Miyawaki forest celebrates history and native plants

Miyawaki forest celebrates history and native plants

By Catherine Endicott, Judy Maccully, and Sarah Philips, Environmental Rotary Club of the Puget Sound, Washington State, USA Have you ever seen the stars align for a service project? Imagine 100 no-shows and then 100 people showing up unexpectedly, transforming the...
Flourishing Partnership with Trees that Feed Foundation

Flourishing Partnership with Trees that Feed Foundation

By Natasha Norris, Communications and Program Manager, Trees that Feed Foundation When like-minded people join forces, the impossible becomes possible. One Rotarian’s search for a solution to climate change has now impacted thousands of lives in the Caribbean and...
Scaling Biochar to Restore Soils

Scaling Biochar to Restore Soils

By Joey O’Brien, ESRAG Director As a Rotarian and ESRAG board member I have become far more aware of the impending climate and food production crises that the world faces. I serve as CEO of SustainAgro, which is building Canada’s first pyrolysis facility to...
Imagine Low-Carbon Energy Security

Imagine Low-Carbon Energy Security

By Joey O’Brien, ESRAG Director Harvard philosopher Roberto Mangabeira Unger wrote, “at every level the greatest obstacle to transforming the world is we lack the clarity and imagination to conceive that it could be different.” Imagine if all the fears imbedded...