Do you know that We Energies is asking for more of YOUR MONEY? -

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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 more than 800,000 years atmospheric CO2 varied between roughly 180 to 280ppm ([link removed]) .

Our Earth passed 350ppm CO2 during 1988!
Mauna Loa Observatory ([link removed]) - We are now in the 420 - 425ppm range!
* Tomorrow, September 25, 4-6pm, National Action on Fossil Fuel
* Thursday, October 3, Noon, ACE Rally at We Energies' HQ
* Thursday, October 3, 1pm, PSC Hearing on We Energies' 18% Rate Request
* Tuesday, October 8, 7pm, 350MKE: What do you expect the future holds?

350MKE People Make a Difference - We Act!

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No Money for Fossil Fuels
Tomorrow, Wednesday, September 25, 4 - 6pm
BP at 1604 E Capital Dr ([link removed]) , Shorewood

Continued burning of fossil fuels will make this world uninhabitable within a few decades. A nuclear war would make this world uninhabitable in a few minutes. We must end our addiction to fossil fuels and nuclear weapons before it’s too late.[link removed]

A small number of very large companies profit from fossil fuels and nuclear weapons AND spend millions on lobbying, elections and propaganda to maintain their control over Congress and the White House. But these companies – and their investors – also care about their public image and their reputations. Boycotts, divestment and shaming are very effective tools we can use to pressure the profiteers. It’s been done before and we can do it again!

As our contribution to numerous global calls to action*, the Warheads to Windmills Coalition ([link removed]) is targeting 7 of the top nuclear weapons companies and 7 of the top fossil fuel companies during these two weeks: one per day…

Tomorrow 350 Milwaukee (as part of the
National Week of Action) is sponsoring an action at the
BP station on East Capital Dr ([link removed]) .

Please join us to make your voice heard and amplify our message.

We'll have signs, or bring your own.

Join us for two hours (4-6pm), or as long as you can.
ACE Rally in lead up to PSC Hearing
Thursday, Oct. 3, Noon
Zeidler Park ([link removed]) - Across from We Energies
The WI PSC is holding a public hearing in Milwaukee on October 3rd.

ACE (Action for the Climate Emergency), and many other organizations are hosting a rally at noon outside We Energies Headquarters, then marching to the Drury Plaza hotel where the hearing will be held.

We have some press confirmed to attend as well.
We need all hands on deck to save our low-income communities in Milwaukee from price gouging and from a worsening climate crisis.

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Excerpt from a 350 Wisconsin Action Alert:

"Corporate greed alert!
We Energies, an investor-owned utility serving primarily southeastern Wisconsin, has proposed its third rate increase in the past three years–and it’s a big one.

Residents throughout We Energies’ service territory have struggled with unaffordable energy bills for years. Over the past two decades, We Energies customers have seen their bills more than double ([link removed]) at a rate faster than inflation. And in the past two years alone, We Energies has raised its residential energy rates by more than 13%
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You might ask, "Aren’t these increases needed to keep the lights on?" Logically, that should be the case. However, WEC Energy Group – the parent company of We Energies – is only looking out for its wealthy shareholders. As the most profitable utility in Wisconsin ([link removed]) , WEC is raking in more than double the revenue of the next most profitable utility!"
PSC Public Hearing on We Energies Rate Increase
Thursday, October 3, 1 & 6pm
Drury Plaza Hotel & Zoom
350 Milwaukee Meeting
Tuesday, October 8, 7 - 8:30pm
Hybrid: In-person & Zoom ([link removed])

First Unitarian Society of Milwaukee
1342 N Astor St, Milwaukee ([link removed])

What Do You Expect the Future Holds?
350MKE member Tim Kehl, Retired Pastor and Climate Change Communicator, will moderate a discussion of our expectations for the future on a planet where life as humans have known it is being changed by global heating.
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* What are your thoughts on the future for your children, your grandchildren, and yourself?
* What are the three most impactful things we should be doing to bring about a transition from dirty fossil fuel energy to clean renewable energy?
* How do you maintain hope?


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Time: Tuesday, October 8, 7 - 8:30pm

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