Is Your School Being Audited? You can help!
It is not too late to give input to help with making your school site more walkable and bikeable for you and your child! The City of Davis Walk & Bike Audits are taking place in April and May at schools throughout the city. At…
Are You Ready for May is Bike Month?
May is Bike Month is just around the corner and there are many people in Davis getting ready for this year’s fun and challenge. Log on to sign up at http://www.mayisbikemonth.com/ . Get your workplace, school site, church etc. going with the challenge! Folks in…
TRANSFORM– The Transportation Choices Summit and Advocacy Day
There is still time to sign up for TRANSFORM the Transportation Choices Summit to be held Tuesday, April 23rd. To sign up http://transformca.org/choices2013 Join leading community organizations and advocates in Sacramento and help ensure state policies and investments promote effective public transit, great walking and…
Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area
The Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area campaign is gaining steam. On Thursday, March 7, Representative Mike Thompson re-introduced the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area Act with co-sponsors Representatives John Garamendi, Jared Huffman, Ami Bera, and Anna Eshoo, which would protect 350,000 acres of…
Meet the Cool Davis Foundation Board
Meet the Cool Davis Foundation (CDF) Board, made up of six Davis residents working together to promote energy conservation, water conservation, and sustainable lifestyle practices in the City of Davis and surrounding areas. Its general purpose is to build a formal mechanism to support the…
Celebrate Earth Day and John Muir’s 175th Birthday!
Are you looking for a meaningful yet fun way to mark Earth Day 2013? It just so happens John Muir was born the day before Earth Day, and you’re invited to his 175th birthday party. Cool Davis, the  Church and Society Ministry of Davis Community…
Cool Davis Coalition Meets Thursday, April 4
The Cool Davis Coalition invites all current partners plus interested individuals and aspiring partners to attend a coalition meeting and social gathering on Thursday, April 4 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at Eleanor Roosevelt Circle. Eleanor Roosevelt Circle is situated at Cantrill and Fifth Street to the…
Are plug-in hybrids meeting expectations?
If you’re curious about current sales and future prospects for plug-in hybrids and electric-vehicles, including the Prius plug-in, the Chevy Volt, and the Leaf, Brett Wiliams’ article “Managing EV Expectations” provides current information. Follow this link directly to the article to read his analysis  or go…
Cool Davis at Picnic in the Park
Cool Davis is excited about this year’s first “Picnic in the Park” at the Farmer’s Market in Central Park from 5:00 pm to 7:30 pm. on Wednesday, March 20.  Come find our booth near the caterpillar. Our Community Action Team (CAT) will be on hand…
Call for 2013 Eco-hero Award Nominations
The celebration for the 2012/13 Cool Davis Eco Hero Awards is set for April 21. Each year Cool Davis selects three individuals from our community to highlight with a special award.
Solid Waste Planning Workshop
Veteran’s Memorial Center: 203 E. Fourteenth Street March 21, 2013: Club Room (Davis, CA) – 6:00 p.m. All are welcome, but an RSVP in advace will assist with our planning efforts. Contact pwweb@cityofdavis.org or 530-757-5686. The City of Davis Natural Resources Commission will hold a…
Call to Action: Forward on Climate
350.org, Sierra Club, Credo, NRDC, CALPRIG, Rainforest Action Network, and many other organizations have joined together to reach out to President Obama in climate rallies in cities across the country on Presidents’ Day. The grassroots effort is called Forward on Climate.
Interfaith Climate Action Conference
Several Davis Faith Groups will present a short, free conference for faith groups: “Climate Crisis: Putting Faith into Action” from 1:45 – 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 3, 2013 at the UU Church of Davis at 27074 Patwin Road in Davis.
Farmers market: Ask the Expert sessions in August
Wondering how to keep your house cool without turning on the air-conditioning? Curious as to how dietary changes can make a difference to your carbon impact? Then come down to Farmers Market during August and get free advice from experts in these fields. The Cool…
Community Choice Energy workshop video
On June 14, Cool Davis co-sponsored a workshop on the exciting potential of the Community Choice Energy Act which looks to pool our community’s buying power and enable everyone to have access to renewable energy even if you are a renter or unable to afford…
Community choice energy workshop on June 14
Is it time for Davis to have control over its own energy future and make the investments in renewable energy that all we want. Cool Davis is sponsoring a Community Choice Energy Workshop at 6:30 PM on Thursday, June 14 at the Davis Senior Center…
Sign up now for the Cool California challenge
The pressure is on to determine the coolest California city. Davisites, unite! Between now and July 31, we are asking as many Davis households as possible to go online and sign up for the Cool California Challenge (www.cooldavis.org/challenge). Sign up your household, answer a few…
Davis connects the dots on climate change
Davis proudly took part in a powerful and moving global event that US environmental journalist Bill McKibben called “one of the last best chances to educate our civilization about climate change.” With thousands of communities worldwide, Davis joined Climate Impacts Day to draw attention…
PG&E hopes to offer Green Option
Reposted from Davis Enterprise PG&E may soon make “going green” a little easier for its customers. On Tuesday, the utility went before the California Public Utilities Commission to formally propose a “Green Option” program that, if approved, would allow PG&E to offer 100 percent renewable…
Cool Davis newsletter: April 2012
Cool Davis’ April 2012 newsletter is out featuring: Launch of Cool California challenge Welcome to new partner: I-House Davis Report on YERT film night List of latest Cool Davis partners >Download your copy here (PDF)
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The reading and discussion of the award winning collection of poems entitled "Swerve" with Ellery Akers was insightful and inspiring. Join Ellery and Poet Laureate of Davis Julia B. Levine for a poetry writing workshop this Sunday. There's still time to join us! City of Davis Arts & Cultural Affairs John Natsoulas Gallery Davis Downtown Davis City #poetryindavis #daviscalifornia #daviscalifornia
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Tonight at 7pm is the time to "Swerve" with Ellery Akers and Julia B. Levine. Still space left! Register here for your Zoom link! Sunday poetry writing workshop still has openings for you to find your connection with nature. #ecopoetry #davisca #daviscalifornia #natsoulasgallery #poetryindavis City of Davis Arts & Cultural Affairs www.cooldavis.org/2022/04/06/swerve-with-poet-ellery-akers/
“Swerve” with Poet Ellery Akers: Environmental Poetry Reading and Workshop - Cool Davis
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Tonight at 7pm "Swerve" with Ellery Akers and Julia B. Levine. Explore the intersection of environmentalism, feminism, and resistance. #ecopoetry #davisca #daviscalifornia #natsoulasgallery #poetryindavis https://www.cooldavis.org/2022/04/06/swerve-with-poet-ellery-akers/
