12/14/2025
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A Year-End Message from COâ Chronicles
As the Christmas season settles in, many of us are carrying more than the usual weight of the year behind us. For those on the front lines of the fight against Carbon Capture and Storage, this has not been an easy road. It has been long, exhausting, and at times excruciating.
We have spent countless hours showing up to meetings, courtrooms, hearings, town halls, and quiet moments of prayer, often fighting for the smallest victories in a system that feels stacked against everyday people. Along the way, some have paid a heavy price. Careers have been threatened or lost. Families have felt the strain. Some have faced retaliation through the legal system. Others have endured intimidation simply for speaking truthfully and standing firm.
And yet, here we are.
As the year draws to a close, it is important to acknowledge that strength. Not the loud kind, but the steady kind. The kind that shows up even when no one is watching. The kind rooted in love for land, water, family, and future generations.
For many of us, the final weeks of the year are about returning to what grounds us: family, friends, shared meals, laughter, faith, and the simple grace of being together. Rest is not retreat. Reflection is not surrender. It is how we gather ourselves for what lies ahead.
At COâ Chronicles, our work continues. Several major exposĂ©s are underway, and preparations are being made for what will be a pivotal year. The 2026 Louisiana Legislative Session begins March 6, 2026, and the coming year will also bring significant legal battles to reclaim constitutional rights that should never have been compromised.
I just wanted to let you know that none of this work is done alone.
We encourage you to stand together and support the grassroots organizations that confront the CCS scam every single dayâoften without recognition, funding, or protection. These efforts matter. They protect families, communities, land, and water across Louisiana.
We also offer a sincere prayer for our legislatorsâboth in Baton Rouge and in Washington, D.C., that they will have a change of heart. That they will find the courage to break away from political pressure and stand with the people they were elected to serve.
As we move through this holy season, may your home be filled with peace, warmth, and love. May you find rest where you can, hope where you need it, and strength in knowing you are not alone.
Much love to you and your family.
Weâll see you in 2026.
â Reneeâ Savant
Editor, COâ Chronicles