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Pollution
Search for a solution to put an end to pollution.
WHAT IS IT?
Pollution Solutions at ESRAG
How do pollution solutions benefit humanity?
Pollution of our air, water, and soil endangers human health and longevity. Some pollutants, like the particulates from burning wood and fossil fuels, are causing 12-15 million people each year to die prematurely. Other dangers come from the estimated 350,000 different types of man-made substances now on the global market, such as plastics, pesticides, industrial chemicals, and chemicals in consumer products, antibiotics, and other pharmaceuticals. These can take the form of any substance (solid, liquid, or gas) or energy (such as radioactivity, heat, sound, or light).
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ESRAG members make headlines!
ESRAG members from all seven continents have been making headlines across the Rotary world for dynamic and multi-faceted environmental initiatives.
Rotary Action Groups discuss their work and environment in ESRAG’s April Seminars
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Take Action on Pollution
Rotarians are inspiring their communities and regions to implement many strategies that prevent or reduce pollution. Farming practices that use less fertilizer and pesticides reduce the runoff and algal blooms poisoning our drinking water. Clean cooking drastically reduce families’ exposure to particulates that ravage their health. Watershed cleanups spotlight how pollution gets to the rivers we depend on, catalyzing business and public policy solutions. Rotarians are helping to expand what can be recycled, and encouraging new product design to prevent plastic waste. Click on the thumbnails below to discover some of the inspiring Rotary projects your club or district can replicate!
Clean Cooking
To create awareness of, and to promote practical solutions for the need
to urgently transition to Clean Cooking.
Plastics Solutions
Leveraging the power of Rotary to develop a global network to rethink and influence how we create, use, and dispose of plastic.
Renewable Energy
To encourage, educate and offer support for those involved in renewable energy projects worldwide.
Watersheds, Rivers, Oceans
Cleaning the watersheds, rivers and oceans throughout the World.
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Featured Projects
Projects surrounding pollution.
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“Water and air, the two essential fluids on which
all life depends, have become global garbage cans.”
― Jacques-Yves Cousteau
The harm caused by some man-made substances is already documented. Impacts can include genetic damage and cancer, reduced fertility, behavioral changes, birds starving because they have ingested plastic, antibiotic resistance, and breakdown of the ozone layer. We find these pollutants everywhere, including our own bloodstream. Science is warning us loudly: we need to decrease the use of pollutants and we need to clean up already contaminated areas.
Join with us to build out ‘Pollution’ as one of ESRAG’s key objectives.
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Featured Events
Topic: The Eco Expo include 45+ organizations with Eco-Friendly products, services, and focus. The event runs from 10AM to 6PM at the Eden Prairie Center Mall in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.
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Speaker: K. Neil Van Dine
Topic: WASH Rotary Action Group links water and sanitation to improved hygiene, better health, and empowerment of the community.
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Speaker: Dr. Fatih Birol and Pat Merryweather-Arges
Topic: Clean Energy Transition: The Climate Landscape and Momentum of Clean Energy
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Speaker: Tom Goreau
Topic: Increasing coastal ecosystem biodiversity, carbon storage, and ecosystem services with low voltage electrical fields.
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Topic: Rotary Day at UNESCO Conference in Paris
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Speaker: Dave Rice
Topic: How AI is helping prevent fires and promote sustainability
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Speaker: Joshua Fabricio Céspedes Campos
Topic: Sustainable fashion with recycled garments, which raises awareness about the importance of preserving the environment
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