About Us
Who we are and why we're fighting to protect Inola.
Our Mission
Our mission is to safeguard the health, heritage, and future of Inola and the surrounding Green Country by preventing the establishment of heavy industrial aluminum smelting in our community. We are committed to protecting the air we breathe, the water that sustains our families and wildlife, and the stability of our local energy grid from the irreversible impacts of large-scale industrial pollution and consumption.
Our Core Pillars of Opposition
Protecting Public Health & Clean Air
We stand against the discharge of hazardous air pollutants, fluoride emissions (~425 tons/year), and fine particulate matter. Airborne aluminum oxides are known to cause chronic respiratory distress, "pot-room asthma," and long-term neurological concerns. We believe no industrial profit is worth the sacrifice of our children's lungs or our seniors' well-being.
Defending Our Water & Local Wildlife
The facility sits directly on the Verdigris River, part of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System. We oppose any project that threatens this vital waterway with heavy metal runoff, fluoride bioaccumulation, alumina dust, and habitat destruction for aquatic life.
Ensuring Energy Sovereignty
Aluminum smelters are among the most energy-intensive facilities on earth, consuming 1,000+ megawatts of continuous power — equivalent to powering hundreds of thousands of homes. We reject the strain this project would place on Oklahoma's utility grid, which threatens to drive up local energy rates for everyone.
Preserving Quality of Life
We advocate for the right to a peaceful, rural lifestyle. A 24/7 industrial smelting operation brings constant noise from 17+ exhaust stacks, heavy freight traffic with 1,000+ barges per year, and permanent industrialization of our agricultural landscape and region.
Join Our Effort
We are residents, ranchers, parents, and community members across Green Country — Inola, Claremore, Pryor, Broken Arrow, Tulsa, and Coweta — standing up for our health, land, and way of life. We are not anti-development — we are pro-responsible development that protects our communities, not industrial pollution.