Green New Deal

Green New Deal Community Festival 06/10/2023

From the organizer:

Learn how we can organize for a Green New Deal and bring a sustainable future to our communities! Sunrise Chittenden County energizes supporters to envision a Green New Deal. The People's Kitchen serves dinner at no cost.

For more information visit: www.sunrisemovement.org

Congressman Peter Welch: Solar Energy Press Conference 06/10/2022

From the Office of Peter Welch:

Rep. Welch holds a press conference to highlight President Biden’s May 6th executive order to promote a strong solar industry and incentivize domestic manufacturing of clean energy technologies. President Biden’s executive order follows a letter Rep. Welch signed last month, urging the President to take steps to help our solar industry struggling with supply challenges. Rep. Welch is joined by representatives from the Vermont solar industry, including Paul Lesure from Green Mountain Solar and Chad Farrell from Encore Renewable Energy.

Congressman Peter Welch: Green New Deal Co-Author Ed Markey Joins Welch to Talk Climate 05/07/2022

From the Office of Peter Welch:

U.S. Representative Peter Welch is joined by Green New Deal co-author and U.S. Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) and Donna Burton Carpenter at "Organizing for a Better Future" -- a meet and greet event focused on the fight against climate change.

Town Hall on Local & National Climate Policy 04/29/2019

A town hall style discussion on national and local climate policy. Organized by Sunrise Movement Burlington.

Panelists:

David Zuckerman, Lt. Gov.

Josh Farley, UVM Professor of Ecological Economics

Selene Colburn, Rep.

Julie Macuga, 350 Vermont

Chris Miller, Ben & Jerry's

UVM Student Reps.

Sunrise Movement Rally for a Green New Deal 02/22/2019

Local activists and supporters of the Sunrise Movement Rally gather outdoors next to Senator Patrick Leahy's office for a Green New Deal.

RAD-TV Presents: Full Steam Ahead 12/23/2016

Host Grant Taylor of Rights & Democracy speaks with Adrian Burnett and Laura Mistretta, Jobs, Justice, and Climate: Clean Green New Deal campaign leader.

Rights and Democracy shares perspectives leading to a vision for a state in which every Vermonter earns a livable wage and has access to affordable health care, and where a progressive and equitable tax system supports an economy that protects the environment and human rights. We believe Vermont can lead our country in a new direction towards happy, healthy, and just communities for everyone.

For more info visit: http://www.radvt.org/

Featured Story

CCTV Receives NEH Grant to Support Community Archives

CCTV Center for Media & Democracy is pleased to announce receipt of a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Humanities Collections and Reference Resources grant alongside 32 peer archival institutions across the country. This $49,927 grant award will support efforts to preserve and expand access to audio/visual community history materials in the CCTV Archives. Read more about this opportunity here!