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.
Transportation Climate-Related Highlights from the Legislative Session
May 19, 2022
Leading into the final year of the 2021-2022 Vermont Legislative Biennium, we had high hopes for progress toward achieving Vermont’s carbon reduction requirements while simultaneously helping Vermonters recover from the pandemic-related fiscal...
Electric Vehicle Pop Up Events-
May 9, 2022
This past Saturday the Vermont Sierra Club hosted an Electric Vehicle Pop-up event along the streets of Montpelier. Thanks to the dedication of EV enthusiast Mark Laxer in encouraging the Vermont Sierra Club to host a pop-up event as a method to...
VT Legislators Walk the Talk or should we say Drive the Jive!
April 15, 2022
On Thursday, April 13 the Vermont Legislature's Climate Solutions Caucus held their weekly meeting as an EV show and tell event. We applaud those legislators who advocate for climate solutions and walk the talk. Here are a few photos of these...
The Vermont Sierra Club Bicycle and Pedestrian Testimony, April 2022
April 12, 2022
The Vermont Sierra Club testified today to the Senate Transportation Committee on the need to make our roads safe for bicycles and pedestrians. Cleaning up Vermont’s transportation is about more than Electric Vehicles, for we also simultaneously,...
Regulating Dangerous Pollinator Killing Pesticides.(At a snail's pace)
March 29, 2022
A few weeks ago, the House Agriculture Committee passed a version of H. 626, an act relating to the sale, use, or application of neonicotinoid pesticides. The revised version was written by the Vermont Agency of Agriculture staff. It tells the...
House Passes Unprecedented, Essential Climate Investments in FY23 Budget
March 25, 2022
Montpelier – Today, the Vermont House of Representatives passed the FY23 budget, H.740, with unprecedented investments in climate action and resilience, which will help Vermonters reduce their energy costs, their reliance on expensive and polluting...
Champlain Parkway? Sierra Club Community Conversation
March 23, 2022
Despite all its efforts to identify as a liveable city, Burlington, Vermont has a poor safety record, with bike, pedestrian, and auto accidents far exceeding safe levels. Streets designed exclusively for cars hamper efforts to make downtown...
The FY23 Transportation Bill Makes Makes Essential and Innovative Investments to Reach Vermont’s Climate Targets
March 15, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Statement from:
Robb Kidd, Vermont Chapter of the Sierra Club, Ben Edgerly Walsh, Vermont Public Interest Research Group, Johanna Miller, Vermont Natural Resources CouncilDale Azaria, Conservation...
Is the CHS Another CFL Moment?
March 13, 2022
Is Vermont's proposed Clean Heat Standard an accident waiting to happen? Without corrective action on the Senate, its reliance on bioenergy will make us part of the problem rather than the solution.
National Sierra Club Elections are Underway - VOTE!-
February 23, 2022
A Democratic Sierra Club Demands Grassroots Participation
The annual election for Sierra Club’s Board of Directors is now underway.Those eligible to vote in the national Sierra Club election will receive in the mail (or by Internet...