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.
Route 5 Bicycle Corridor
July 27, 2023
Written by Karl Keminitzer, Hartland, Vermont Sierra Club Tranpsortation Team
This fall our Vermont transportation agency VTrans will be surveying towns and regional planning commissions along Route 5 to find out how interested they are...
Vermont's Clean Heat Standard: A Path to Environmental and Economic Success
July 14, 2023
Op-ed Written by Sierra Club Volunteer Executive Committee Member Isaac Evans-Franz,
As I drove through the rain the other day, as the storm began, I passed a woman pushing a shopping cart, full of bedding soaking up the rain, down Route 5. Over...
What the anti-renewable energy crowd gets wrong about solar and renewable energy
July 10, 2023
This commentary is by Robb Kidd, conservation program manager for the Vermont Sierra Club, based in Montpelier. Originally published in VT Digger July 7, 2023.
For over 200 years, we have powered our modern society by burning ever-increasing...
Biking and outings: Keeping Cool on a bike in Central Vermont
July 7, 2023
Once again we teamed up with Fluidly Moving Body to host an 18-mile ride from Montpelier to Worcester. Our bike outings are specifically targeted to increase awareness of bikes as a viable path in reducing carbon emissions. However, in order to do...
Sierra Club Legislative Look Back
June 28, 2023
By Rick Morris, communications team lead for the VT Sierra Club. Originally published in Vermont Digger.
Here is a recap of how the Sierra Club is fighting for environmental justice at the Vermont State House…
Looking back:
For the past...
Enjoying the Ride
June 16, 2023
We were excited to join up with Anita from Fluidly Moving Body Work of Montpelier to host this fun ride. Join us to host more outings whether they are a hike, bike ride, paddle or simple walks. Let's get out Explore, Enjoy, and Protect the Planet...
Gear Up for Adventure: Join Us For A Stimulating Bike Outing!
June 6, 2023
We are inviting you to join us on June 15th in Montpelier for a biking excursion with Fluidly Moving Body!
Meeting Place: VT Department of Labor Park (located right behind the building); 5...
Trail Talk: Reading the Landscape Successful hike!
June 2, 2023
Back in April with the phenomenal leadership of UVM students we hosted a Trail hike and Talk at the Otter Creek Gorge Trail (stewarded by the Middlebury Area Land Trust)!
We gathered at the trailhead at Belden Falls and make our way across...
Business, Environmental, and Social Equity Organizations Call on Legislature to Override Gubernatorial Veto of Affordable Heat Act
May 4, 2023
Montpelier – A coalition of business, environmental, and equity-focused organizations today called on the Vermont Legislature to override Governor Phil Scott’s veto of S.5, the Affordable Heat Act.
This veto comes right on the heels of...
S.100 “Housing Opportunities Made for All”
April 27, 2023
The Vermont Sierra Club signed this group letter regarding concerns in the debate of S.100, the Housing Bill. Although we have not weighed in on that issue we agreed with our allies on these issues.
Submitted to the House Energy and Environment...