About US
Napa Climate NOW! is a grassroots, non-partisan group of concerned Napa residents. We advocate a just and socially equitable transition to clean energy, reducing emissions of highly potent climate pollutants, restoring natural climate systems, safeguarding oceans, seas, rivers and other waterways, protecting land and sea ice, and preventing harm due to climate change to the health and well-being of all life on earth.
The work we do, the education we provide and the information we share are based on the latest climate science.
Napa Climate NOW! is an affiliate of 350 Bay Area.
Check Out Our Upcoming Events!
NCN Holiday Gathering
Time to celebrate the holidays and all we have achieved in 2023! This is a potluck, so please bring some delicious climate-friendly food to share! For...
December 3 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pmWaste Reduction Meeting – Zoom
Contact Ginger at gingergregory2511@yahoo.com to rsvp
December 5 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pmA Climate Change Benefit for The Energy Foundation ft. Courtney Barnett
The Energy Foundation supports education and analysis to promote non-partisan policy solutions that advance renewable energy and energy efficiency wh...
December 7 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pmNCN Annual Retreat – All are welcome!
Please join us at a local Napa venue, as we set priorities for 2024 and beyond! For more details, including location, please rsvp to Sharon at parhamd...
January 13, 2024 @ 9:30 am - 2:00 pmDesigning Peace Art Exhibit – Through Feb. 4, 2024 at the Museum of Craft and Design
Explore a collection of 30 design projects from 20 artists around the world that strive to promote peaceful interactions in the realms of hunger, pove...
January 14, 2024 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pmThe Last Fire Season by Manjula Martin
H Is for Hawk meets Joan Didion in the Pyrocene in this arresting combination of memoir, natural history, and literary inquiry that chronicles one wo...
February 1, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pmHow Worldviews and Climate Justice Can Remake a World in Crisis
An inspiring event at the David Brower Center in Berkeley, CA. February 1, 2024! Doors open at 6:30. We are at a choice point for humanity. As social ...
February 1, 2024 @ 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
See What We’re Writing About
A personal energy transition journey
By Linda Joshua, published November 4, 2023
As the drumbeat of news related to climate change continues, many of us want to know how we can become more energy efficient cost effectively. We now understand that our own behavior is a key component in the practical implementation of change. So, I am on a journey to do what I can to make our household as efficient as possible.
Fight High Energy Bills and Climate Change this Winter
By Dave Garti, published October 21, 2023
As the days get shorter, we’re all starting to pull out our sweaters and prepare for the changing season. Napa Climate NOW! invited Dave Garti, Community Development Manager at MCE, to share tips with Climate Connection’s readers for minimizing our carbon footprints in the coming months.
Small Steps Matter
By Linda Brown, published October 7, 2023
Remember “50 Simple Things to Save the Earth”? Published in 1989, the book arrived just as the first major green marketing wave was taking off, in time for the much-heralded 20th anniversary of Earth Day. It caught the imagination of the public, and millions of copies sold.
Preserving our marshes is a key climate strategy
By Elayna Trucker, published September 23, 2023
This article discusses the importance of preserving marshes as we make SR 37 resilient to sea level rise.
Leaf Blower Rebate Program is Accelerating Climate-Friendly Transition
September 11, 2023
The City of Napa has given a boost to local landscapers who want to replace noisy, polluting gasoline-powered leaf blowers with the new quieter and cleaner battery-powered models.
Paying Attention to Our “Short-Lived” Climate Pollutants
August 25, 2023
A long-awaited final report on a special group of climate pollutants called “short-lived climate pollutants has arrived.
A Summer to Remember: Humanity in the hot seat
August 15, 2023
