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April Comments to Climate Action Committee
Photo by Artem Beliaikin on Unsplash One serious impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is the precipitous, unplanned-for drop in tax revenue to our state and local governments. Napa Climate NOW! recognizes that as our elected representatives, your top priority is to...
Our Interconnected World: Reflecting on Earth Day at 50
Photo by Elena Mozhvilo on Unsplash Every Earth Day, we are reminded of the interconnectedness of our world. As we find ourselves in the midst of the sixth mass extinction, the need to protect precious natural resources and ecosystems around the globe has never been...
A Little Levity in the Time of CoronaVirus
We hope you enjoy this original artwork by Mark Mattioli who has created an image for our times.
The Climate Connection: Is there a silver lining to the COVID-19 crisis?
The U.S. has been caught flat-footed in its response to COVID-19. First, we learned that our country lacked the ability to broadly test, isolate and quarantine those infected with the novel coronavirus. Then, we found out that, despite months of warning, we lack the...
How to Create Meaningful Focus During the Coronavirus Crisis
This was supposed to be my first day back to work after a three-week trip abroad. Just a few days before I was supposed to leave in mid-March, everything was still on: the four events that I was going to speak at, the meetings were all still set, my bags were packed,...
New state funds could advance decarbonization in Napa and keep us safer from fires
A statewide Fire Threat Map developed by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), identifies the hills on both sides of the Napa Valley as the highest level of fire risk, Tier Three “Extreme.” Most of the remainder of the county is Tier two, or “Elevated.”...
2020 New Year’s Resolutions to Help Fight Climate Change
Photo by Tobi from Pexels Hopefully you all enjoyed a delicious, festive, and safe transition from 2019-2020! We're excited about the work and opportunities for climate action in the coming year and as you're all getting ready to think of the year ahead, we had a few...
Let’s Talk Turkey about Climate Change
Over 60 concerned Napa residents came to the Napa Library on Friday November 22nd in the evening to learn about the serious impacts of climate change and what we can do to avoid them. Program organizer, Carol Glaser, told us how her personal desire to learn more and...
Preparing a Delicious Thanksgiving Dinner in a Climate Challenged World.
Try Just One New, Meat-Free Recipe at Your Table This Year I am not a vegan. Or even a vegetarian. I’m what hipsters would call a “flexitarian” –sometimes I adopt a vegetarian diet and sometimes I don’t. Some days I’m excited to try out a new recipe for vegan...
November 2019 Napa Climate News
There’s been a lot of activity across different organizations this month. We’re seeing more and more people pay attention to the threat of climate change. Here’s your November 2019 Napa Climate News: On November 4th, Linda Brown presented on Radiative Forcing and the...