IL People's Action

Faith in action means organizing for justice.

[IL People's Action @ILPeoplesAction]

join us at ICC a week from today to watch "Written on Water" and talk about what we can do to protect our aquifer!

[IL People's Action @ILPeoplesAction]

‘I need lots of good water for my canteen when I go hiking’ says Eleanor, one of over a million C.I. residents who rely on water from the Mahomet Aquifer every day.
@GovPritzker sign SB1723 and guarantee protections for our drinking water!

[robert @rfhirschfeld]

The nation's first commercial carbon sequestration plant is in Illinois. It leaks.

Oh, and ADM negotiated CCS regulations all while knowing, but not disclosing, that it had a leaking well.

story by @__juanpab for @grist
https://t.co/MWKYM8dTv6

[Sunrise Movement 🌅 @sunrisemvmt]

BREAKING: Young people are sitting-in at @CBS HQ in NYC urging Moderator @NorahODonnell to include a question about climate change and Hurricane Helene in tonight's VP debate.

The media needs to talk about Hurricane Helene for what it is—Big Oil’s greed destroying our homes.

[IL People's Action @ILPeoplesAction]

Heard about the leak at the nations first Class VI Carbon Capture and Storage project? 🔁to let others know why its a big deal!

[robert @rfhirschfeld]

"We cannot fix the problem of climate change by creating a new problem of contaminated water.

We don’t get a second chance at a resource like the Mahomet Aquifer. If we lose it, there is no going back."

Bravo, @heraldandreview editorial board!!

https://t.co/0iBtL17Xmx

[robert @rfhirschfeld]

ADM’s carbon dioxide injection well—a pilot project for much-hyped carbon capture technology—has leaked due to corrosion.

Public funding for polluters' unproven carbon tech wastes money on false fixes, delaying real climate solutions.

[IL People's Action @ILPeoplesAction]

The US's first CO2 injection well, at ADM in Decatur IL, has leaked according to @EPA. This is a reminder to all of us that we must protect the Mahomet Aquifer from the onslaught of new CCS projects that threaten it.

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Click the link.
Sign the petition.
Protect the Mahomet Aquifer. https://t.co/bwYxTWObBe

[IL People's Action @ILPeoplesAction]

Let's not bury our heads in the sand! Federal funding for Carbon Capture & Sequestration (CCS) is a costly distraction from real climate solutions. CCS puts our precious water sources like the Mahomet Aquifer at risk of contamination! Protect our water, not polluters' profits!

[IL People's Action @ILPeoplesAction]

Disappointing to see the IOWA Utilities Commission choosing profit over people, CO2 pipelines have no place in the sustainable future we are fighting to create in Iowa or Illinois or anywhere else!

[David Cwiertny @dcwiertny]

“I don’t want this. It should not be forced on me.” https://t.co/SWmKVHFbOw

[IL People's Action @ILPeoplesAction]

Shoutout to all IPA leaders this #LaborDay! You're fighting to protect our community from CO2 sequestration & we are constantly inspired by your passion & dedication! Let's keep pushing for a sustainable future! #protectthemahomet #noCO2injection #noCO2sequestration

[IL People's Action @ILPeoplesAction]

Protect the Mahomet Aquifer from CO2 contamination! Let's prioritize clean energy & reduce fossil fuel dependence. Our drinking water is worth it! #MahometAquifer #CO2Contamination #CleanEnergyNow #Illinois #protectthemahomet

[robert @rfhirschfeld]

Cover crops, buffer strips, and improved nutrient management have their benefits, but they can’t offset the environmental and climate harm caused by using tens of millions of acres to grow biofuels.

Don’t spend precious public funds on a false solution.

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Read IPA's summer newsletter: THE BIGGER WE https://t.co/6F7RsrzCif

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Next edition of the IPA newsletter "The Bigger We" drops tomorrow at 10am cst! Will be posted here as well as our Facebook page.

[IL People's Action @ILPeoplesAction]

Central Illinois residents, watch this space to find out what IPA has been up to recently, and some things to 👀 for this fall
#ccslobbyday #protectthemahometaquifer
#protecttheaquifer

[IL People's Action @ILPeoplesAction]

If you live in or near Bloomington, come to @GreenTopGrocery Tuesday, August 13th to learn more about a serious threat to our #solesourceaquifer
RSVP on our FB page: https://t.co/60KHrNpvOE

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👀 the invite if you want to understand why your water is at risk and who is responsible!
#WaterSafety #protecttheMahomet

[IL People's Action @ILPeoplesAction]

"sustainable aviation fuel" is another false solution to the climate crisis, brought to you by the same logic that says we can put CO2 back in the ground, these people don't care about Illinois residents!
We have to stand up for ourselves.

[robert @rfhirschfeld]

If cancer-associated pesticides were truly necessary to keep people from starving…

But let’s remember we’re doing this to fill cars with corn ethanol. And if we don’t speak up and put a stop to it, we’ll be doing it for jet fuel.

[IL People's Action @ILPeoplesAction]

If you live in one of these 14 Illinois counties: Cass, Champaign, DeWitt, Ford, Iroquois, Logan, Macon, Mason, McLean, Menard, Piatt, Tazewell, Vermilion or Woodford, you live over the Mahomet Aquifer!