Bike to The Movies! Celebrates Elementary Student Cyclists
Original content and pictures provided Mark Huising May 21st marked the first Bike to the Movie Event in Davis, celebrating students across Davis, from Patwin Elementary and North Davis Elementary School. Eighty participating students marked a historic milestone, demonstrating to the community how active transportation…
Cool Davis Intern Spotlight: Annabelle
Annabelle, a Cool Davis intern and UC Davis Community and Regional Development major with a focus on organization and management, brings together her classroom learning and real-world experience in a thoughtful and grounded way. She’s spent years working in the service industry, currently at a…
Cool Davis Intern Spotlight: Emma
Emma is a third-year UC Davis student majoring in Community and Regional Development, with a focus on environmental policy and planning, and Asian American Studies. Her interest in sustainability began in San Jose, where growing up near an airport made her aware of how environmental…
Every Litter Bit Hurts – Davis Picks It Up
Every Litter Bit Hurts By Cathie Bullis – Davis Picks It Up (DPIU) co-founder and 31-year Davis resident In 2022 toward the end of the Pandemic when we were able to get out and about, I noticed an abundance of litter and trash lying in…
Introducing Strong Towns Davis
Mitchell Marubayashi & Gabriel Ehrlich, Local Strong Towns Davis conversation co-organizers.
A Zero Energy Building (ZEB) Home and How It Pays For Itself
Bertrand Perroud
Important Climate Legislation is Signed! There is Still Time to Act!
Important Climate legislation is signed, but there is still time to act on remaining bills! GOOD NEWS! Governor Newsom Signed Make Polluters Pay and More! Â (Sharing from Physicians for Social Responsibility Eblast) Wednesday, Governor Newsom signed three important bills into law allowing local communities…
Climate Denial, Disinformation and Doublespeak by Big Oil Fueled the Climate Crisis: Storer Lecture October 22nd
How Decades of Climate Denial, Disinformation and Doublespeak by Big Oil Fueled the Climate Crisis Tue, Oct 22, 2024 @ 4:00pm – 7:00pm REGISTER FOR EVENT Location:Â UCD Campus Activities and Recreation Center Activities and Recreation Center Ballroom About the Event: How Decades of Climate…
Call for Volunteers at the Bike Campaign
Call for Volunteers at the Bike Campaign The Bike Campaign and The Bike Garage have put out a call for volunteers. If you love working with bikes and people, this is a great opportunity to help people learn more about bikes, and spend time with…
Earth Day Pledgers Loved the Learning
Yolo Earth Day Pledger FRANCES pledged to … Do almost everything on all the lists! … by Earth Day 2024 I did make some progress in areas I wanted to work on, still working on most I have been involved in groups, but not as…
The Many Benefits of Trees
Editor’s Note: This content is courtesy the City of Davis Environmental Resources Division and the Greener Davis program. Subscribe to the Greener Davis Newsletter today! Call or email: 530-757-5686, PWWeb@CityofDavis.org Did you know that when a City tree is removed, it is replaced with a new tree? To…
Taking Collective Climate Action
By Patricia M. Moore, M.A., re-published with permission, see original post on the 350 Sacramento website. In Parts 1 and 2 of this series, we explored how climate change is causing distress in many people, and how pro-environmental activity can help reduce or manage climate anxiety. Although individual…
Standing Together and Sharing the Future
Editor’s note: Thank you to NJ Mvondo and Robin Datel, Yolo County Climate Action Commissioners, for collaborating on this article and working with Cool Davis towards a climate resilient region where everyone has equitable access to resources for sustainable, healthy lives. As members of the…
Yolo Earth Day Pledgers Make Good Progress, Not Finished Yet
Jessie pledged to … Encourage 1x month at least 1 person to ride a bike, bus, or walk Reduce air travel emissions Pre-cool my home during summer to avoid peak usage and rates Eat a meatless meal 3x per week Connect with community members about…
Coping with Climate Anxiety through Action
By Patricia M. Moore, M.A., re-published with permission, see original post on the 350 Sacramento website. Part 2: Coping with Climate Anxiety through Action In Part 1 of this series, we discussed how more than two-thirds of people in the United States are anxious about climate change. We also…
From Climate Anxiety to Climate Action
By Patricia M. Moore, M.A., re-published with permission, see original post on the 350Â Sacramento website. Part 1: Understanding Climate Anxiety Climate anxiety is shaping the life experience of young people in the United States and around the world. In this three-part article, we will unpack…
Cool Davis Thrilled to Join Yolo Commute; Your Organization Can, Too
Cool transportation solutions are available to any organization! Last month Cool Davis officially joined Yolo Commute, our local Transportation Management Association. Yolo Commute is dedicated to helping all kinds of organizations manage their transportation options for employees and members while reducing single occupancy vehicle use…
Communications Interns Digging Deep with Cool Davis
 Note: Cool Davis Communications interns Brittney Nial and Maggie Maue interviewed and wrote about each other for this article of introduction, which is coming long after they began volunteering. See the quite interesting results below. From facilitating discussions to gathering feedback from workshop-goers, Maggie and…
Protecting our Environment and Responding to Climate Change: Updates from Supervisor Frerichs Dist 2
Yolo County Climate Action and Adaptation Plan Development In 2020, the Yolo County Board of Supervisors set the goal of achieving a carbon-negative footprint by 2030, with a focus on equity and justice. This year the Climate Team was thrilled to receive input from the…
Katharine Hayhoe: Project Drawdown Ranks Food Waste First
Editor’s Note: The following contains excerpts from esteemed climate scientist and climate communicator Katharine Hayhoe and her LinkedIn-based newsletter. See links below to subscribe. Greener Davis and Enviro Woodland also have great resources and information to help you avoid food waste! The Problem of Food…
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