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The Call to Action
Led by the Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA), Rise Up Midwest! is a coalition of businesses, individuals, organizations, jurisdictions, and workforce development partners working in coordination to create a groundswell of support for commonsense, strategic, and swift policy action and market development.
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Let’s work together
Rise Up Midwest! is creating a coalition of organizations across the Midwest committed to advancing clean energy. Do you believe in the people of the Midwest and the places we live in and love? Do you believe the clean energy industry has the capacity to collaborate, create jobs, and contribute to an economic recovery? Let’s work together to create positive and lasting investments and widespread employment opportunities across the Midwest. Rise Up!
Energy Equity
How do we achieve a more equitable energy economy? If you ask Denise Abdul-Rahman with the NAACP, she’ll kindly tell you that we need a system that increases employment...
Beyond Coal
Did you know that uneconomical coal plants in the Midwest are costing you, the ratepayer, millions of dollars? In recent years, utilities across the region have been...
Local Energy Influence
How can your community gain influence over how your energy dollars are spent? It’s not easy. In this episode, we discuss how jurisdictions are harnessing their economic and...
The Rise Up Partners
Chippewa Valley Technical College
Photovoltaic Systems LLC
Sol:A:Ray Renewables
Institute for Local Self-Reliance
Center for Energy and Environment
Illinois Green Economy Network
Duck Creek Engineering, Inc.
Emmons & Olivier Resources, Inc.
Iowa County Clean, Local Energy Alliance - Now (CLEA-N)
Jackson County Energy District
Tower Energy International LLC
Steven's Point Chapter of Citizens' Climate Lobby
City of Milwaukee | Milwaukee Shines
Clean Power Coalition of Southeast Wisconsin
Interfaith Earth Network of Southeastern Wisconsin
Great Plains Development Authority
Lambs Quarters Renewable Energy Development
The Climate Economy Education, Inc.
Minnesota Renewable Energy Society (MRES)
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Address: 7558 Deer Rd. Custer, WI 54423
Email: info@riseupmidwest.org
Phone: 715-592-6595
The Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA) is a non-profit organization with the mission to promote renewable energy, energy efficiency, and sustainable living through education and demonstration.