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...
Habitat Solar launches huge project in Canada

Habitat Solar launches huge project in Canada

by Ariel Miller, ESRAG Newsletter Editor Canada’s first-ever solar Habitat project is now underway and making headlines, thanks to the advocacy of Carolyn Weatherson, Past President of the Rotary Club of Guelph.  And it’s huge:  70 low-income families stand to benefit...
Sardinians Scale Up Solar Safe Water

Sardinians Scale Up Solar Safe Water

By Ariel Miller, ESRAG Newsletter Editor Fresh from winning support from clubs throughout Rotary District 2080 in Italy, Mario Figus, a member of the Rotary Club of Cagliari, and his District are ready to expand their impact exponentially by inviting industry to...
Environmental Action Summit Showcases Powerful Projects

Environmental Action Summit Showcases Powerful Projects

By Lesley McCarthy Sixty-six people attended the ESRAG Action Summit on May 25 at the Melbourne Town Hall! Our first guest speaker, Prof David Karoly, Australian world leader in climate dynamics and climate change science, spoke on climate change and how Rotarians can...
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...