Stop Setting Your Thermostat at 72 - Use a Fan, by Adam Clark Estes, Courtesy of Vox
July 7, 2024
Setting your thermostat just a single digit higher can help you save 6 percent on your cooling costs, according to the EPA. Read on. Article is courtesy of Vox.
Give Me Some Energy! Understanding the Energy Needs of the U.S.: Where It Comes From, Where It Goes, and What Needs to Change, by Nick Cheranich
July 5, 2024
One of the most useful ways to really understand how we use energy and to know where that energy comes from is by using this flow chart (known as a Sankey Diagram) produced annually by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. In this article, I...
What the Student Interns Are Doing, by Scott Thomason
June 2, 2024
Paulina Z. Enlightens Students About Environmental Awareness
Recently, Paulina Viera Zambrano conducted an informative session on environmental importance at Donaldson Way Elementary in American Canyon. Ms. Zambrano engaged a class of second and...
Napa Sierra Club's In-Person "Meet n Greet" Event, by David Campbell
June 2, 2024
The Napa Sierra Club hosted an in-person event, an early evening wine and hors d’oeuvres gathering, was held at Bay Grape in Napa on May 16th. It attracted over two dozen Sierra Club members and supporters who arrived with great ideas as to where...
Invasion! Why English Ivy Is a Danger to Trees, by Chris Sauer
June 2, 2024
English Ivy found its way to America with the British immigrants way back when and subsequently hitched its way to our Coast in the westward migration! Not being native to our coastal environments, it has no natural enemies (i.e., animals, insects,...
Emissions from Flying or Driving: Which is Worse? By a member of the California Sierra Club’s Climate Committee
June 1, 2024
Have you ever wondered which mode of transportation emits more carbon into the atmosphere: flying or driving? Here's a closer look at the implications of each.
Earth Day in the American Canyon Wetlands, by Scott Thomason
May 23, 2024
The Napa Sierra Group joined other environmental organizations to celebrate Earth Day in American Canyon on Sunday, April 21st. The Napa Group was headed by Kate Bit--a Sierra Club Napa Group student intern--Nick Cheranich, the Napa Group ExCom...
My Tramping Adventure on the Milford Track in New Zealand. Part Two, by Nick Cheranich
March 28, 2024
This is Part Two of my adventure on the 5-day Milford Track in New Zealand, considered by many to be "the finest walk in the world."