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It isn’t easy to be green, but thanks to the efforts of many local restaurants, we can often avoid using disposable food ware.

On July 31 Supervisor Belia Ramos presented Allison Bencsik with a Commendation from the Napa County Board of Supervisors for “exceptional leadership and commitment to climate advocacy as Co-President of Napa Schools for Climate Action.”

There are at least 600 refillery stores across the nation. Refilleries most commonly provide bulk household and body care products in the consumer’s own container, thus minimizing unnecessary packaging.

Little did the Napa Sierra Club Group know that when its members decided to do a group bike ride recently, it would literally come to the rescue of a California King snake, while witnessing first-hand the dangers to wildlife of discarded plastics in our environment.

Artificial grass or turf may look like a solution for a low-maintenance, low-water landscape, but a closer look reveals its downsides.

Fighting climate change means doing everything, everywhere, all at once.

Biodiversity loss is real. Napa Valley growers explore ways to bring nature back to the vineyard. 

Biodiversity loss is real. Napa Valley growers explore ways to bring nature back to the vineyard. 

When you walk into the Napa County Library Main Branch, you will  find a remarkable array of tangible goods ready to be checked out. Welcome to the “The Library of Things.

Do you want to make your home more energy efficient and take advantage of clean, renewable energy technology? Join us!

We owe it to ourselves and generations to come to keep the momentum going!

Do you want to make your home more energy efficient and take advantage of clean, renewable energy technology? Join us!

Reining in disposable foodware would not only clean up the environmental mess it creates, but it could be a boon for businesses as well. 

NCBC’s advocacy work promotes safe streets for both bicyclists and pedestrians.

Allison Bencsik and Liliana Karesh, the co-presidents of Napa Schools for Climate Action (S4CA), have been successful advocates for their program, “Fossil Free Future.” The intent of their efforts is to cut emissions at the source by preventing construction of new or expansion of existing fossil fuel gas stations throughout Napa County. 

Back in the 1800s, the three “Rs” meant “Reading, wRiting, and aRithmetic.” But today, faced with the climate crisis, we need to teach our children (and ourselves) a new set of three Rs: “Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle.”

As Napa’s population has expanded, trees and open space have been replaced with roads, driveways, rooftops, and other hard surfaces that restrict the ability of rainwater to soak into the soil. Runoff from impervious surfaces is an increasing source of pollution. At the same time, current climate models predict our region will experience periods of intense precipitation patterns and flooding.

Ray Isle, the longtime executive wine editor at Food & Wine magazine, didn’t grow up in a culture of wine, but he did grow up with a love of camping, an interest in ecology, and a growing concern about human impact on the planet.

So, it’s not surprising that his first book, “The World in a Wineglass: The Insider’s Guide to Artisanal, Sustainable, Extraordinary Wines to Drink Now,” tells the stories behind wines and winemakers around the world “whose grapes are grown with care and concern for the environment.”