Aur Beck Honored for Habitat for Humanity Solar Work

Aur Beck Honored for Habitat for Humanity Solar Work

by Ariel Miller American Rotarian Aur Beck has won the 2023 Walt Ratterman Award from the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners for providing free solar systems to Habitat for Humanity homeowners for whom this technology would otherwise be impossible...
Plant-Rich Diet Challenge Catching On!

Plant-Rich Diet Challenge Catching On!

By Kris Cameron, Confluence Rotary Club, Wenatchee, WA, USA Project Drawdown lists plant-rich diets as the climate solution with the second highest global potential to reduce heat-trapping gases in our atmosphere. The ESRAG Plant Rich Diet Task Force has recently...
Launch Your Climate Action!

Launch Your Climate Action!

by Dr. Pat Armstrong, ESRAG Chair, and Dr. Yasar Atacik, ESRAG Chair-Elect Pakistan’s catastrophic 2022 floods, Europe’s deadly wildfires, and the titanic cyclones slamming Africa are just three of the rising global toll of disasters which justify the urgency of the...
Tips for Promoting ESRAG at PETS

Tips for Promoting ESRAG at PETS

By Karen McDaniels, Co-Chair, ESRAG Central North America Regional Chapter Lone Star PETS in Texas is Rotary’s largest President-Elect Training conference in the US. It is always held the last weekend in February and invitations go out to 10 Districts.  This year,...
Own and Promote the Positive!

Own and Promote the Positive!

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...
Mobilizing Citizen Science to Fight a Silent Killer

Mobilizing Citizen Science to Fight a Silent Killer

“Addressing air pollution, which is the second highest risk factor for noncommunicable diseases, is key to protecting public health,” warns the World Health Organization (WHO). “Most sources of outdoor air pollution are well beyond the control of individuals and this...