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Avenue of Advocates

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.

NOMINATE A PERSON OR ORGANIZATION

Congratulations to our 2024 recipients

Larry Steffan

Jim Kerbel

Past Recipients

2023

Trita Parsi

Ben Kollock

Benay Joy

Paul Barton

2022

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

2021

Steve Terwilliger – Lifetime Clean Energy Advocate; In Memoriam

2019

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

2018

RENEW Wisconsin – For efforts on renewable energy policy and Solar for Good Program

Bill Witt – Energy Fair Exhibitor. In Memoriam

2017

Mark Klein – Founding Member of MREA

JB Straubel – Chief Technical Officer of Tesla

2016

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

2015

Mark Morgan – Founding Member and Natural Building Leadership

Tom Brown – Founding Member of the MREA

Amy Goodman – Democracy Now!

2014

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

2013

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

2012

Tim Wilhelm – KCC Instructor, partner on National Science Foundation grant, excellent educator

Jennie Lane – MREA BOD Member and continuing donor of Steven Hansen Scholarship

2011

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

2010

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

2009

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

2008

Jeff Anthony & John Dunlop – American Wind Energy Association

Torbjorn Lahti – Eco-municipality Activist

2007

Helen Caldicott – Anti Nuclear Advocate

Wisconsin K-12 Energy Education Program

2006

Rebecca Leighton Katers – Fox River Watch

Mark Fitzgerald – ISP Director. In Memoriam

2005

Dianne Bady – Anti Mountain Top Removal Activist

Steve Hansen – MREA Member. In Memoriam

Al Rutan – Alternative Vehicle Presenter. In Memoriam

2004

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.

2003

Karen and Richard Perez – Home Power Magazine

Randy Udall – Energy Activist

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