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Why we are 350: Scientists overwhelmingly agree that 350ppm CO2 is the upper limit to sustain life as humans have lived it. For 800,000+ years atmospheric CO2 varied between roughly 180 to 280ppm (graphic).
The numbers: Mauna Loa Observatory - Explore the site!
- Saturday, August 19, 10am: Enbridge Line 5 Protest @Madison
- Friday, August 18, Noon: Chase Bank North
- Upcoming Events: September - Mackinac Bridge Walk & NYC
- Tuesday, September 12, 7pm: 350mke Meeting, TBD
350MKE People Make a Difference - We Act!
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The Enbridge pipeline network (including Line 5) should have your attention!
It carries a particularly nasty mixture of tar sands oil and additives.
Enbridge has a decades long history of pipeline spills and poor hygiene.
Line 5 is primed for disaster - do a search - it's ugly!
What: ACE Protest/March/Press Conference
Why: DNR Petition: Reject Enbridge's permits for Line 5 Pipeline reroute
When: Saturday August 19th beginning at 10am
Where: Madison Farmers market
How: Coach Bus from State Fair Park - Park & Ride, West Allis
- Depart Milwaukee 8:20am
- Depart Madison 12:30pm
- Return to Milwaukee by 2pm
Want to take the Bus? Sign Up when you RSVP, or email Marco
It's OK to RSVP a second time to sign up for the bus. It'll sort out, no problem.
You can help the students make a BIG showing during
ACE's Line 5 pipeline Protest!
This Saturday August 19, 2023 at 10:00am protestors will have a makeshift pipeline,  banners, signs, and water bottles full of oil contaminated water.
We will be urging people at the Madison Farmers Market (on the North end of the market) to sign our petition calling on the WI DNR to reject permits for the pipeline.
We will then march to the DNR office 5 minutes away and hold a press conference to urge all watching to demand the WI DNR prioritize clean water over the fossil fuel industry profits.
RSVP NOW and read below for details on the pipeline itself. A bus will pick up people from the WI State Fair Park and Ride at 8:20am. Contact [email protected] with any travel questions.
The Line 5 pipeline:
- runs through Northern Wisconsin
- through a Native American reservation
- and runs under water through Lake Superior and Lake Michigan
- This pipeline pumps 22,680,000 gallons of crude oil through our land and waters...every...single...day.
- The pipeline has had many spills throughout it's lifetime
- A larger spill could:
- damage fish spawning grounds
- affect drinking water for wildlife
- destroy Copper Falls State Park
- and damage miles of shoreline of Lake Superior.
The WI DNR will determine whether or not to approve the permits for the pipeline to continue to pump oil through our state.
PLEASE JOIN US as we urge them to reject the permits and shut down the Line 5 pipeline for good.
Let's end our dependence on fossil fuels, end climate change, and save our land and water.
350 Milwaukee is a Co-sponsor
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350MKE Fridays for Future
Fridays from 12:00 - 1:00 pm
Chase & Wells Fargo Banks
Many banks (including Chase and Wells Fargo) are lending their depositor's money to fossil fuel companies to develop new fossil fuel production.
We want more people to be aware of this and hopefully change their bank or talk to the bank management!
We get honks and thumbs up from drivers and passersby. Some people stop and have a chat about what the banks are doing, or ask, "What is fossil fuel?"
We're alternating between two Chase Bank locations.
Chase Bank Calendar:
We have signs, or bring your own!
Masks and Physical Distancing as appropriate
No protest Below 25F, Above 85F, Winter Advisory, Wet snow/rain (paper signs), AQI > 80
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Labor Day Weekend
LABOR DAY WEEKEND AT THE STRAITS OF MACKINAC
 Do you dream of a lakeside vacation, with people of like mind, enjoying the weather, delicious Indigenous food, paddling, music, and an art build? It’s happening Labor Day Weekend at the Straits of Mackinac, and we’re invited!
More on the 350MKE web page
Climate Week NYC
September 17 - 24
Climate Week NYC is the largest annual climate event of its kind, bringing together some 400 events and activities across the City of New York – in person, hybrid and online. Each year, business leaders, political change makers, local decision takers and civil society representatives of all ages and backgrounds, from all over the world, gather to drive the transition, speed up progress, and champion change that is already happening.
Climate Week NYC is hosted by Climate Group, an international non-profit whose purpose is to drive climate action, fast. Climate Group hosts the official program during the week that brings together the most senior international figures from business, government, civil society and the climate sector.
This year Climate Week NYC will be held from September 17-24, 2023. The event takes place every year in partnership with the United Nations General Assembly and is run in coordination with the United Nations and the City of New York.
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350 Milwaukee Meeting
Tuesday, September 12, 7 - 8:30pm
Your Zoom Meeting Link
TBD
The 2023 global heat wave is killing people, contributing to fires everywhere and rapidly warming the oceans. Things are moving in a dangerous direction much more quickly than many expected.
- What are the impacts?
- Can this ever be reversed?
- What do we do when the heat waves hit Milwaukee?
- How can we help people survive?
- Should 350MKE continue to focus on Chase Bank?
- If not, where should we shift our focus?
Time: Tuesday, September 12, 7 - 8:30pm
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 818 7303 5880
Passcode: 809467
Dial by your location
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kqojPZ0qE
Update on in-person meetings: The Steering Committee is looking at options.
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