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Reduce greenhouse gases
Adapt to a changing climate
Improve quality of life for all.
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Power of local action

In the face of global inaction, communities like Davis have a crucial role to model effective change

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Cool Davis Festival 2011

Cool Davis' flagship event was a great success with over 1,700 attendees!

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Cool Davis Foundation

Cool Davis Initiative is supported by the Cool Davis Foundation. To donate to our work, visit http://www.cooldavisfoundation.org.

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Project: UCD Make Davis Cool

Students at Cool Davis Initiative Rally in 2009

Make Davis Cool is the UC Davis student arm of the Cool Davis Initiative.

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Partner: Monticello Seasonal Cuisine

Monticello restaurant found out that investing in sustainability saved huge amounts on their PG&E bill and cemented strong community relationships.

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Action: Day 3: Get Moving

Bikes at UC Davis Bus Stop

The single largest contributor to Davis carbon emissions is our driving. Check out these tips on how to get healthier and save money.

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Energy saving advice
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Yolo Energy Watch can help you make the transition to low-carbon energy

Do you want to reduce energy and save money? Want to know what incentives and rebates exist to help you make the shift?

The Yolo County Library in partnership with Yolo Energy Watch, Pacific Gas & Electric Company and Energy Upgrade California will be hosting an event at the Davis Library on February 9th from 7:00-8:30pm.  Refreshments will be served.   (more…)

Monticello Seasonal Cuisine
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Rhonda and Tony Gruska

Monticello restaurant, a business partner of Cool Davis Initiative, found out that investing in sustainability saved huge amounts on their PG&E bill and cemented strong relationships with the Davis and Yolo county community. (more…)

Tinker, tailor, eco-hero
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Larry Fisher

Larry Fisher in the backyard where he converts trash into useful goods

Larry Fisher, a modern day tinker who works out of the limelight to convert trash into useful goods that he then shares with local community organisations, explains why reusing is even better than recycling.  (more…)

Taking back power to tackle climate change
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Anjali Appadurai at protest in Durban

Anjali Appadurai at protest in Durban

By Nick Buxton, published in Davis Enterprise

“You’ve been negotiating all my life,” a Maine student shouted out to a room packed full of climate experts and experienced diplomats at the United Nations climate conference earlier this month. “In that time, you’ve failed to meet pledges, you’ve missed targets, and you’ve broken promises.”

At the U.N. climate negotiations I attended in South Africa, there was no shortage of expertise and knowledge about global warming, but it was the passionate words of a student, Anjali Appadurai, that resonated most with me. (more…)

Per capita Davis: year in review
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JohnMott-Smith

John Mott-Smith [Credit: Davis Enterprise

John Mott-Smith, member of Cool Davis and columnist for Davis Enterprise reviews whether, overall, the year was one of progress or retreat on tackling climate change, whether we are closer to avoiding or experiencing the consequences of our actions or inactions.

The question is complicated and the answer is difficult to determine. Here are some of the pluses and minuses. (more…)

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