only stored approximately half that amount, and that carbon emissions from the Decatur facility had actually increased from 4.2 million tons of carbon dioxide in 2016, the year before the project launched, to 4.4 million in 2019. The United States Department of Energy responded that the agency wasn't concerned about the project reaching the stated goals, as ADM successfully demonstrated that the storage technologies work and could be utilized for future projects. 
In August 2021, ADM announced that its US flour milling operations had achieved net carbon neutral status, in part due to the Decatur capture and storage project.
In March 2023, the Decatur City Council voted unanimously to allow ADM to expand its carbon sequestration program onto city land, with the company paying the city $450 per acre of land. The agreement enabled ADM to inject liquified carbon dioxide into "pore space" 1.25 miles under land owned by the city of Decatur. 
As you can see, my draft does include a reference to critical reporting from Investigate Midwest. I believe the reporter left out a lot of important context in the cited article, but nevertheless, I included their figures in an effort to capture the full range of reporting on the subject. 
Again, this draft represents a considerable expansion of the current subsection, but given the amount of media coverage and academic analysis of the carbon storage projects such an expansion seems appropriate. I do recognize, though, that this is a substantial update proposed by an ADM representative and will thus require time for volunteer editors to review carefully. I will be watching for any responses and will try to answer questions as promptly as I can. Thank you again for your due diligence here. ADMDane (talk) 20:35, 4 March 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: I am tagging ARandomName123, STEMinfo, Spintendo, Graywalls, and Kpgjhpjm as they have responded to previous requests I've posted here. Any feedback would be much appreciated! ADMDane (talk) 17:58, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
replies: text:  STEMinfo (talk) 17:55, 8 April 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Thank you so much for your assistance here, STEMinfo. I just posted another request about adding a much shorter regenerative agriculture subsection. Would be great if you or another editor could review that one as well, though I understand there are 100+ COI requests in the queue right now. Many thanks, regardless. ADMDane (talk) 18:45, 12 April 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  ADM request: Underground CO2 storage section update 

message: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the economic stimulus package developed in response to the Great Recession, included a $3.4 billion allocation for the Department of Energy's office of fossil fuel, the majority of which was slated for the Industrial Carbon Capture and Storage (ICCS) program. Through this ICCS initiative, the Department of Energy co-sponsored two large-scale capture and storage projects at ADM facilities in Illinois. These projects were intended to test the feasibility of underground disposal of carbon dioxide emissions.
In November 2011, the first of these projects, the Illinois Basin - Decatur Project (IBDP), began operation. The project involved injecting carbon captured at an ADM biofuel facility into Mount Simon Sandstone, a saline reservoir. This project was carried out by the Midwest Geological Sequestration Consortium at the University of Illinois. The Department of Energy provided $66.7 million in funding, with other funding coming from private partners.
After three years of injection, it was determined that the sandstone was accepting  in an easier fashion than was originally expected. In 2017, operations began on a larger project,  the Illinois Industrial Carbon Capture and Storage Project (IL-CCS), which again involved injecting carbon into Mount Simon Sandstone, but this time at a different location and at a much higher volume. Whereas the first project involved injecting one million tons of carbon underground over three years, the IL-CCS project involved storing that same amount in only one year. The Department of Energy contributed $141 million to the project, while the private sector cost share amounted to over $66 million. Other partners included Richland Community College and the Illinois State Geological Survey.
In November 2020, Investigate Midwest reported that the Illinois Industrial Carbon Capture and Storage Project had not reached its milestone of one million tons stored and had only stored approximately half that amount, and that carbon emissions from the Decatur facility had actually increased from 4.2 million tons of carbon dioxide in 2016, the year before the project launched, to 4.4 million in 2019. The United States Department of Energy responded that the agency wasn't concerned about the project reaching the stated goals, as ADM successfully demonstrated that the storage technologies work and could be utilized for future projects. 
In August 2021, ADM announced that its US flour milling operations had achieved net carbon neutral status, in part due to the Decatur capture and storage project.
In March 2023, the Decatur City Council voted unanimously to allow ADM to expand its carbon sequestration program onto city land, with the company paying the city $450 per acre of land. The agreement enabled ADM to inject liquified carbon dioxide into "pore space" 1.25 miles under land owned by the city of Decatur. 
As you can see, my draft does include a reference to critical reporting from Investigate Midwest. I believe the reporter left out a lot of important context in the cited article, but nevertheless, I included their figures in an effort to capture the full range of reporting on the subject. 
Again, this draft represents a considerable expansion of the current subsection, but given the amount of media coverage and academic analysis of the carbon storage projects such an expansion seems appropriate. I do recognize, though, that this is a substantial update proposed by an ADM representative and will thus require time for volunteer editors to review carefully. I will be watching for any responses and will try to answer questions as promptly as I can. Thank you again for your due diligence here. ADMDane (talk) 20:35, 4 March 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: I am tagging ARandomName123, STEMinfo, Spintendo, Graywalls, and Kpgjhpjm as they have responded to previous requests I've posted here. Any feedback would be much appreciated! ADMDane (talk) 17:58, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
replies: text:  STEMinfo (talk) 17:55, 8 April 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Thank you so much for your assistance here, STEMinfo. I just posted another request about adding a much shorter regenerative agriculture subsection. Would be great if you or another editor could review that one as well, though I understand there are 100+ COI requests in the queue right now. Many thanks, regardless. ADMDane (talk) 18:45, 12 April 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Underground {{CO2}} storage 

message: Hello again to any Wikipedia editors watching this page. I have one more request about the Environmental record section, this time about adding a short subsection about ADM's regenerative agriculture program. This initiative has received substantial media coverage and thus seems worth briefly mentioning. I pulled from recent news articles to create the following three-sentence draft:
==== Regenerative agriculture ====
In September 2022, PepsiCo and ADM established a partnership on regenerative agriculture projects that would increase the practice across their North American supply chains and help the companies meet carbon reduction goals. In July 2023, ADM launched an expansion of the program, which offers producers financial incentives and technical support to implement regenerative practices. As of December 2023, the company had allocated nearly 2 million acres of land within its supply chain for the program. 
I tried to keep the content short and only included key information about the program as reported in the cited outlets. Per my previous Talk page requests, I recognize that since this request is coming from an ADM representative, editors are going to want to review it with extra scrutiny. Please let me know if you have any questions. ADMDane (talk) 18:30, 12 April 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Sources seem good, well-written. Thank you. Coulomb1 (talk) 01:00, 16 April 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Big thank you for the review and implementation, Coulomb1. I'm working on another request, but I don't think I'll have it ready for a little while at least. ADMDane (talk) 20:26, 2 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  ADM request: New Environmental record subsection 

message: In September 2022, PepsiCo and ADM established a partnership on regenerative agriculture projects that would increase the practice across their North American supply chains and help the companies meet carbon reduction goals. In July 2023, ADM launched an expansion of the program, which offers producers financial incentives and technical support to implement regenerative practices. As of December 2023, the company had allocated nearly 2 million acres of land within its supply chain for the program. 
I tried to keep the content short and only included key information about the program as reported in the cited outlets. Per my previous Talk page requests, I recognize that since this request is coming from an ADM representative, editors are going to want to review it with extra scrutiny. Please let me know if you have any questions. ADMDane (talk) 18:30, 12 April 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Sources seem good, well-written. Thank you. Coulomb1 (talk) 01:00, 16 April 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Big thank you for the review and implementation, Coulomb1. I'm working on another request, but I don't think I'll have it ready for a little while at least. ADMDane (talk) 20:26, 2 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Regenerative agriculture