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Why we are 350: Scientists overwelmingly agree that 350 ppm CO2
is the upper limit to sustain life as humans have known it. For 800,000+ years atmospheric CO2 varied between roughly 180 to 280 ppm.
We passed 350 ppm in 1988!​                             Latest Values
2023 was the hottest year in recorded history!
​But 2024 surpassed it ...

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350mke meeting: hybrid,  Tuesday, march 11, 7pm  (MORE...)
No meeting this month

There's no 350 Milwaukee meeting in March

First Unitarian Society of Milwaukee
1342 N Astor St, Milwaukee
Young Room (Lower Level)

In the event of bad weather the meeting will be Zoom only

If you're not yet on our mailing list, click 350milwaukee.weebly.com/get-involved.html to receive your emailed Zoom meeting invitation.
Video and materials from previous meetings are available at: 350MKE Archives
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350 wisconsin Meeting: Monday march 3, 7pm   (more...)
Reducing plastic use
350 Wisconsin: Monday, March 3, 7-8:10 pm
Zoom

What exactly is plastic? Why is it harmful? Why can't it be recycled? How can we as individuals make an imprint on the plastic crisis in our daily lives? Please join us on Monday March 3, 2025 to learn more about the omnipresence of plastics in our lives and ways to take action.

WHAT: 350 Wisconsin Monthly Meeting
WHEN: Monday, March 3, 7:00–8:10 pm

ONLINE VIA ZOOM: Register in advance for the meeting here. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting via computer, tablet, or smartphone.

About our speaker: Dr. Amanda Lauricella is a classical singer and climate advocate based in Madison, Wisconsin. She joined the climate movement in 2022 after learning about the global landfill crisis and the important role composting has in not only reducing waste but reducing greenhouse gas emissions. She has worked for Green Box Compost, a local residential and commercial composting company that collects and recycles organic waste. In addition to composting, she is also passionate about reducing individual and collective plastic use and the relationship between plastics and ocean health.

Amanda received her Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Voice Performance in 2021 with a minor in Theatre and Drama at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is currently working as an Adjunct Professor of Voice and Diction at both Carroll University and Beloit College. She is also a freelance soprano and has most recently performed with the educational outreach company, Opera for the Young. Additionally, she volunteers with 350 Wisconsin, a nonprofit organization that works to make transformational progress toward environmental justice and solving the climate crisis.
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Looking forward to seeing you on Zoom on Monday, March 3. 
Monthly Meeting Team
​350 Wisconsin Meetings: First Monday of the Month
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350 Wisconsin Meeting Archive
campaign for the climate: Elections have consequences  (MORE...)

 

2023 Wisconsin Election - Resources to find who's on your ballot and where to vote
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​MyVote.wi.gov - See your ballot before you leave for your polling place - no more "who's that person?" 
​BallotPedia.org
WisconsinVote.org
VOTE ABSENTEE BY MAIL
FIND MY POLLING PLACE
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350MKE is joining forces with 350 Wisconsin Action and other organizations to give our members some options to take action and make a difference.

Elections have huge consequences for the climate.
Reach out to young voters with NextGen   (more...)
“NextGen is the nation’s largest youth voting organization that’s using innovative digital and field strategies to turn out young voters in key states. We’re empowering the largest and most diverse generation in American history through voter education, registration and mobilization. At NextGen we share lessons learned with the broader progressive community to build a stronger, more nimble and effective democracy.”
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Canvassing is going in cities all around Wisconsin
On-line or in-person, you can connect with young voters!
Go to NextGen's page to find a city and date that works for you!
voter registration   (more...)
Become a poll worker   (more...)
Learn more at AllOnTheLine

If you want to be a poll worker in Milwaukee, you have to be a resident of Milwaukee County. Go to the Elections Commission on the City of Milwaukee website and get all the info you need.

