Save Public Forests

The US Forest Service is back, trying once again to convince all of us that logging Telephone Gap is a good idea. Please take a moment today and sign the petition to demand a stop to all logging plans! actionnetwork.org/petitions/prot…

"Vermont’s accounting on climate emissions is dishonest. That in turn has misled legislators and other Vermonters into thinking the state is doing well at confronting the climate crisis." #CutCarbonNotForests @stopvtbiomass @PublicForests @350Vermont vtdigger.org/2023/12/05/den…

It should never have been a difficult decision, but despite overwhelming opposition from the residents they are supposed to represent, Burlington City Council decided to vote yes for the McNeil steam pipe tonight. The fight is not over! We're not going away!

TOMORROW: join us in showing #btvcitycouncil we're watching as they vote on the steam pipeline and carbon pollution impact fee! Bring a sign to Contois Auditorium (Church St.) and your friends 🖤

Burlington City Council will vote NEXT MONDAY on the fate of the expansion plan for the dirty McNeil biomass plant. Follow the link below to contact your councilor this week and tell them NO #districtenergy! We don't want this monster to get any bigger! stopbtvbiomass.org/get-involved

The writing is on the wall. Biomass doesn't pay. #CutCarbonNotForests #StopTheChop #ClimateForests #LetThemGrow @stopvtbiomass @PublicForests insideclimatenews.org/news/09112023/…

Save our forests! We can't afford to have the Burlington City Council vote for expanding this dirty old biomass plant. Get involved today!

Misguided energy policy, politics, and adherence to “business as usual” threatens to lock us into a dirty, dangerous, and unjust future climate. Contact City Council and demand they break from old thinking and vote NO on the expansion of the McNeil plant. stopbtvbiomass.org

"The International Energy Agency has told us it's time to stop adding new combustion infrastructure on this planet, and that includes adding new pipes to carry steam away from McNeil." -@billmckibben at our film screening last night #DontExpandMcNeil youtu.be/vMtRVm8G5mc?si…

Join us 10/19 for a virtual screening of "BURNED: Are Trees the New Coal?" Vermont-based activist Bill McKibben will join us. The show will be followed by a discussion of the proposed expansion of the McNeil biomass power plant in Burlington. Register: stopbtvbiomass.org/news.../burned…

Action Alert! Please call UVM Medical Center today at 802-847-5959 and tell them that expanding the McNeil biomass plant to serve UVMMC is a bad deal for Burlington, the health of all Vermonters, our climate and our forests. #NoSteamPipe #DontExpandMcNeil

“Climate and ecological collapse is happening right now and the window of opportunity for doing something about it is slamming shut... that is why the dithering in Vermont around biomass combustion is so maddening." - Ashley Adams of @stopvtbiomass wamc.org/news/2023-09-2…

"Burning wood is just not the thing to do. The whole thing is absurd." - Jan Schultz, former Burlington Electric Department board member

Burlington Electric wants you to believe full-grown trees magically pop out of the ground to replace the trees they burn. Tell your City Councilor today to reject BED’s misleading science! tinyurl.com/5xxhwymx #DontExpandMcNeil #NoDistrictHeat #OurForestsArentFuel #NoSteamPipe

Respect us or EXPECT us! We brought the party to Burlington Electric's NOT Zero Fest yesterday. Press release and more photos at stopbtvbiomass.org

Expanding the McNeil power plant would benefit only big clients like UVM Medical Center. The rest of us will deal with construction headaches, more pollution, and a price tag we can’t afford. Tell your City Councilor now: NO McNeil expansion! tinyurl.com/5xxhwymx #NoSteamPipe

Burning our forests at McNeil is a triple whammy for the environment: it emits more CO2 than coal, it eliminates the very trees that we rely upon to absorb CO2, and it harms ecosystems that support biodiversity. tinyurl.com/5xxhwymx #DontExpandMcNeil #OurForestsArentFuel

Today we took the message to McNeil Generating Station: it's time to shut down this ancient, polluting, climate-killing, flood-worsening hunk of metal. Say NO to biomass! #CutCarbonNotForests @SavePublicForests @StandingTrees @350Vermont @biofuelwatch

Thanks to @xrebellionvt, @350VT, and many other partners for a fantastic Party at the Plant! It’s time to shut down the McNeil biomass power plant and switch to truly low carbon energy. #WorthMoreStanding