The speed with which Summit Carbon Solutions applauded Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ veto of House File 639 is notable.

The following email arrived in the Daily Freeman-Journal’s inbox at 4:21 p.m. Wednesday:

“We thank the Governor and her staff for their thoughtful and thorough review of the bill. Summit remains committed to working with landowners through voluntary agreements — just as we have with more than 1,300 Iowa landowners to date, resulting in $175 million in payments. We look forward to continued discussions with state leaders as we advance this important project. At a time when farmers are facing increasing pressures, this project opens the door to new markets and helps strengthen America’s energy dominance for the long term.”

The news of the veto had not yet dropped in some of the major media.

It is no secret that Summit Carbon Solutions has a vested interest in going forward with a proposed carbon capture pipeline that has been met with opposition in multiple states.

When the Dakota Access Pipeline, which is not a carbon capture project, barreled through northwest Iowa several years ago, landowners were stunned by the tactics used to push the project through with, in some instances, little regard for an individual’s property rights.

That included the use of eminent domain and that left a bad taste in the mouths of many people.

Is there any reason to believe that now, without even the limited protection that HF 639 would have provided, landowners can rest assured that theirs are the rights uppermost in our governor’s mind?