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.
If its not fun why do it?
July 12, 2024
Vermonter Jerry Greenfield of Ben Jerry's once stated “If its not fun, why do it?," and its something we think of here at the Vermont Sierra Club.
Remember as a club, we do more than just talk politics and...
VT Adopts Bill to Ban Bee-Killing Pesticides Overcoming Gov. Scott's Veto
June 18, 2024
After nearly a decade of advocating for the banning of neonicotinoid pesticides, the Vermont General Assembly successfully overrode Governor Scott's shortsighted veto and adopted H.706. With a dedicated coalition of advocates and citizen activists...
Vermont General Assembly Enacts Landmark 100% Renewable Energy Bill- Governor’s Veto is Conclusively Overriden
June 18, 2024
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 17, 2024
Montpelier, VT — The Vermont General Assembly voted today to overwhelmingly endorse H.289 to modernize the Renewable Energy Standard and set Vermont utilities on track to deliver 100% renewable...
I want to ride my bicycle with you
June 3, 2024
The Sierra Club is pleased to announce three group bike rides that we invite you to attend. As part of our campaigns for building community, we are collaborating with Fluidly Moving Body Works in conjunction with a new non-profit organization Mind,...
Sierra Club Celebrates Major Victory as First-Ever Climate Superfund Law Enacted in Vermont
June 3, 2024
Montpelier, VT – Late yesterday, S.259, a bill passed in the Vermont legislature that would allow the state to recover billions from fossil fuel companies to cover costs related to the impacts of climate change, became law. The measure,...
Vermont Senate Passes Modernized Renewable Energy Standard
May 7, 2024
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 7, 2024
Vermont Senate Passes Modernized Renewable Energy Standard
Montpelier, VT – Today, the Vermont Senate passed H.289, to modernize the Renewable Energy Standard and set Vermont on a path to delivering...
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. (Edited following the Governor's misguided veto)
This Spring, the Vermont House of...
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 ...