Special Contributor, Author at Cool Davis

Could YOU drive on electrons?

by Special Contributor September 1, 2012

Peter Kerr explains the environmental advantages of electric vehicles, what they are like to drive, their many advantages and how to deal with longer trips. Imagine for a minute that the regular car in your garage transformed overnight into a fully electric vehicle (EV). How…

Transportation

Local workplace Green Team improves environment at Kaiser Permanente office

by Special Contributor August 21, 2012

Cathy Dycaico, MD, Co-Chair of the Kaiser Permanente Sacramento Green Team, tells the story of how a small group of individuals developed a project at their workplace that is expected to save $1000 per month, reduce related greenhouse gas emissions and has also provided a more attractive environment for everyone.

Consumption, Inspiration

Davis is going solar!

by Special Contributor July 28, 2012

This great summary of solar energy development in Davis was written by Jeff Hudson of the Davis Enterprise. You can visit the original article here and subscribe here. Photovoltaic solar panels have been going up all over Davis during the past few years — at…

Energy

Shared Solar One Step Closer to Reality

by Special Contributor July 2, 2012

(Lee Barken, GreenTechMedia) The California Assembly’s Utility & Commerce Committee just advanced a bill entitled the Community-Based Renewable Energy Self-Generation Program, or SB843, with an 10-to-2 vote on Monday June 25. This 2,000 megawatt program would create a new $7 billion market for renewable energy….

Energy

Mayor: city commits to reduce carbon footprint

by Special Contributor April 8, 2012

This edited article appeared in Sacramento Press and covers the launch on April 3 2012 of the Cool California challenge and the participation of Davis, Sacramento and Citrus Heights Mayor Kevin Johnson spoke at his weekly press conference on Sacramento’s commitment to the Cool California…

City of Davis

How one Davis school cut its trash by two-thirds

by Special Contributor March 16, 2012

Ximena Jackson, Davis RISE Coordinator tells the inspiring story of how Cesar Chavez Elementary School reduced its waste from 320 gallons per week to around 100 gallons a week in the space of a few months.

Inspiration

Davis aims to be the coolest city in California

by Special Contributor February 6, 2012

Mirror, mirror, on the wall, which is the coolest city in all of fair California? As of Wednesday, Davis is in the running for the title of Coolest California City when it became one of the first six cities to apply for the Cool California…

City of Davis

UC Davis team mapping paths to citywide net zero

by Special Contributor October 28, 2011

Cross-posted from Davis Enterprise. UC Davis researchers are plotting how the city of Davis might use the lessons of West Village to reach its goal of net zero energy consumption by 2050. The report will lay out what technology, funding and programs it might use…

Energy, Inspiration, UC Davis

Davis could show the world how to save the environment

by Special Contributor October 28, 2011

Cross-posted from Davis Enterprise By the end of the year, Davis could be selected as one of six cities that can save the world. Or at least to act as a model on just how to save it. David Gershon, former White House and United…

Inspiration

Cool Davis Festival: fun, empowerment, education

by Special Contributor October 19, 2011

By Chloe Kim. Cross-posted from Davis Enterprise, who did fantastic coverage of the whole festival. See full gallery of photos on Enterprise website Hundreds of community members attended the 2011 Cool Davis Festival, overflowing with Earth-friendly themed performances, exhibits, workshops and booths. The festival took…

Events

The pedestrian perspective: Walking opens up my world

by Special Contributor October 14, 2011

By Sue Greenwald, cross-posted from the Davis Enterprise When we think of Davis, we think of bicycles, Unitrans, Amtrak and yes, maybe even Zipcar. But I want to speak today about the forgotten Davis pedestrian. The Cool Davis Festival folks asked me to write about…

Events, Inspiration

Check out electric vehicles at Friday cruise and Sunday festival

by Special Contributor October 12, 2011

Article by Manny Rin of Cool Davis, cross-posted from Davis Enterprise Vroom! Boom! These sounds of a traditional automobile show will be noticeably absent in the upcoming Cool Davis Cruise About and the plug-in electric vehicle show-and-tells coming to Davis this weekend. With increasing gas…

Events, Transportation

‘Junky’s last stand’ educates and entertains on nutrition

by Special Contributor October 12, 2011

Cross-posted from Davis Enterprise, by Anne Ternus-Bellamy Nature’s Theater returns to the Cool Davis Festival on Sunday with a whole new environmental-themed play for children. “Junky’s Last Stand,” written and directed by husband-and-wife team Jeff Falyn and Lyndsay Dawkins, will be performed at 2:30 p.m. in…

Consumption, Events

Want to reduce your carbon footprint? Here’s how.

by Special Contributor October 7, 2011

This article is cross-posted from Davis Enterprise The message to eat healthy, eat local, reduce waste and lower our carbon footprint is widespread now. But for most households, it is easier said than done. How do we really make changes in our everyday food and…

Consumption, Events

How green ($) is your yard

by Special Contributor October 5, 2011

This post by Gus Yates is cross-posted from the Davis Enterprise. With water rates going up, you might be wondering how much your garden is costing you. Don’t worry; there are more alternatives to green than just brown. Experts on water conservation, drought-tolerant landscaping, energy…

Consumption, Events

What can one person do when 6.8 billion people are frying the planet?

by Special Contributor September 27, 2011

A great comic-style blog post written by a blogger, Franke James in Toronto but equally valid in Davis.

Cool Solutions

Challenge Day 1: From the Movie to Trashy Habits

by Special Contributor February 25, 2011

Guest post by Juliette Beck of North Davis as part of Low Impact Week. If you would like to submit your own blog post or video diary on the Low Impact Challenge, please email jemoores AT aol.com Hopefully you saw the No Impact Man movie….

Consumption