Vermont Business Magazine On September 21, from 1pm - 3pm Smokey House Center will participate in Sun Day, a groundbreaking nationwide mobilization that marks a pivotal moment in America's clean energy transformation. Spearheaded by renowned environmental activist Bill McKibben, this nationwide event will feature hundreds of events across all 50 states, creating a powerful, coordinated day of action to spotlight the most significant energy revolution of our time.
As part of this national movement, Smokey House Center will host a Sun Day Celebration with a community potluck and lots of free kids activities including sun painting, sun printing, flower crown making, story time, and other arts and crafts. The day will celebrate the sun, the energy it creates, and the autumn equinox.
"For decades we've called this stuff 'alternative energy.' We want to drive home the point that that's not true any more--this is the straightforward, common-sense, obvious way to power our future, the cheapest way to drive down electric prices, the easiest way to build a working America," said Bill McKibben, the driving force behind Sun Day and a pioneering voice in the climate movement. McKibben, co-founder of 350.org and a leading environmental author, has been instrumental in bringing global attention to climate change and the potential of renewable energy.
"We are excited to celebrate this time of year with the community. The leaves are starting to change here and the mountains are looking beautiful. It should be a lovely, family friendly laid back day to celebrate the seasonal change." said Danielle Zimmerman, Co-ED of Smokey House Center.
The event is part of a larger national movement demonstrating that clean energy technologies are affordable, reliable, and ready to deploy at scale. According to Sun Day organizers, the United States added 50 gigawatts of solar power to the grid in 2024 – the most any energy source has added in two decades – enough to power 8.5 million homes.
About Smokey House Center: Smokey House CenterSmokey House Center is an innovative, place-based nonprofit designed to address the urgent need for viable agricultural and forestry practices that support food systems and local communities while fostering ecological health and resilience and community engagement. Through applied research conducted on its expansive 5,000-acre property, Smokey House aims to create and refine climate-adaptive practices that can be replicated in other regions, contributing to a global dialogue on how to best steward the land in a way that is equitable, viable and just.
About Sun Day: Sun Day is a national day of action on September 21, 2025, mobilizing communities across the United States to celebrate and demand large-scale deployment of clean energy. Organized by a broad coalition of clean energy workers, advocates, scientists, and community leaders, the event focuses on the abundance of existing clean power solutions.
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