State Contact:
Chris Honecker chris.honecker@sierraclub.org
8112 W. Blue Mound Rd. Suite 108
Milwaukee, WI 53213
(414) 453-3127
Reducing Carbon Emissions or Increasing Global Warming
Power2Change Photos
Volunteers enjoy watching the "Power 2 Change" video that we produced in Milwaukee.
Winners of our "Climate Protection Award" include representatives from left to right, the Murphy Family, Magntek, Inc, Alterra Coffee, Sunnyslope Gardens, Cooper School and the Milwaukee Recycling Education Center.
Joe Wilson, Executive Director of Keep Greater Milwaukee Beautiful gives a tour of the Milwaukee Recycling Education Center, which has both geothermal and photovoltaic systems.
Petitions are signed at UW-Milwaukee.
The WE Energies Coal fired Valley Plant sits across the river from the solar and geothermal powered Recycling Education Center
Milwaukee Recycling Education Center with rooftop photovoltaic.
March 26, 2008
The Sierra Club in Wisconsin on March 26 launched a new effort to educate the public about what is at stake in the 2008 elections. During a statewide conference call with the press, organizers announced the the Wisconsin campaign is part of a national effort focused in nine states.
"The choices we make in 2008 will define our future, especially when it comes to the election and energy issues," said organizer Chris Honecker. "The contrast could not be sharper -- we can move forward to a clean energy economy that creates jobs, save consumers money and solves global warming, or we can continue the expensive, polluting policies of the past."
The Power2Change campaign involves a new grassroots organizing effort in the community. Over the next four weeks, Wisconsin Sierra Club activists will document and release examples of clean and polluting energy sites within each state, collect and deliver petition signatures demanding elected officials help build a clean energy economy, and recruit volunteers to meet with elected, business and community leaders and to participate in Earth Day events around April 22.
The Sierra Club's Power 2 Change Report highlights examples of clean energy leaders and their opponents, backwards thinking polluters from across the country with a specific section focusing on Wisconsin. The report highlights the City of Milwaukee, Johnson Controls, and the University of WI Green Bay for their efforts to move in the right direction. The report also shines the light on Alliant Energy for heading in the wrong direction.
"We've got a message for candidates at every level that we have the power to change direction," said Honecker. "We have the technology, know-how and power to build a clean energy future. What we have lacked is the political will and leadership. We need to challenge all our elected officials, including the next President, to provide the leadership we need to move us forward."
