The Vermont Sierra Club blog is a tool to improve connections with our membership on a regular basis, to be more public about our stands on important policy issues, and to bring more people into our active circles of engagement. Check back here regularly for we will be posting here regularly in the coming weeks.
The Vermont Sierra Club Bicycle and Pedestrian Testimony, April 2022
April 12, 2022
The Vermont Sierra Club testified today to the Senate Transportation Committee on the need to make our roads safe for bicycles and pedestrians. Cleaning up Vermont’s transportation is about more than Electric Vehicles, for we also simultaneously,...
Regulating Dangerous Pollinator Killing Pesticides.(At a snail's pace)
March 29, 2022
A few weeks ago, the House Agriculture Committee passed a version of H. 626, an act relating to the sale, use, or application of neonicotinoid pesticides. The revised version was written by the Vermont Agency of Agriculture staff. It tells the...
House Passes Unprecedented, Essential Climate Investments in FY23 Budget
March 25, 2022
Montpelier – Today, the Vermont House of Representatives passed the FY23 budget, H.740, with unprecedented investments in climate action and resilience, which will help Vermonters reduce their energy costs, their reliance on expensive and polluting...
Champlain Parkway? Sierra Club Community Conversation
March 23, 2022
Despite all its efforts to identify as a liveable city, Burlington, Vermont has a poor safety record, with bike, pedestrian, and auto accidents far exceeding safe levels. Streets designed exclusively for cars hamper efforts to make downtown...
The FY23 Transportation Bill Makes Makes Essential and Innovative Investments to Reach Vermont’s Climate Targets
March 15, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Statement from:
Robb Kidd, Vermont Chapter of the Sierra Club, Ben Edgerly Walsh, Vermont Public Interest Research Group, Johanna Miller, Vermont Natural Resources CouncilDale Azaria, Conservation...
Is the CHS Another CFL Moment?
March 13, 2022
Is Vermont's proposed Clean Heat Standard an accident waiting to happen? Without corrective action on the Senate, its reliance on bioenergy will make us part of the problem rather than the solution.
National Sierra Club Elections are Underway - VOTE!-
February 23, 2022
A Democratic Sierra Club Demands Grassroots Participation
The annual election for Sierra Club’s Board of Directors is now underway.Those eligible to vote in the national Sierra Club election will receive in the mail (or by Internet...
Making Vermont Roads Safe for Bikes: Written Testimony to the House Transportation Committee.
February 22, 2022
The following is written testimony from Vermont Sierra Club Transportation Team member Karl Kemnitzer of Hartland, Vermont regarding Section 21 of the Transportation Innovation Act, H.522. While we are promoting vehicle electrification we must...
Broad Coalition of Organizations endorses Passage of S.148, the Environmental Justice Bill
February 17, 2022
On February 16, 29 organizations submitted a letter to Vermont Senators in support of S.148, the Environmental Justice Bill. The Sierra Club is strongly committed to ensuring that environmental justice principles are implemented across Vermont...
Is Vermont going to be innovative, or will it be a dinosaur living in the age of dirty fossil fuels?
February 10, 2022
NOW IS THE TIME to pass legislation in Vermont that protects the public health of communities, ensures equitable access to transit service, and acts on slashing climate emissions. Sixty members of the Vermont Legislature introduced the...