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.
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...
Vermont Sierra Club Support for Climate Superfund Act
March 13, 2024
The Vermont Sierra Club is submitting a letter of support for the passage of legislation to establish a Climate Superfund. We thank the Senate Judiciary for taking up S.259 and urge the legislature to pass the Climate Superfund Act (S.259/H.809)...
Sierra Club at Millstone Trails for fulmoon
February 1, 2024
As part of our Lands Conservation and Outings Campaign a dozen Sierra Club members joined the Millstone Trails Association in Full Moon snowshoe and ski. Join our team to plan more of these outings in which we will celebrate conserved land and help...
Vermont Chapter statement on adopting the Renewable Energy Standard Working Group Environmental and Utilities Reform agreement.
January 25, 2024
Vermont Chapter statement on adopting the Renewable Energy Standard Working Group Environmental and Utilities Reform agreement. 12/25/24
Over the last four months, the Sierra Club participated as a member of the legislative working...
Moving to a more balanced and sustainable transportation system
January 22, 2024
Testimony for the Vermont House Committee on Transportation, 1/18/24
Thank you for the opportunity to speak. My name is Karl Kemnitzer, and I live in the Upper Valley, in Hartland. I'm representing Sierra Club Vermont, and I also have ties...
Fund a truly resilient transportation solution for Vermont.
January 4, 2024
This commentary is by Mark Klinedinst of Colchester. He is a Ph.D. emeritus professor of economics and a volunteer member of the Sierra Club transportation team. (Originally published in Vermont Digger)
In July floods took out roads, bridges,...
Lands Conservation and Outings Launch!!!!
December 21, 2023
Did you catch our Lands Conservation and Outings Launch event in Montpelier? We were so excited to be joined by Sierra Club Forest Campaign Manager Alex Craven and Sierra Club NE Wild Field Campaign Rep. Gabe Silva. This campaign proposes to focus...