EcoRight Speaks

This week we are welcoming back Heather Reams, President and CEO of Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions. CRES is a right-of-center, non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C. that engages policymakers and the public about responsible, conservative solutions to address our nation’s energy, economic and environmental security, while increasing America’s competitive edge. A key part of the EcoRight community, she has led the CRES team since 2016 and oversees the core activities of the organization, ensuring the successful expansion of conservative clean energy policies across the nation. 

In addition to her role at CRES, Reams is also the Founder and Chair of both National Clean Energy Week (NCEW) and the Conservative Climate Foundation (CCF). This week she joins host Chelsea Henderson to preview the 9th annual National Clean Energy Week conference (Sept. 15-19, 2025) with options to tune-in virtually or attend in person. 

Raj Agrawal with more about his second book Reversal!

Author Raj Agrawal shares what his first eco-thriller book Not For Sale! is about.

Raj Agrawal on what inspired him to write a book after retiring from aerospace engineering.

Raj Agrawal is a retired aerospace engineer and a first-generation immigrant from India. After completing his bachelor’s in engineering, he came to Ottawa, Canada where he obtained his master’s in aerospace engineering and met his future wife. They moved to Montreal, where they made their home for almost a quarter century and became proud parents. The family immigrated to the United States, the land of cutting-edge research and revolutionary inventions, just before the turn of the new century. 

But he’s not here this week to talk about his engineering career; he’s here to talk about his “near-term science fiction” trilogy. The first two books, Not for Sale! and Reversal! are published and the third book is in progress. He believes in the power of storytelling as a component of policy advocacy and that idea resonated with us.

Corey Kerkela talks about the work of the Fellowship of the Trees with Rotary and why it fits so well with Rotary's mission in local communities across the country and the world.

Rotary Club of Vero Beach Oceanside president Corey Kerkela on what The Fellowship of the Trees does through Rotary.

Corey Kerkela shares where his love of the outdoors came from and what inspired him to help create The Fellowship of the Trees.

If you've listened to past episodes of "EcoRight Speaks," then you know how excited we are about having first-time guests and introducing new topics to our listeners. Corey Kerkela is the president of the Rotary Club of Vero Beach Oceanside in Florida and the chairperson of The Fellowship of the Trees, a group whose mission is to connect communities by combining purposeful intention with action to rewild, regenerate, and restore land and culture, ensuring a thriving Earth for future generations. 

Kerkela has been leading tree planting locally in Vero Beach and sees it as a non-partisan action people can take that is good for the environment and for local communities. Our republcEn.org executive director Bob Inglis had the pleasure of meeting Kerkela in person at a recent Rotary Club event in the Sunshine State and just knew Kerkela had to come on the show and share his passion and wisdom.

Catch this refreshing interview with Corey Kerkela and how he and his Vero Beach Rotary Club are making a difference in their local community! 

EDF's David Kieve reminds listeners that a lot of partisan energy legislation used to be bipartisan with support from both sides of the aisle.