Stuff
PLASTIC REDUCTION AND YOU - actions: July 350Mke Meeting   (MORE...)
Plastic Reduction and You (Actionable)  WATCH HERE
Marissa Jablonski, PhD
Executive Director, Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin

Did you hear about Marissa's "Monster Bag"? Read:
8 Things a Plastic-Free Expert Always Brings With Her to Restaurants and Food Trucks

"You may not think going out to eat at your favorite restaurant involves a lot of waste — unless you’re taking food to go. In that case, the establishment may send you home with all kinds of plastic, Styrofoam, and otherwise not-biodegradable containers. To make eating out a more sustainable affair, Marissa Jablonski, a plastic-free expert and the executive director at the Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin, keeps a to-go food kit in her car and bike bag." - Apartment Therapy
Save energy, Money & CO2   (more...)
FREE Energy-Saving Packs
- Wisconsin Focus on Energy
Wisconsin rebates and programs
 - Various, We Energies site
Energy-saving tips
 - We Energies site
We energies (WEC) In the News   (more...)
Regulators approve $90M pollution controls despite plans to phase out coal
​- Wisconsin State Journal, January 7, 2022
WEC Announces Coal-Free by 2035, Doubles Down on “Natural” Gas
​- Sierra Club, November 2, 2021
Columbia power plant to close by 2025, ending coal-fired power in Portage (27.5% WEC)
​- Wisconsin State Journal, February 3, 2021
Many U.S. utilities plan to hang on to their coal plants for a decade: Sierra Club
- Reuters, January 25, 2021
 THE DIRTY TRUTH - About Utility Climate Pledge s
Spoiler: We Energies scores a D and WEC an F
- Sierra Club, January 2021
We Energies, Wisconsin Public Service plan the state's largest renewable energy project
​- Journal Sentinel, April 30, 2021
We Turned Resilience into Results
- WEC 2020 Annual Report, Spring 2021
WEC Energy Group, Inc. 2021 Third Quarter Earnings
- WEC, November 2, 2021
Pathway to a Cleaner Energy Future
- WEC 2021 Climate Report, Spring 2021
We turned resilience into results
- WEC 2021 Annual Meeting Video
ideas - thoughts on our relationship  with carbon   (open...)
An expert's advice on talking to the climate skeptic in your life
CNN, November 24, 2020
ClimateAdam Youtube Channel - 2 to 10 minute clips
Try it, you'll like it!
From the Waste Up - Life Without Plastic
- FREE on YouTube, 1 hr. 20 min.
Our documentary follows the lives of 19 people as they attempt to live without plastic.
- Excerpt from Book, March 23, 2021
Why humanity can’t be trusted to repair its own environmental damage 
- Washington Post, February 11, 2021
review of
Under  A White Sky
By Elizabeth Kolbert

Elizabeth Kolbert Interview
​How Humans Try (And Fail) To Master Nature Audio, 48 min.
- Fresh Air, February 9, 2021
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We Are the Weather: Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast by Jonathan Safran Foer review – a life-changing book
​- The Guardian, October 6, 2019
It’s heating up enough that noaa created heat.gov!   (MORE...)
 The 2022 Urban Heat Island Mapping Campaigns are heating up this summer! To date, Jacksonville, Milwaukee, Spokane, Boulder, Philadelphia, and Brooklyn have completed their mapping.

Stay up to date on Urban Heat Island Mapping Campaigns this summer by searching #UrbanHeatMaps2022 and #CAPAHeatWatch, or following us on @HeatGov on Twitter. 
Check out some of the media attention that the UHI campaigns are getting - here's Milwaukee:
And take a look at the U.S. Drought Monitor - National Drought Mitigation Center
Don't want to finance fossil fuel growth anymore? Here are ideas to Move Your Money
renewables   (open...)
Nature-led coronavirus recovery could create $10tn a year, says WEF
 ​- The Guardian, July 15, 2020
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sPower - Solverde solar plant
All net new electricity generation in the US will be wind and solar power in 2020
 - PV Magazine​​, January 16, 2020
Buying Clean Electricity
 - energy.gov, U.S. Department of Energy
climate change impact   (more...)
A billion children at ‘extreme risk’ from climate impacts – Unicef
- The Guardian, August 20, 2021
Rain falls on peak of Greenland ice cap for first time on record
- The Guardian, August 20, 2021
One of Earth’s giant carbon sinks may have been overestimated - study
- The Guardian, March 24, 2021
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A train of loaded coal cars heads to Oak Creek, Wisconsin
This town powered America for decades. What do we owe them?
- CNN, January 23, 2021
Antarctica logs hottest temperature on record with a reading of 65F
- The Guardian, February 7, 2020
The hellish future of Las Vegas in the climate crisis: 'A place where we never go outside'
- The Guardian, September 3, 2019
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‘It looks like a film. It looks like a video game.’
Pictures of the world on fire won’t shock us for much longer
- The Guardian, January 13, 2020
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