Maine Chapter News

Glen Brand, director of Sierra Club Maine, gave testimony on March 20, 2017, to the Environment and Natural Resources Committee of the Maine Legislature, speaking against the proposed bill, LD 395, that would weaken mining rules in the state. He...

When Brunswick Town Councilors passed an ordinance last month banning single-use plastic bags — eight in favor, one opposed —  the town joined Falmouth, Freeport, Kennebunk, Portland, South Portland, Topsham and York in getting rid of local use...

On January 22, 10 people joined Sierra Club expedition leader Laura Pilgrim for a day of skiing along the Penobscot River’s eastern branch in the new Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument.  

After speaking with volunteer coordinator Jeanine Bischoff in March about what my position as intern at Sierra Club Maine would entail, I was both excited and nervous. The word “intern” conjured images of inconvenient hours and onerous grunt-work....

Corrupting corporate money pouring into our government. Assaults on the right to vote. Gridlock and obstruction in Washington. There’s no question -- our democracy is in trouble. To protect our environment, we must protect our democracy.  On...

Fellow Sierra Club Maine volunteer leader Joan Saxe and I are packing our bags and preparing for our trip to Paris to join other Sierra Club members at the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference(UNFCCC) which is at the end of its first week...

Interning with Sierra Club Maineby Haley PlanteI’ve always wished I could say that I’m a Mainer, born and raised, but I was actually born in New Hampshire. Still, I try to make that claim, and consider myself a native since I’ve lived here for 80%...

Time to Switch to Clean Energy and Clean Energy Cars By Lyn Sudlow, Sierra Club Maine ExCom MemberNational Drive Electric Day is coming up and we are celebrating it here in Maine at the South Portland Community Center at 21 Nelson Road in...

June 2015Maine CATs: To Change Everything, It Takes EveryoneBy Miriam Rubin, Maine Climate Action Team Advisory Committee ChairClimate Action Teams (CATs) hit the ground running, cruising on the momentum generated by the People’s Climate March last...

Train Time for the Twin Citiesby Anthony J. Donovan, Sierra Club Maine Transportation & Energy CommitteeRail transportation corridors in Maine represent viable and attractive transportation options that can contribute to the economic prosperity...