Since my recent graduation from the University of Redlands in Environmental Science, Public Policy, and GIS, I’ve really delved into natural resources. Read on.

See what Lainey Laband, our student intern from 2020, is doing lately.

Home energy upgrades are programs offered for free or as rebates by agencies (PG&E, MCE, and BayREN) to help homeowners and renters reduce energy use and utility bills. They include an energy audit detailing what actions would be most feasible...

The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) is the largest public pension fund in the US, with more than $470 billion in assets. We conclude that engagement alone is unlikely to convince fossil fuel companies to transform at the...

Do you own and use an electric or battery-powered leaf blower? Do you wonder why local landscaping companies don’t switch from the noisy, smelly gasoline-powered versions?

One of the biggest impacts of humans on Gaia is the use of fossil fuels and the effect that this usage has caused. The natural carbon cycle generally pushes carbon down into the depths of the earth, and down into the ocean. When people drill or...

Our September/October 2022 Newsletter

We hold that the highest and best use of all land in Napa County is that it be maintained as it is currently; farmlands should remain farmland, wildlands should remain wild. A corollary is that cities should not rezone agricultural areas of the...

We hold that the highest and best use of all land in unincorporated Napa County is that it be maintained as it is currently; farmlands should remain farmland, wildlands should remain wild. A corollary is that cities should not expand into...

Have you ever wondered why we recycle in the first place? Is recycling really that important? Well actually, it is! I think that recycling is one of the greatest and easiest activities humans can do in order to preserve the Earth for as long as...