Maine Chapter News

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Marena Bach, Creative Strategist, Sierra Club Maine marena.bach@sierraclub.org 207-761-5616 Sierra Club Maine Names Pete Nichols as New Director September 25, 2023  –  The Sierra Club Maine Chapter,...

Sierra Club has officially endorsed Question 3 on this November’s ballot, which would replace the state’s two profit-driven, investor-owned utilities with Pine Tree Power, a non-profit utility owned by consumers, not billionaire shareholders. If...

We're ready for clean vehicle standards!

Contacts: Amy Eshoo (415-246-8050) amy@maineclimateaction.org and Francis Eanes (814-421-4528) francis@mainelaborclimate.org   AUGUSTA, ME – In an open letter delivered today, a coalition of labor and...

By David von Seggern, Co-lead, Clean Energy Team, Sierra Club Maine

As Mainers, Americans, and people on earth, we need to act systemically and swiftly to address our climate crisis.

In order to create a world that is grounded in climate justice, we must have energy democracy. In Maine, where big energy monopolies CMP and Versant continue to centralize their business model on profits and fossil fuels at the expense of citizens,...

At current rates, it will take more than 200 years to seal and insulate all the buildings in Maine. To achieve our climate goals, we need at least 10 times the workforce.

Welcome Jane Brekke, Philanthropy Officer!

2023 brought the 131st session of the Maine Legislature. Amidst raging wildfires bringing dangerous air quality to Maine, record rainfall, and one of the hottest years on record, the legislative team continued to advocate for addressing the climate...