As 2022 winds down, I wanted to provide a snapshot of some of our Chapter’s work this year. I am so proud of what’s been done, and I think you will be too when you read on. Thank you to everyone who has helped make this possible - our volunteers, members, donors, and staff. Our efforts make a difference to inform and mobilize about the important environmental issues facing people in our state. Onward to 2023!

 

In 2022, here’s a look at a few of our areas of work and our metrics of success:

 

Over 3,100 grassroots actions!!!! 

 

36 Educational events and trainings

• 1/26/22 When Marginalized Genders Lead

• 2/2/22 Zero Waste in the 2022 Legislative Session

• 2/4/22 Connecticut Transit Equity Day: From Rosa Parks to Transit Equity Issues in 2022

• 2/10/22 Student Testimony Training

• 2/15/22 Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) Rule: The Road to Electrifying Trucks in CT

• 2/15/22 Are We Recycling Right?

• 3/3/22 Hydrogen: Future of Clean Energy or a False Solution?

• 3/8/22 Clean Energy Webinar: Learn how to take action on ISO-NE with Sierra Club!

• 3/9/22 Increase Your Impact for Climate Action: Letters to The Editor

• 3/9/22 The Permeable Landscape: Mitigation and Management of Stormwater

• 4/14/22 Changes on the Connecticut River: Climate Crisis Impacts on Riparian Communities

• 6/14/22 All We Can Save Book Club

• 6/22/22 Black Bear Killing in Newtown: A Teaching Moment for CT

• 6/27/22 Connecticut Military Outdoors Information Session

• 6/28/22 All We Can Save Book Club

• 7/6/22 Zero Waste Solutions- Local Action

• 7/12/22 All We Can Save Book Club

• 7/26/22 All We Can Save Book Club

• 7/27/22 Outings Leader Training- SCMO Part 1

• 7/28/22 The Arctic: Our Last Great Wilderness Film Screening

• 8/9/22 Outings Leader Training SCMO part 2

• 8/9/22 All We Can Save Book Club

• 8/23/22 All We Can Save Book Club

• 8/30/22 Energy Burden/Low Income Discount Rate presentation

• 9/6/22 All We Can Save Book Club

• 9/7/22 How Can Connecticut Protect the Arctic?

• 9/20/22 All We Can Save Book Club

• 9/25/22 West Hartford Drive Electric Event

• 9/27/22 Advanced Recycling- An Inequitable and False Solution

• 10/4/22 All We Can Save Book Club

• 10/18/22 All We Can Save Book Club

• 10/20/22 No new fracked gas pipelines! Update on Wilton pipeline proposal

• 10/20/22 SCMO Leader Training

• 10/28/22 Remington Woods Town Hall

• 11/11/22 What's Your 2040? - 2040 Documentary Film Screening

• 11/26/22 Powerlands Film Screening

 

6 Rallies

• 2/8/22 Climate Justice March

• 4/22/22 Earth Day Climate Strike

• 5/25/22 Rally For Climate: Travelers Insurance Company Annual Shareholder Meeting

• 10/14/22 Protest against new fracked gas pipeline in Wilton

• 11/10/22 Rally to Protect the Arctic

• 11/16/22 Rally at DOT for Fare Free Transit

 

30 Tabling events to connect with community

• 4/16/22 Sierra Club Table at Deep River Drive Electric Earth Day

• 4/18/22 & 4/20/22 Sierra Club Table at Tunxis Earth Day Event

• 4/21/22 Sierra Club Table at Walk to the Hart Summit

• 4/23/22 Sierra Club Table at Keney Park Earth Day Community Event

• 4/23/22 Sierra Club Table at Milford Earth Day

• 4/23/22 Sierra Club Table at Glastonbury Earth Day Event

• 4/23/22 Sierra Club Table at Hamden Earth Day Celebration

• 4/30/22 Sierra Club Table at Woodbury Earth Day 2022

• 6/11/22 Sierra Club Table at Earthfest 2022!

• 6/13/22- Sierra Club Table at Hartford West End Farmers Market

• 6/28/22- Sierra Club Table at Hartford West End Farmers Market

• 7/12/22- Sierra Club Table at Hartford West End Farmers Market

• 7/15/22 Sierra Club Table at Seaside Sounds for Environmental Justice

• 7/26/22- Sierra Club Table at Hartford West End Farmers Market

• 8/9/22- Sierra Club Table at Hartford West End Farmers Market 

• 9/6/22- Sierra Club Table at Hartford West End Farmers Market

• 9/14/22- Sierra Club Table at Hartford North End Farmers Market

• 9/20/22- Sierra Club Table at Hartford West End Farmers Market

• 9/27/22- Sierra Club Table at Hartford West End Farmers Market

• 9/28/22- Sierra Club Table at Hartford North End Farmers Market

• 10/8/22 Sierra Club Table at Madison Climate Change Forum

• 10/18/22- Sierra Club Table at Hartford West End Farmers Market

• 10/25/22- Sierra Club Table at Hartford West End Farmers Market

• 10/26/22- Sierra Club Table at Hartford North End Farmers Market

• 11/2/22 Sierra Club Table at UCONN Hartford

• 11/9/22 Sierra Club Table at UCONN Hartford

• 11/18/22 Sierra Club Table at TrinityCollege

• 11/29/22 Sierra Club Table at UCONN Hartford

• 12/2/22 Sierra Club Table at Trinity College

 

9 Clean ups & outings

• 4/16/22 Community Clean Up Event - West Hartford

• 5/14/22 Community Clean Up Event - West Hartford

• 5/15/22 Tour of the Gungywamp Archaeological Complex: 50th Anniversary Outing

• 5/21/22 Community Clean Up Event - Ashford

• 6/5/22 Community Clean Up Event - Glastonbury

• 6/25/22 Haystack Mountain Outing

• 10/15/22 Trail Woods Outing

• 10/20/22 Mohegan Park Outing

• 10/29/22 Ann Plato Outing- A Haunted Hartford Walk

 

Testimony & Public Comments

• Testimony on 36 bills in the 2022 legislative session

• Comments in numerous regulatory proceedings including Comprehensive Energy Strategy at DEEP, Medium and Health Duty Electric Vehicle Charging docket at PURA, Investigation into Gas Marketing Practices docket at PURA, Low Income Discount RaAte docket at PURA.

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Samantha Dynowski is State Director of Sierra Club Connecticut.