Tiny solar lamps spotlight the urgency of energy transition

Tiny solar lamps spotlight the urgency of energy transition

by Ariel Miller, ESRAG Newsletter Editor Solar Light Campaign striving to Leave Noone Behind Buffalo, NY, September, 2024: Founded by American Rotarian Sarah Baird, a small nonprofit is leveraging $15 solar lights into a campaign to convince global stakeholders to...
Solarizing two small homes yields giant impact

Solarizing two small homes yields giant impact

by Steve Solbrack with Twin Cities Rotary EcoClub The Twin Cities Rotary EcoClub (EcoClub) in District 5950, Minnesota, USA collaborated with Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity (Habitat) to purchase and install solar panels for two new Habitat homes. Funding for the...
American Rotarians excited to leverage EPA Solar for All grants

American Rotarians excited to leverage EPA Solar for All grants

By Ariel Miller, ESRAG Newsletter Editor On Earth Day 2024, states, tribes, territories, municipalities and nonprofits across the United States learned that they had been awarded Solar for All (SFA) grants from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). One of...
Rotaractor’s nonprofit breaks new ground for energy justice

Rotaractor’s nonprofit breaks new ground for energy justice

By Will Nichols, e-Rotaract Club for the Environment I began volunteering at the Durham Habitat for Humanity Restore the summer after my freshman year of high school. It was a wonderful experience. Not only did it satisfy my parents urging me to get out of the house,...
COP 28 blazes new paths to scale Rotary climate impact

COP 28 blazes new paths to scale Rotary climate impact

By Ariel Miller, ESRAG Newsletter Editor Rotary’s dramatically increased participation in the 2023 UN Climate Conference (COP 28) opened major opportunities for Rotarians to help accelerate global action on the climate crisis.  In their Dec. 20 ESRAG webinar, ESRAG...