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@secsuiuc

Students For Environmental Concerns | UIUC’s oldest and largest environmental RSO #DivestNow #fossilfreeuiuc #divestui Coalition Member of @cclimatenetwork

 Urbana, IL
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Joined September 2018
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We are excited to launch TORIIS.earth, an interactive database that visualizes the University of Illinois System’s investments in fossil fuel companies, details its carbon impact & outlines what Divestment at U of I means. Take action by signing our Open Letter! (1/6)
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*Updated list* Join us for our Earth Week 2022 events! Please practice COVID-19 guidelines at each of the events.
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Join us at 5:30 p.m. via Zoom to have an open discussion on the events of last semester and our plans moving forward. An email was sent out yesterday from [email protected] with the Zoom link for today's meeting.
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Come check out our bake sale this Wednesday on the Main Quad from 11 am-3 pm!
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Come check out our bake sale on the Main Quad this Wednesday!
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Join SECS for our environmental career panel this Wednesday via Zoom from 6:30-8 p.m. Learn about careers in environmental policy, writing, energy, and more! Be sure to check our GroupMe for the Zoom link. This event is also Green Certified🌿
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SECS has released a statement regarding the Expressive Activity on Campus Draft. We believe that it is necessary for students to continuously have their voices heard on campus.
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UIUC YDSA@UIUCYDSA28 Sep 2021
#UIUC YDSA is happy to join Dr. Charles Fogelman this Thu. at 6 PM at Lincoln Hall, Room 1092 for a lecture & discussion co-sponsored by @secsuiuc regarding popular narratives that work to make climate change & capitalism seem natural & inevitable. Remote option in our bio!
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Join SECS for our divestment teach-in this Wednesday at the Channing Murray Foundation 6:30-7:30 p.m.! We will be learning about what divestment from fossil fuels is and how universities can play a role.
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Join SECS on September 24, 2021 from 12-2 p.m. for our climate strike! We will meet at Alma Mater in front of the Main Quad. Bring your mask, good energy, and posters to support fossil fuel divestment and climate action🤝
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Join us for our first meeting of the year at 6:30 p.m. to learn about SECS! Please wear a mask. Location: Channing Murray Building 1209 W Oregon St
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Join SECS at Quad Day today from 12-4 p.m. to learn about our goals for the school year! We will be located towards the bottom of the Main Quad on the east side near the Foreign Language Building
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⚡️ TODAY at 5:30! ⚡️ With this summer's historic heatwaves, energy conservation is more important than ever! Join us for our TED Talk: Eco-Edition on energy conservation! Register here: bit.ly/3iw9Vvz
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Well, I’ll bee - it's #NationalPollinatorWeek! 🐝🦋🐞 - #Pollinators are responsible for 1 of every 4 mouthfuls of food/drink in the U.S. - Bees, butterflies, moths, beetles, hummingbirds, & wasps are all pollinators - Create habitat with native plants 🔗 extension.illinois.edu/blogs…
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This affordable ☀️ solar house of the future 🏠 could soon host a family in Champaign! The modular ADAPTHAUS, built by @illinois_sd, won fourth place in the 2021 @Solar_Decathlon Build Challenge and was donated to @HFHChampaign! Check it out! ➡️ bit.ly/Adapthaus
Exterior of the modular ADAPTHAUS along Bradley Avenue in Champaign at twilight.

ALT Exterior of the modular ADAPTHAUS along Bradley Avenue in Champaign at twilight.

Interior of the entryway/living room of the ADAPTHAUS in Champaign, built by the Illinois Solar Decathlon team.

ALT Interior of the entryway/living room of the ADAPTHAUS in Champaign, built by the Illinois Solar Decathlon team.

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Looking for research on climate change this summer? Check out our global climate change research website! 🔬 globalclimatechange.illinois…
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Buzz 🐝on over to our new pollinator garden! 🌸 Thank you to all who helped lay the foundation at the National Soybean Research Center, especially @RainGardenUIUC , @RedBisonUIUC , @uiuc_FTGU , @ssc_uiuc , and all friends of the garden! 📸 @elianabrown5
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North of my home in central Illinois, an underground natural gas storage leak contaminated the Mahomet aquifer. Gas infrastructure crisscrosses our state and continues to threaten water and climate. @GovPritzker #ILOffGas #twill #CEJACantWait mahometdaily.com/rural-mahom…
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The Janelle Joseph Prize for Environmental Writing is back!! 📝 Submit one of your own pieces for the chance to win $1,000 and be published in #QMagazine! Entries will be accepted starting July 1! Send questions and submissions to [email protected]
The image text says, "Are you an eco-warrior with a passion for prose? Janelle Joseph Prize for Environmental Writing. Submit your best environmental writing for a chance to be published in Q Magazine and win a cash prize. Our student writers have researched sea level rise, documented battles over water resources, demanded environmental justice at home and abroad, and reflected on their own relationships to climate change. Use your unique voice to highlight an environmental topic that’s meaningful to you. No issue is too big or too small! GRAND Prize: $1,000 + publication in Q Category Prizes: $500 + publication in Q. Open to Illinois undergraduates only Length: 1,000-2,000 words Entries accepted July 1 through Sept. 30, 2021 Email submissions and questions to qmagazineillinois@gmail.com For more information about Q Magazine and sample submissions: q.sustainability.illinois.edu. Submit to one of these five categories. Feature — In-depth, research-based piece on a topic of your choice.

ALT The image text says, "Are you an eco-warrior with a passion for prose? Janelle Joseph Prize for Environmental Writing. Submit your best environmental writing for a chance to be published in Q Magazine and win a cash prize. Our student writers have researched sea level rise, documented battles over water resources, demanded environmental justice at home and abroad, and reflected on their own relationships to climate change. Use your unique voice to highlight an environmental topic that’s meaningful to you. No issue is too big or too small! GRAND Prize: $1,000 + publication in Q Category Prizes: $500 + publication in Q. Open to Illinois undergraduates only Length: 1,000-2,000 words Entries accepted July 1 through Sept. 30, 2021 Email submissions and questions to [email protected] For more information about Q Magazine and sample submissions: q.sustainability.illinois.edu. Submit to one of these five categories. Feature — In-depth, research-based piece on a topic of your choice.

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Congrats to our partners at @secsuiuc for winning second place nationally in our #YouthEarthWeek celebration! They hosted nearly a dozen innovative events across campus with over a dozen unique partners 😎🌳
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