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Senate approves bill restricting fuels used for geoengineering research
Summary
Senate Bill 189, targeting the intentional release of substances into the atmosphere for geoengineering, passed after sponsor remarks about fuel constituents; the vote was recorded 29–2.
Senate Bill 189, sponsored on the floor as a follow-on to prior geoengineering work, would prohibit use in Louisiana of fuels intended for geoengineering if those fuels contain specified particulates such as aluminum oxide. The sponsor said recent developments in fuel composition motivated the measure. "They're now producing fuels that contain aluminum, aluminum oxide, many other things to be put into aircraft," the sponsor said while explaining the bill's intent.
The bill drew limited questioning and passed after the chamber opened the voting machines; the secretary closed and reported the tally as 29 yays and 2 nays. Supporters characterized the bill as a precaution against practices that could affect climate or sunlight; opponents did not make extended floor arguments recorded in the transcript.
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