Environmental Action Group

The Rotary Club of Ann Arbor is proud to be a sponsor of the world premiere of the nature/environmental documentary film The Coalition to be shown at the Michigan Theatre on Monday afternoon, September 28th. This film covers the interplay of drug safety and ecosystem stability, along with organizations partnering to further their shared environmental […]

The RCAA Environmental Action Group (EAG) will represent our Club in the Annual Ann Arbor Trash Talk Tour (AATTT) next weekend with a booth at A Thrifting Field Trip as part of the event’s Fall Festival next Sunday, September 27th, from noon to 3:00 pm at the Kiwanis Thrift Shop at 100 North Staebler Road, […]

Rotary International is asking Clubs to work collaboratively with other service organizations in your communities to undertake a service project on EPIC Day May 16th this year. Rotary Club Ann Arbor (RCAA), with Rotary North, Huron Watershed Council, Ann Arbor Parks Dept., and Washtenaw Parks Dept. has organized a Huron River Day of Events May […]

The Club’s Environmental Action Group and the U of M student led non-profit organization Blueprints for Pangaea offered an opportunity for community members to donate new or used medical equipment and supplies Saturday, May 2, 2026 at a local self-storage facility. The event was promoted in the Rotarian Newsletter and online by several social media […]

Last Wednesday, EAG presented an analysis of our Club’s Carbon Footprint for our weekly meeting. 1232 pounds CO2 per meeting (The charts and the graphs are now available on the RCAA webpages.) Our carbon footprint is not bad actually compared with similar meetings. But it’s still a lot of hot air. Rotary International is encouraging […]

March is recycle month at Rotary. Bring your batteries, plastic bags, and printer cartridges to a Rotary meeting in March. EAG will have bins and will see that these are properly recycled. We thank you. Our Mother the Earth thanks you!

February 25 Keep books from the landfill • Bring a book or 2 or 3 • Browse; Discuss; Take a Book or 2 or 3 Non-fiction, mystery, historical fiction, fiction. Not desirable, encyclopedias, textbooks. Questions: Dennis Burke, EAG Chair – dburke130533mi@comcast.net

March is recycle month at Rotary. Bring your batteries, plastic bags, and printer cartridges to a Rotary meeting in March. EAG will have bins and will see that these are properly recycled. We thank you. Our Mother the Earth thanks you!

Rotarians – take action! If you read only the headlines it would seem that solar power in America is in decline. But in fact, solar power in the United States is experiencing one of its strongest growth periods ever. In the past quarter, the U.S. installed 11.7 GW (gigawatts, that’s a lot) of new solar […]

Hey ROTARIANS: When you are ready to change out your kitchen stove, hot water heater or HVAC systems, or improve your home insulation, you can go Green AND save money. There is no longer a “Green Premium” for climate conscious actions, but market prices are coming down anyway. AND there are also rebates available locally. […]