Bike Ride To Highlight Impact of WE Energies Power Plant

Oak Creek, WI – The Clean Power Coalition of Southeast Wisconsin will be hosting a “Ride for Renewables,” a group bike ride that will show riders the local impact of the WE Energies coal-fired power plant, including pollution and quality-of-life issues.

The ride will start at the We Energies Trail on 7 Mile Road, east of Douglas Ave., where participants will hear from some of the neighbors to We Energies’ and MGE’s Oak Creek coal-fired power plants. Riders will then travel past coal-filled train cars to the turnaround point where there will be opportunities to hear other speakers and see the power plants. There, near the Lake Michigan shoreline they will enjoy refreshments before returning to the starting point.

The ride will last around 90 minutes including stops and talks. Organizers say Saturday's ride will be an easy, relatively flat ride on packed gravel trails. Length is approximately 6 miles round trip. After the ride, there will be a pizza party at the Eco-Justice Center where attendees can see the Center’s renewable energy generators, including solar panels and a wind turbine. Participants are encouraged to stay for “Bonk in the Barn,” a free monthly series featuring musical and literary performances, which begins at 6 PM (doors open at 5:30). More information at https://bonkperformanceseries.wordpress.com/

How to Go:

Date: Saturday, August 11, 2018.

Time: Ride: 3-4:30 p.m. Pizza party: 5 p.m. “Bonk in the Barn”: 6 p.m.
Where: 7 Mile Road We Energies Bike Trail Entrance (7 Mile Road East of Hwy 32 in Caledonia)

Who: Hosted by the Clean Power Coalition of Southeast Wisconsin and the Sierra Club for adults and children interested in learning more about how clean renewable energy is the only solution to the health and environmental dangers of the dirty coal power used at the We Energies Oak Creek power plants.

Registration: This ride is free but registration is strongly encouraged. To register, visit http://cleanpowerwi.org/future-events

Background: Families who live near We Energies’ coal-fired Oak Creek power plants have been expressing concerns to the company for years about negative health effects they are suffering as a result of exposure to coal dust and coal ash emitted from the plants and the trains that deliver the coal.

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