By Malc Rooney, Coordinator, ESRAG Regional Chapter Chairs
Over the past year I have become increasingly aware that there is much being done in response to Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability that is positive. I think that Rotary International in general and ESRAG in particular should own and promote the positive. Here are some examples I believe that are worthy of sharing. First, heartening headlines from the UK’s Guardian “Down to Earth” weekly report, which you can subscribe to at this link.
- 1,000 glorious fin whales back from near extinction
- How seaweed could transform the way we live
- Wild bison return to UK for first time in thousands of years
- Australia and the United States pass landmark climate bills
- Patagonia owner gives away company to fight climate crisis
- Europe’s persecuted carnivores bounce back
- Historic deal struck to halt biodiversity loss by 2030
- US government approves use of world’s first vaccine for honeybees
From The Revelator, a newsletter from the Center for Biological Diversity:
- Huge Opportunities and Huge Threats Loom for U.S. Clean Energy in 2023 (Canary Media)
- Ahead of Major Court Case, EPA Revises Clean-Water Protections (The New York Times)
- Endangered Bird Poised to Get Hundreds of Thousands of Protected Acres in Hawaii (Honolulu Civil Beat)
- Amazon Rainforest Defender Marina Silva Named Brazil’s New Environment Minister (AP)
And for social media fans, follow Sam Bentley, who for example is highlighting a project to restore the Detroit bee population.
Let’s lead the way in promoting the positive.
Malc Rooney (pictured here) is the Coordinator for ESRAG’s Regional Chapter Chairs and a member of the Rotary Club of Kirriemuir [D 1010]. He also chairs ESRAG’s Great Britain and Ireland Chapter (ESRAG GBI).