In the News

Our Forests, Our Future - Green Mountain Daily - 7/13/11

"A New Model for Conservation in Vermont: Securing Our Environment, Jobs, and Outdoor Traditions Through Local Control"

Single-payer activities take credit for passage of H.202 - VTDigger.org - 5/2/11

"More than 2,000 people came to the parade and what was billed as the people’s rally, according to James Haslam, a member of the Vermont Workers’ Center and organizer of the event. Liberal groups – including unions, Planned Parenthood of Vermont, the Sierra Club, VPIRG, 350.org, Vermont Climate Action — provided the dominant support for the rally."

ATV riders appeal for access to Vermont lands - Burlington Free Press - 4/27/11

"Among the five or six people who spoke (at the hearing) in support of rescinding the rule was Don Dixon of Burlington, representing the Sierra Club’s Vermont chapter.

'They cause noise and air pollution; they damage wetlands; they disrupt wildlife. I think if they come to state lands they would make Vermont less attractive' as a recreation destination, he said."

The Green Mountain National Forest, Climate Change, The Feds & Forest Management - Green Mountain Daily - 3/24/11

An Op-Ed by Zak Griefen, Chair of the Vermont Chapter's Executive Committee

Stevens: One day in House - Waterbury Record - 2/18/11

"The proposal, bill H.145, would encourage Vermonters to buy reusable shopping bags and stop clogging landfills with disposable plastic bags that have harmful environmental effects.

Zak Griefen, chair of the Vermont chapter of the Sierra Club, and Paul Burns, executive director of the Vermont Public Interest Research Group, both testified for the bill.

Griefen said the fee would help people 'overcome the biggest barrier to the widespread adoption of reusable shopping bags: Remembering to bring them with you to the store.'"

Don Dickson: Change to ATV rules in Vermont is good news - Burlington Free Press

Don Dickson is the former Chair of the Vermont Chapter's Executive Committee. He lives in Burlington and currently serves as Chair of our Conservation Committee.

Bills Would Ban Plastic Bags, Mandate Work Breaks - Times Argus

"Zak Griefen of the Vermont chapter of the Sierra Club said plastic bags have a 'huge environmental cost' and are a threat to wildlife. 'Fortunately, consumers need not choose between plastic or paper bags,' Griefen said in an e-mail. 'They can become part of the solution by bringing reusable shopping bags with them to the grocery store.'”