VICTORY! Mahomet Aquifer protected from CCS
The passage of this bill shows an informed and organized public can make a difference.
The passage of this bill shows an informed and organized public can make a difference.
BREAKING! The bill to protect the Mahomet Aquifer from carbon sequestration was passed by the Illinois House on May 20. Governor Pritzker is expected to sign it within the next 60 days.
Say NO to federal takeover of CO2 pipelines! This would give routing and eminent domain to the federal government and tax shelters to corporations!
Please slip in support of SB1723, a bill that will protect the Mahomet Aquifer from pollution caused by CO2 injection and storage. Help get it across the finish line!
Geologic carbon dioxide storage remains experimental. Allowing private interests to risk the safety of public resources cannot be justified.
Ask your Illinois State Representative to cosponsor and vote yes for SB1723. This bill will protect the Mahomet Aquifer from CO2 pollution.
Ask Congress to cut wasteful CCS subsidies! Protect the public from a technology that risks people’s health and water and can take their land.
The Illinois Senate passed a carbon sequestration ban on the floor, bringing this protection one step closer to adoption. Last stop … the Illinois House
What can we expect when global average temperatures exceed pre-industrial temperatures by more than 1.5° Celsius? Or 2° Celsius? Or even more?
“When it comes to our Mahomet Aquifer, we won’t allow anyone to put our clean drinking water at risk,” said Rep. Carol Ammons