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BE IN THE KNOW
Think Like a Planet – Featuring Lawrence University’s Marcia Bjornerud
What can a deeper appreciation of the Earth’s physical structure and natural processes lend to our understanding of the problems we face currently? We asked Marcia...
Iowa Legislature Fails to Extend Solar Tax Credits in 2021 Legislative Session
From Our Partner at the Winneshiek Energy District: The Iowa Legislature failed to extend Iowa’s solar tax credits during the 2021 session. The immediate impact is an...
Energy Conservation and Optimization (ECO) Act Signed into Minnesota Law by Governor Tim Walz
FROM OUR PARTNERS AT FRESH ENERGY After a multi-year stakeholder process, rigorous debate at the Minnesota legislature, and final negotiations in conference committee, the...
Minnesotans: MnDOT is Looking for YOUR Input to Inform Their EV Plans for the State
Minnesota EV Strategic Plan Much has changed in the electric vehicle (EV) landscape in the last two years with more automakers making large commitments to eliminate gasoline...
Illinois’ Crowded Clean Energy Battle: Governor Pritzker Proposes New Legislation
After months of declining to endorse any specific plan to both get Illinois on a path to 100% renewable energy and crack down on public utilities’ power in Springfield, Gov....
Midwest Cities Increasingly Linking Tax-Increment Financing to Sustainability Requirements
Tax Increment Financing (TIF) is a financing option that uses expected future gains in state or municipal property taxes from a development or redevelopment project to...
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)
E2 (Environmental Entreprenuers)
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)
Environmental Law & Policy Center (ELPC)
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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.