The MREA plants trees each year along our “Avenue of Advocates,” which lines the driveway that leads up to the Renew the Earth Institute. The Avenue of Advocates recognizes people or organizations who have shown great leadership in advancing renewable energy and sustainable living. Click the button below to email info@midwestrenew.org to recognize a person or organization.
Congratulations to our 2024 recipients
Larry Steffan
Jim Kerbel
Past Recipients
Trita Parsi
Ben Kollock
Benay Joy
Paul Barton
Boryana Straubel – Supporter of Clean Energy Leadership; Former MREA Board Member; In Memoriam
Timothy Ebacher – Energy Fair Attendee; In Memoriam
Cal & Laurie Couillard – Founders of the Couillard Solar Foundation and the Solar on Schools Initiative
Steve Terwilliger – Lifetime Clean Energy Advocate; In Memoriam
Clay Sterling – Former MREA Staff Member, ISPQ Certified Instructor in both PV and Small Wind Energy, Non-Formal Energy Educator of the Year recipient in 2009
Naomi Oreskes – Geologist, Earth Historian, and Author of The Scientific Consensus on Climate Change; 2019 Energy Fair Keynote Speaker
Citizens Utility Board of Wisconsin – Oldest operating Citizen Utility Board in the United States
RENEW Wisconsin – For efforts on renewable energy policy and Solar for Good Program
Bill Witt – Energy Fair Exhibitor. In Memoriam
Mark Klein – Founding Member of MREA
JB Straubel – Chief Technical Officer of Tesla
Solar Energy International – Renewable Energy Education
Ho Chunk Housing and Community Development Agency
Andrea Spears – In Memoriam. Hardcore Volunteer
Dan Alway – In Memoriam. Energy Fair Workshop Presenter
Mark Morgan – Founding Member and Natural Building Leadership
Tom Brown – Founding Member of the MREA
Amy Goodman – Democracy Now!
Organic Valley – long-time supporter of The Energy Fair and MREA
Energy Fair Volunteers
BJ & Carol Welling – Founding Members of the MREA
Tehri Parker – Former Executive Director of the MREA
Joel Gaalswyk – In Memoriam. Gifted MREA with a legacy gift
Don Wichert – WI Renewable Energy Advocate, Focus on Energy, RENEW WI
Craig Porter – In Memoriam. Ivy Tech instructor
Tim Wilhelm – KCC Instructor, partner on National Science Foundation grant, excellent educator
Jennie Lane – MREA BOD Member and continuing donor of Steven Hansen Scholarship
Will Allen – Award winning sustainability efforts in urban food production
Carl Siegrist – Renewable Energy vision and programs at We Energies
Marguerite Ramlow – Founding Member of the MREA
Tom Rauk – In Memoriam. Lifetime Member
Clean Wisconsin – For efforts on Clean Energy Jobs Act
Bill McKibben – Author and Founder of 350.org
Bob Ramlow – Solar Hot Water Leadership
Mick Sagrillo – Small Wind Leadership
Bill Hurrle – MREA Member. In Memoriam
Claire Kerbel – Founding Member of the MREA. In Memoriam
Alan Weisman – Author
Roman, Lenny, and Ruthie Pliska – MREA Neighbors & Supporters
Jeff Anthony & John Dunlop – American Wind Energy Association
Torbjorn Lahti – Eco-municipality Activist
Helen Caldicott – Anti Nuclear Advocate
Wisconsin K-12 Energy Education Program
Rebecca Leighton Katers – Fox River Watch
Mark Fitzgerald – ISP Director. In Memoriam
Dianne Bady – Anti Mountain Top Removal Activist
Steve Hansen – MREA Member. In Memoriam
Al Rutan – Alternative Vehicle Presenter. In Memoriam
MREA Founding Mothers and Fathers – For the people who had the insight and initiative to put together the first Energy Fair, August 17-19, 1990 at the Portage County Fairground in Amherst.
Karen and Richard Perez – Home Power Magazine
Randy Udall – Energy Activist
MREA Staff