Environmental Action Group

The RCAA Environment Action Group received the nicest note last week. Kelly Hall of GenEarth wrote: “I work with an environmental club for girls and we just wanted to reach out to let you know that your Environmental Action Group’s webpage was such a help to us! The girls came across it while they were […]

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 […]

A big thanks goes to the Rotary Road Waste Warriors who spent last Saturday morning along I-94 picking up all manner of trash as a part of the Michigan Adopt-A-Highway program. The Rotary Club sponsors the section of I-94 between State Street and Platt Road and twice a year we gather to clear up the […]

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. […]

Do you have an extra refrigerator or freezer taking up space in your garage or basement. DTE will pick it up for free and give you $50. Contact – dteenergy.com/recycle; 866.796.0512.

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 […]

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 […]