Environmental Action Group

Become an A2Zero Sustainability Ambassador. Maybe YOU are right for this serious commitment to our environmental challenges. Learn what it takes to equitably transition to a carbon neutral community in a 12-Session Weekly Training Program. Pledge to complete a small team sustainability project. Volunteer for at least 20 hours on community sustainability efforts. This is […]

ACT NOW! Become an A2Zero Sustainability Ambassador.   Applications for the 6th Ambassador cohort are open through Wednesday, November 1st, 2023, and close Wednesday, February 14th, 2024, at 5:00pm EDT. Maybe YOU are ready for this serious commitment to our environmental challenges. In a 12-Session Weekly Training Program, learn what it takes to equitably transition […]

On October 15, 2023, ZeroWaste.Org organized the Trash Talk Tour in Ann Arbor, promoting a sustainable and zero-waste lifestyle. Participants saw the University of Michigan Athletics Department’s efforts to recycle and compost at least 90% of waste and visited the Recycling Center where only 12% of materials end up in landfills. Local lawmakers are proposing […]

Rotarians have had two successive Saturdays to make a difference in the community, Adopt a Highway on 9/30/23 and Plant Trees on 10/7/23. 19 trees were planted in the Bryant neighborhood to support Ann Arbor Office of Sustainability and Innovations​‘ goal to plant 10,000 new trees on private property by 2030. Urban trees provide many […]

Tree planting makes a comeback.   The Environmental Action Group is looking for volunteers to plant trees on Saturday, October 7th from 9 am to 12 pm in the Bryant neighborhood.  Sign up is easy, please use the link below to sign up. https://forms.office.com/g/TRPGxXkvTb

Take action! We have an upcoming volunteer opportunity on Saturday, October 7th from 9am-12pm, to help plant 19 trees in the Bryant neighborhood. Sign up is easy. Please click the link below for more details and to sign up as a volunteer. https://forms.office.com/g/TRPGxXkvTb Let’s get a good Rotary showing for this service. If you volunteer, […]

Signup for WORLD CAR-FREE DAY CHALLENGE, sponsored by A2Zero. Use buses, bikes, scooters, active rolling (!) or car-lite travel (such as carpooling) from September 22 – 29 for a chance to win prizes. Signup with https://www.commuteandwin.org/public/home.aspx. You will automatically be entered to win one of several restaurant gift cards. And be recognized for having participated.

“Drink to me only with your eyes” says an old song, but we at EAG have a sustainability version; “Drink to me with your reusable cup or bottle.” Ann Arbor is getting in on this act, exploring reusable food-ware. Imagine your hot cup of joe in a to-go cup. Done? Toss into one of many […]

by Don Duquette, on behalf of the Environmental Action Group Climate Change Diatribe – from the EAG Hello Rotary Friends. Generally, EAG takes an easy, fun-loving approach to our environmental messages. We seek to influence our members gently. Not too loud. Step by step. But perhaps the heat is getting to me. My self-control is […]