When people talk about “the environment”, it sometimes seems a little too amorphous. So let’s put it into real-world terms: This is the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the soil that grows our crops. Without any one of these things, we could no longer survive as a species. Right now, all three are facing a crisis like never before in history. It is our obligation to protect it, both for ourselves, and for those who come after us.

Expansion of green energy will provide thousands of new jobs in our community and spur economic growth from the production, distribution, installation, and maintenance of these new systems, including expansion of our smart power grid.

IVI-IPO supports

• A national energy policy stressing environmentally safe and renewable sources

• Control of toxic substances and toxic landfills

• Strong enforcement powers for the U.S. and Illinois EPA

• Land use legislation

• Protection of water resources

• Increased funding for the operation and extension of the national park and wilderness systems and monuments

• Mandatory recycling

IVI-IPO opposes

• Expansion of fossil fuel usage

• Expansion of nuclear energy