Don Duquette

A²ZERO Week starts this Sunday! Each year, the A2 Office of Sustainability and Innovations organizes A2ZERO Week to commemorate the passing of the A2ZERO plan and to celebrate the work done to promote climate sustainability. Check it out at a2gov.org/a2zeroweek. Lots to learn and enjoy this week.

YOU can get a customized “path to zero” decarbonization plan for your home. The A2ZERO Home Energy Advisor will evaluate the “health, safety and energy efficiency” of your home and offer recommendations. The free assessments take about two hours to gather data throughout your home. Most assessments are conducted virtually while a small portion will […]

On Saturday, June 29 at Pioneer High School, Zero Waste.org is sponsoring a Neighborhood Swap Day. There are THREE ways Rotarians can help. 1. Give your unwanted items a new home instead of sending them to the landfill. 2. Find that item you’ve been looking for, without having to buy it new! (No need to […]

One of the most important things people can do to address climate change is talk about it, says Katharine Hayhoe of The Nature Conservancy. Several of our Environment Action Group attended her talk on Wednesday, April 24. [https://record.umich.edu/articles/wege-lecturer-says-effective-climate-action-is-fueled-by-hope/] Hayhoe notes that two-thirds of people in the United States are worried about climate change, but only […]

EAG was stumped as to how to branch out from our poplar tree planting last Spring. We were pining for a similar success. We can’t just leave. What wood help? We didn’t need to go fir. It was elemen-tree. Simply log in to the Ann Arbor Sustainability website. Nothing sappy about that. No shady characters. […]

YOU can be one of Jeff Tritten’s Blue Zone centenarians (April 3; awesome talk) AND help save the planet. Rotary International’s Environmental Sustainability Rotary Action Group (ESRAG) encourages us to eat more plant foods – whole grains, legumes, vegetables, fruits, and fewer animal products – meat, dairy, eggs, fish and seafood. A global shift to […]

Where can we get the EAG quizzes? Several Rotarians have asked. Here you are: P Plastic Recycling from Jan 2024 Water Quiz from Feb 2024 Compost Quiz March 2024 Do what you can.

THANK YOU, ROTARIANS! Participation in the EAG Recycling Project was huge. We recycled 35 pounds of batteries and about 45 printer cartridges, ranging from large laser-printer cartridges to tiny inkjet ones. Bags? OMG. We had 13 grocery bags of plastic single use bags and two garbage bags of bag. The staff at Recycle Ann Arbor’s […]

CONGRATULATIONS! Rotarians EAG Chair Nishta Bhatia and RCAA Director Ugur Cetin are selected as A2Zero Climate Change Ambassadors. The A2Zero Ambassadors is a highly competitive program requiring a deep commitment of time and energy. Ambassadors participate in consecutive weekly 12-session trainings exploring what it takes to equitably transition to a carbon neutral community. Ambassadors leave […]

Without the right tools, it’s difficult to get things done. There are 18 tools in the Climate Action Toolkit. Just select a couple to get started. The March 10 A2 Climate Change Teach-in will help you understand the tools. You don’t need to hit a homerun. You’ll feel great if you can hit a couple […]