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.
Earth Day Walk and Celebration in Burlington
April 23, 2024
The Chapter once again went out exploring the planet. Rather than hiking up the top of Mt. Mansfield, we hosted a walk through Burlington's Centennial Woods. Then we returned to the Burlington Cohousing and had a Nepali meal cooked by one of the...
Addressing transportation barriers and fostering economic empowerment
April 22, 2024
This commentary was written by Vermont Executive Committee Member Isaac Evans Franz and originally published in the Brattleboro Reformer.
As a volunteer with ECDC, the refugee resettlement agency, I've witnessed firsthand the challenges faced by...
Comprehensive reform in the energy sector will bring more reliable energy
April 22, 2024
This commentary is by Luke Miller, an executive committee member of the Vermont Sierra Club and was originally published in Vermont Digger on April 19.
This March, the Vermont House of Representatives voted to pass a new renewable energy...
Rock Point with the Sierra Club and Champlain College
April 17, 2024
The Vermont Chapter's Land Conservation and Outings Program is taking off, and finding partners all across Vermont to build the movement to conserve 30% of land by 2030.
Here are some photos from our outing with Sierra Club members and ...
Sierra Club Written Statement on adopting pedestrian and bicycle safety as proposed in H.685
April 15, 2024
The Vermont Sierra Club welcomes the introduction of H. 685, addressing pedestrian and bicycle safety. The Sierra Club requests that the Committee consider amending the Miscellaneous DMV Bill (S. 309) to include the proposals of H. 685. This...
Forest Bathing on a Saturday afternoon
April 15, 2024
The Vermont Sierra Club is grateful for Zach Rissman for leading us on a few central Vermont Forest Bathing experiences. We wish Zach well as he moves to Western Massachusetts, but we hope to work with him again soon to bring this experience to...
EPA’s New Climate Pollution Reduction Rule for Vehicles and Its Benefits for Vermont
April 10, 2024
This commentary is written by Robb Kidd, the Sierra Club Vermont Conservation Program Manager, and Darren Springer, general manager of Burlington Electric Department. Burlington Electric Department and Sierra Club have previously collaborated to...
Forest Bathing on the North Branch Cascades Trail
April 1, 2024
This past Saturday, the Vermont Sierra Club was led by Zach Rissman on a forest bathing activity at the North Branch Cascades Trail.
We are intentionally designing more outings throughout Vermont Communities to highlight the need to...
Vermont House Passes Modernized Renewable Energy Standard
March 22, 2024
Montpelier, VT – The Vermont House of Representatives passed H.289, to modernize Vermont’s Renewable Energy Standard. The bill would put Vermont on track to achieve 100% renewable electricity across all the state’s utilities by 2035, which would...
The Importance of Modernizing Vermont’s Renewable Energy Standard – H.289
March 19, 2024
In 2015, Vermont passed its Renewable Energy Standard, requiring Vermont electric utilities to provide 75% renewable electricity to their customers by 2032, of which 10% needed to come from smaller, new renewables built in Vermont. Nearly a...